Christmas Gift of the Year explained

Christmas Gift of the Year
Date:	-
Country:	Sweden
Presenter:	HUI Research

The Christmas Gift of the Year or Christmas Present of the Year (sv|Årets julklapp) is a kind of "award" given to a special product each year by the Swedish Retail Institute, in time before Christmas.^[1]

Christmas Gift of the Year throughout the years

1988 – bread machine
1989 – camcorder
1990 – wok
1991 – CD player
1992 – video game
1993 – perfume
1994 – mobile telephone
1995 – Compact Disc
1996 – Internet
1997 – digital pet, for example Tamagotchi
1998 – computer game
1999 – books
2000 – DVD player
2001 – tools
2002 – cookbook – declared by reduced value-added tax on books, TV-cooks and a revival in the interest for cooking food
2003 – knit cap
2004 – flat panel TV set
2005 – Poker set
2006 – audiobook
2007 – GPS navigation device
- 2008 – an experience 2009 – bed of nails
2010 – tablet computer
2011 – packed bag of groceries
2012 – headphones^[2]
2013 – juicer^[3]
2014 – fitness tracker
2015 – robotic vacuum cleaner
2016 – virtual reality headset^[4]
2017 – electric bicycle^[5]
2018 – recycled garment
2019 – A box for mobile telephones
2020 – portable stove^[6]
2021 – event ticket^[7]
2022 – Home-knitted wear^[8]
2023 – Board game^[9]
2024 – Unisex fragnance^[10]

Notes and References

News: "Spike mat" Christmas Present of the Year. Sveriges Radio . Radio Sweden. 12 November 2009. 26 October 2014.
News: Det blev årets julklapp. Svenska Dagbladet. Swedish. Katarina Hugo. 21 November 2012. 21 November 2012.
News: The Year's Christmas Present – a juicer. Sveriges Radio . Radio Sweden. 19 November 2012. 26 October 2014.
News: TV: Presskonferensen på Handelns utredningsinstitut. Svenska dagbladet. Swedish. 22 November 2016. 24 November 2016 . Näringsliv . SvD .
News: I år ska det vara en elcykel. Sydsvenskan. Swedish. 21 November 2017. 21 November 2017.
Web site: Stormköket är årets julklapp 2020. Dina pengar. Swedish. 18 November 2020. 18 November 2020.
News: Evenemangsbiljetten årets julklapp 2021. SVT Nyheter. Nils Jönsson. Swedish. 17 November 2021. 17 November 2021.
News: Hemstickade plagget är årets julklapp=. SVT Nyheter. Vilma Gudmundsson. Swedish. 17 November 2022. 17 November 2022.
News: Det här är Årets julklapp 2023. SVT Nyheter. Carol Atallah. Swedish. 16 November 2023. 16 November 2023.
News: Det här är årets julklapp 2024. SVT Nyheter. Adam Lindh. Swedish. 14 November 2024. 15 November 2024.