i never get tired of that monstrous coloring book, what wonders are concealed within its pages lol

I want to see Ashen's Christmas tree decorated with every horrible ornament he's had in his videos over the past years.

I have a soft spot for little felt figures. And the worse they look, the more I love them and have to buy them, because I feel that if I don't love them and give them a home, no one else will. At this point, my Christmas tree looks like the Island of Misfit Toys from the old Rudolph claymation special. It's covered in all the misfit decorations that I knew no one else would ever love. I love them all, and look forward to unpacking them and decorating my tree every year. ❤️🎄❤️

Ah, the classic Christmas coloring book where everybody looks like a cortical homunculus.

When the Ashens Christmas Special no longer airs do we know the end times are upon us. Bless you man and all you have done.

It always brings me joy to see them call gnomes "gonks"

Ashens punching a chocolate Gonk in the face was not what something I expected to see today, but its something I needed today, thank you

I was disturbed when he utterly smashed the chocolate Gonk

9:50 "Allow me to sample your scalp, Santa!" - Ashens 2022. My new favourite Christmas catchphrase.

I've officially lost count of how many times I've rewound 22:28, that goddamn reaction is GLORIOUS, and that laughter infectious X'D

I didn't realise that what I needed to get me in the Christmas mood was seeing ashens punching a chocolate gonk.

Also that sweater needs to go in the advent for Dan next year.

I forgot my fabric softener had a fruity smell so when Ashens commented on the elf lolly having a fruity flavor while I was getting some socks out and I smelled it, my entire world collapsed for a second.

The dragon fruit bauble reminds me of some of the glass baubles you used to get in the 1st half of the 20th century

between the chocolate he punched to death, the shot up Santa, and the elf lolipop both looking like it's been beaten and fighting back against his teeth, this is a particularly violent Christmas special

I love how Stu's voice just gradually goes up in pitch the more confused he is by what he is looking at.

Is it really Christmas until we’ve seen a bunch of cheap tat paraded on the brown sofa?

Surprised no one has yet mentioned that coloring book elf looks awfully like Barry Lewis.

Hearing Ashens use the word "inflatable" put the fear of God back into me

“GONKS GO BEAT” , film from 1964 starring Kenneth Connor and legendary drummer Ginger Baker. The islands of Beatland and Balladisle just can’t get along, and must learn to groove together. *Merry Christmas, Ashens!*

My dad was so excited and wanted me to open his gift to me before christmas dinner - it was a christmas jumper from LIDL very similar to the poundland one. The discount stores know what we all want!!

Hi, Poundland employee here! The "team matching" thing does, indeed, mean "look like us". We don't HAVE to, but we're allowed to wear the Poundland branded Christmas jumpers on shift instead of our normal uniforms.

I mean, I could literally watch a 24 hour video of Ashens just going through Poundland colouring books

Why did I not know about Christmas Rocks before today?! That would've solved all my gift-giving issues! Okay, NEARLY all my gift-giving issues - I hadn't reckoned on the Trepanned Santa tealight holder. Damn, there's more! I'm gonna get SO many Poundland Xmas jumpers in the sales!

A box of rocks and paint sounds alot like a euphemism for narcotics.

That elf thing in the coloring book sitting up in fetal position looks like off brand Billy from the Grim adventures of Bill and Mandy lol

As someone who's been watching since the "Clender" days, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Santa being a rocket ship that just blankets the planet with presents from space makes so much sense. He was the space craft the ancient aliens abandoned after dying or interbreeding with apes, said rocket gained sentience, and decided to teach everyone socialism by example. What a Christmas Miracle.

The inflatable reindeer looks similar to the, er, “inflatable girlfriend” some “specialty shops” sell. And if that was done on purpose, then I don’t want to know the intended use of that reindeer!

Happy holidays Ashens, and a happy new year full of tat!

I think I gave myself a heart attack laughing at that colouring book too much, Merry Christmas people 👍👍

As a worky poundland man I wore my poundland jumper with pride I'll have you know Mr Ashens!

I think people use their trees like charm bracelets but for the whole family, so they put things up on the tree to represent their family members and the things they love.

That reindeer reminds me of those inflatable, err, novelty sheep that used to get thrown around at particularly drunken stag dos.

"I feel slightly gaslit by this" has to be one of the most brilliant Ashens comments ever :D

I've been with Ashens since his fedora wearing, CD wallpaper, Liquid Filth days. He just gets better every year! Happy holidays Dr.!

The rock painting kit is because it's a thing to hide painted rocks around walking trails and such for other hikers to find, kind of a cute trend

Can't believe we've arrived at Christmas already! Thanks for your consistency Ashens 😁

Ashens straight up gonked the gonk in the gonk.

I remember a clip art set from the 90s that had little Vikings that were basically viking gonks so I have a soft spot for them

That coloring book had me dying. It's like there was a power outage at the factory and the "artists" had to draw the pictures in the dark.

Wasn't expected Ashens to literally punch a chocolate Gonk's face in 🤣🤣 That has set me up for Christmas, I can go to bed tonight as a very well entertained young man having seen that

Dude, your vids are legendary, your humour is slap bang on par with mine. That 'vaping fox' just felled me, it's so bloody funny

Merry Christmas ashens mate 👍🏻thanks for everything all year.

Dan modelled that jumper well.

I love the colouring book. Such a classic. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

“I feel slightly gas lit by this because Christmas rocks are not a fucking thing guys” I spat my drink out over that one 😂 It’s not Christmas without an Ashens christmas special 🙋🏻‍♂️🌲🎁

That gonk is just like Father Jack, nothing but a hat and socks

These have gotten funnier to me in the recent years, as my mom unironically likes Gonks and has them around the house xD

I completely forgot about this channel! Here we are years later and it’s recommended to me! So very happy to see you!❤🎉

20:10 - A Look Around You reference, a nice little bauble in an already top-notch Christmas cracker!

That children's book is kinda deeply unsettling, sugar free candy canes? What?

The chocolate gonk is actually stealthier than the rock.

The stealth rock does resemble a lump of coal; so, it kind of is unironically the most thematically appropriate Christmas thing in the video after all.

I think Stuart stumbled onto the secret of Christ's water-walking miracle. It wasn't his divine presence, so much as it was his inflatable sandals.

Christmas just isn't the same without your Christmas special, Stuart! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. 🎄😊

Timestamps: 0:00: Intro 0:26: Gonk stress ball 1:27: Eiffel Tower with a bow 2:33: Smiling brussels sprout decoration 3:24: Her Majesty, the Queen of Mice 4:12: Jolly Fox tree decoration 5:02: French fries tree decoration 5:37: Bacon tree decoration 5:53: Dragon fruit tree decoration 6:15: Rolled-up yoga mat tree decoration 6:55: Inflatable sandals tree decoration 7:45: "Paint your own Christmas rocks!" 9:00: Chocolate Santa 10:21: Chocolate Gonk 11:46: "Make your own wreath!" 12:09: Dead Santa tea light holder 13:11: Gonk mug 13:40: Elf on the Shelf lollipop 15:15: Inflatable reindeer 16:03: "Don't Feed Santa Claus!" 18:32: Poundland Christmas sweater 20:20: Weird Christmas coloring book 23:01: Outro

I've always wondered where your tat goes after each video. Your house must look like a museum

I think that the inflatable reindeer comes from a factory that spends most of the year making inflatable figures with holes in them to put things in

I seen some chocolate gonks the other day at my local pharmacy and ashen immediately popped into my head 🤣🤣🤣

I think the sofa has accumulated enough bacteria that it has become sentient and consumed Ashens for how much tat it's been subjected to.

its only Christmas when Ashens uploads the Christmas special, and I want to say, thank you Ashens, you're the one who makes me laugh when I don't want to, have a good Christmas and Happy New Year mate

The colouring books are the best part of an Ashens Christmas special. I haven't laughed so much in ages as I did at that and Stuart trying to make sense of it.

Rudolph finally snapped, he'd had enough of everyone's crap and he blasted Santa full of buckshot.

The greatest gift Ashens gave me was that I already had Poundland (Dealz) in my city.

We miss you Stuart, where are you?

"It doesn't claim to be anything" That's the sign of a quality food product

It just ain't Christmas (or Easter) without Ashen punching some hollow chocolate.

You need to do a video going through every page of the coloring book. Absolutely the best part.

Ive looked forward to this vid every year for like the past 10 years

Genuinely watching your Christmas specials each year is a tradition. Some years I replay all the old ones too.

Hilarious. Love the poundland sweater, I think Dollar General should follow suit. Merry Christmas!

Thanks Dan. Than.

I don't know if maybe they don't do this in England, but I thought it was pretty common to have ornaments of stuff you like on the Christmas tree. Like having a Captain America shield with snow on its rim or Disney characters dressed in Christmas outfits

Thanks Dan, "Than" - I loved Look Around You. Nice one.

"he has taken a round to the bonce" I love you so much ashens curing my homesickness for the uk one fun word at a time

I've heard of the Christmas Pickle but never the Christmas Brussel Sprout lol Hap Happy Tatmas, Stuart

Hahaha, that was quite a reaction to the lolly 😂

Loved the "Look Around You" reference. Thanks Ashens! Thashens.

I always appreciate another look inside the magical tome of bizarre imagery that is that colouring book.

Thanks Ashens, you truly make it feel 100% Christmas for me when I see your Christmas Special and Advent series. Especially the little jingle at the beginning. I recently found out I've got cancer and may not be here next Christmas and if I'm not I hope you keep spreading the Christmas tat! If I am, then, well, I'll be watching. Merry Christmas!

Hahaha Christmas isn't Christmas without you Stuart!!! 😆🎄👍⛄️

Thank you for the video and the laugh, Merry Christmas, Ashens. 😊🙏🕊

Painting a rock to look like coal is probably the most Christmassy thing you could have done.

The mouse thing is supposed to be Angela ballerina mouse from the BBC animation thing that was very hot a few years ago, as in the same vein stickman was last year Tesco's didn't have a copyright they do the same thing every year whatever the new new animation was the previous year Tesco's bring out a copy of it.

Thanks for another amazing year of content stu, loving the twitch streams and bracing for the incoming tat and gubbins that 2023 will bring

Dumber than a box of Rocks is one of my favourite insults.

I have never seen an Ashens video go off the rails at the end as hard as this one did. Merry Christmas!

You know, He mentions pokemon with the Gonk Stress Ball, And fails to realise it actually looks like a poke-ball

Surprise Look Around You reference!!

"He's hugging his knee--OH MY GOD ANOTHER MOUSE!!!" Jesus Christ I nearly woke up the whole building laughing so hard!

you have to paint your own blood on that little Santa tea light. good thing you got that rock painting kit!

Ashens has some nice oak floors.

I am actually very surprised at the Christmas Rock. Based on past behaviour, I'd've thought he'd paint "BUM" on it. :P

2024 the rewatch of the best channel on youtube, Dr Ashens

That coloring book is truly astonishing. I think it may actually be the necronomicon.

I actually quite liked the Brussels Sprout tree decoration, and that's from someone that hates Brussels Sprouts and everything to do with Xmas (except the Ashens special of course!)

I got curious and looked up Amazon reviews of Don't Feed Santa Claus (people seem to love it) and in the related products section there was an earlier book from the same publisher called Never Feed A Yeti Spaghetti. It looks like it's the exact same thing, just not Christmas-themed. They've found a winning formula of terrifying giant teeth and they're sticking to it.

"Allow me to sample your scalp, Santa" is the funniest and most frightening shit I've heard in a while!

Love the Look Around You reference, thank you ashens, thashens.