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Things NOT to get me for Christmas

The ironic “don’t get me this” Christmas carousel is everywhere: absurd wishlists, impossible gifts, and millions of vie…
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Things NOT to get me for Christmas

In perfect time for the holidays, a new Christmas carousel trend is everywhere.

Creators are posting slides of things they absolutely don’t want for Christmas  but the items are impossible, absurd, or wildly out of reach (the Titanic, a London phone booth, a forest, etc.).

2M views

1.1 M views

532.1k views

A second variation of this format is also going viral:

People screen-recording their partner’s reactions to the list.

1.7M views

How to recreate it

  1. Pick 5–8 random or impossible objects (a castle, a train station, a dinosaur, Big Ben).
  2. Add the caption “things NOT to get me for Christmas.”
  3. Post as a carousel OR Text-Message Reactions

Sound: https://www.tiktok.com/music/All-I-Want-For-Christmas-Is-You-6696419964074592258

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