Coming back to this one after all these years and these stories are so heartwarming. 8 years later and I think this is one of my favourites.

This episode is one of the best and really makes Rob comeback in years to come so heartwarming. Go Rob, let nothing stop you!

This was a good one guys! Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed listening!

Christmas isn't all about presents. It is about the SIZE OF THE PRESENTS!!

Im not going to lie. I was waiting for the gifts lol. Sorry to hear about your tough year Robman. You are a stand up guy and I wish you all the best. You guys still have your friendship and thats gift enough.

I certainly miss being young and enjoying Christmas as much as I used to, now I'm 24 it's basically just another day!

I still don't understand why you guys haven't broken 100k subs yet. Hell, you should have broken that years ago. Love you guys and Merry Christmas. :)

My best Christmas memory was many years ago when I was maybe 6 or 7. My birthday is on the 22nd of December, so it kinda ties into Christmas, for me. But anyways, I had my eyes on a Gamecube and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the longest time. I went on the website every single day, watched gameplay, everything you could think of. For my birthday, my parents got me the Gamecube I had longed for all year long, and I was ecstatic to go rent SA2B from Blockbuster (when that was still a thing). Unfortunately, the game wasn't there, and I thought I wasn't going to get my wish of playing SA2B on my very own system. However, when I came home with my mom, I went to tell my dad what had happened, and like magic, he pulled a copy, a BOUGHT copy of the game out of his shirt, and I played it nonstop. Best Christmas ever, for me.

Thank you so much for this episode. I find that since my dad passed away almost 10 years ago, my memory seems to have faded, and I have a lot of trouble pulling these happy memories from the files in my mind. But these stories really helped me recall a bunch of beautiful memories from my childhood that I otherwise probably would never have remembered. Especially the dart gun story, my brothers and I had a lot of fun with those too. Thank you so much, guys.

Time to binge watch the old ones in 2019

I've only just recently discovered this channel. Love what you guys do. Most genuine channel on KZfaq. Keep up the great work guys!

My earliest Christmas memory I think it was 1984 I got an Atari 2600 and Castle Greyskull with a bunch of He-Man figures. I didnt even really know what video games were at the time but that started a lifelong hobby for me. I grew out of He-Man and in a dumb lapse in judgement traded my entire collection for one TMNT vehicle when i was 10. Many many great memories of gaming with friends on Christmas. Like Rob i have a one and a half year old and I can see the other side of it now and it feels just as good if not better.

Been marathoning these Christmas specials, and I gotta say this one made me a little sad. You guys are incredible for turning on the camera and keeping the tradition alive. Cheers to a better tomorrow! The friendship you guys have is the greatest gift of all.

Out of all the Christmas videos you two have done, THIS one is my favorite. Really gets me in the Xmas spirit and it’s only October!

Merry Christmas right back at you guys. One of my memories, was waking up at 5:00AM to find my Christmas gift under my pillow, a viewmaster and running outside in the snow to see Santa and my parents telling me that I just missed him leaving. We were poor by today's standards, only got a single present every Christmas, and I can pretty much remember every single present I received.

Been binge watching these as I do every year and I won't lie, I can't remember why I've never watched this one before and I love the gift giving don't get me wrong, brings a massive smile to my face but there was something special and heartwarming about this one. Magical memories I feel privileged to have listened to and is a great reminder about the values of Christmas and the value of more importantly people. ❤

HappyConsoleGamer this has to be one of your absolute BEST videos. Every time you and Rob tell a nostalgic story of Christmas or other times in the 80's, they really take me back, back to a much simpler time! It's refreshing to see and hear stories of the past that almost match to my very own. I really appreciate your videos and hope you keep them coming! Merry Christmas gents!

Growing up Christmas has always been special with family and friends. Calling your buds and telling them what you got. Going over each others house and playing our new games and toys. Now on the other side of it. I'm buying games and systems for my nephews and their reaction is how mines was when I was a kid and it's wonderful to see.

I'm going to be honest, you guy's inspired me to give the best gives from the heart and it's good to hear these stories after a Christmas party in which my coworkers and friends gave me such joy by telling me how touched they were by the gifts I gave and I owe that spirit to watching you guys. i hope you guys have a good Christmas and that for you Robman the next year is the year you deserve.

Love it. You guys are great. Thanks for sharing these memories with us. I hope years and years from now you will look back and realize how terrific this Christmas series is. Robman, I wish you luck. We're here for you!

Awesome special once again. Merry Christmas you guys! The older I get the more Christmas to me is just about relaxing, getting together with the family and stuffing your face with great food. Johnny nailed it with the fact that everyone is just so happy during Christmas. It's a fantastic way to end the year.

4 years ago i bumped into my best friend after 12 years and we hadnt changed and played crash team racing..and we still play it.This year i shall have him playing sonic or mario to take us right back.merry christmas robman and Johnny and everyone else here.

Back again in 2021 and this year was special cause it was the first Christmas since 2007 that i got to spend with my mom again since she's been in Arkansas but this year i had her move back here in California with me and it was pretty fun having me my wife my mom and my dog all here on Christmas morning opening gifts together.

Love your Christmas special- it's become part of my Christmas, I get so excited when I see it in my subs list every year, it really warms the cockles! Merry Christmas Johnny and Rob!

On Christmas a couple of years ago my godmother filled all our presents she got us with glitter. Lets just say this glitter was still on the carpets a month or two later and some ended up in my dads beer. It was an amazing year because we had such an amazing time together. Congratulations to you two for being able to make Christmas vids for 7 years, i always look forward to them!

Merry Christmas to you both :) these specials have always been and always will be one of the highlights of Christmas!!! and friendship is the most important part. Cheers guys.

The best Christmas gift you could give all of your viewers is another swagger stories, they are simply a delight to listen to.

When it comes to Christmas for me I've always been jealous of other families. Not because they got better gifts, but because they were all ways with their families. Not since I was four have I ever had both of my parents under the same roof. I have never had all of my family together on Christmas and I envy you because your holidays are a lot better than mine because you get to have your friends and family together. Merry Christmas everyone Be thankful for what little you have

Merry Christmas guys, thanks for all the great vids this year. Rob Man, everything changes, and next year will be your year.

Merry Christmas, guys! I look forward to your Christmas special each year, and this one is truly the best.

I just had a Robman marathon haha I just stumbled upon this one. He reminds me of my uncle, and I too am dealing with trouble finding work. But I had something that really made me smile, me and my parents used to get nerf guns for the last few years I lived at home. Even though I was older it made my christmas' even more memorable. I had to share our shared experience! And I hope rob and his family are doing well :)

Thank you guys so much for sharing these memories. They always, always, put a bright smile on my face. Rob -- I totally hear you when it comes to game music = Christmas. For me, it's the battle theme from Final Fantasy II on SNES. That whole game, everything about it, just screams the nostalgia of childhood christmas for me. I remember the music being so catchy that my brother and parents would comment on how loud I was humming along to it, ahaha. Kind of ironic, I guess? I don't know--I finished the DS remake just before Christmas this year, and all those memories just came flooding right back. Was probably the best Christmas I had in a while just because of that. Great stuff.

Favourite gaming youtuber's hands down. Merry Christmas Johnny and Rob!

Hope you are all having a great Christmas. Your Christmas specials have been my replacement for the Queen's speech ;-) Wishing Happy Console Gamer an excellent 2015!

Thanks for sharing the beautiful thoughts and memories, guys. This is one of your best episodes so far. To be frank, while I've certainly enjoyed watching you guys exchange gifts, after last year's Christmas special I was starting to feel I'd had my fill of that, so it was a pleasant surprise that you went with something different this year (though I'm sorry to hear of your job misfortunes Robman). A favorite Christmas memory of mine: I was with my Mom's side of the family, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" came on the radio. I grabbed my little cousin Robbie (about 15 years younger than me) and started dancing with him to it. He was bewildered and not going along with it at all, but everyone else in the family got a big hoot out of it. It was a great feeling to be the source of some Christmas cheer for my family.

Thanks guys, great video! After losing my mom 4 years ago I like to remember the Holidays she was with us. Keep up the great work guys!

These videos are always a lot of fun to watch but this one in particular genuinely made me smile. Good stuff guys have a good Christmas and happy new year. Keep your head up Rob and stay positive.

It's become a Christmas tradition for me to watch all of these Christmas specials! Hope 2015 is a much better year for you RobMan! Sláinte!

You guys deserve way more views. Love watching your videos you have such an amazing friend.

That intro was awesome :) I remember getting a GameBoy Color for Christmas and my mind being blown....being able to have portable games in COLOR! Thanks Rob & Johnny for sharing your memories, hope you have a great Christmas and New Year!

Great!!! Now I'm in the Christmas mood. I loved Christmas growing up, not because of the gifts, but because of the family getting together and friends. I have a large family and we always have a packed house on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Here watching this in 0ct 2020 about to go into second lockdown. This is just what I needed thanks man

great video guys! it's not always about giving gifts. I know what it's like to have a kid. buying gifts for buddys goes out the window for a year or two but really it's for the kids and giving them their own memories.

Thank you for sharing your Christmas memories with us Johnny and Rob. :) I hope next year will be a good year to both of you and be able to do your traditional Christmas gift giving again. Merry Christmas!

Hey, great video guys! The HCG Christmas Special has become a tradition for me. I really liked hearing your memories and it reminded me of a few or my own. Thanks guys! Happy Holidays!

you guys reminded me of a fun memory. Before Christmas I found one of my parents hiding spots and found Super Mario Brothers 2. I got into the box and switched out the game with something like Excitebike then went to play my new game. On Christmas I opened that gift and thanked my parents so much. I told them I knew I was going to love it when in reality I already had it beat...and yes I did love that game. Great memory. Maybe this year I'll tell my parents the whole story. Merry Christmas!!

I remember sitting at recess with my friends talking about the n64 and looking at a game informer with pictures of Mario 64. The graphics blew our minds. That Christmas waking up and opening that n64 was AMAZING. then opening Mario 64 made it complete. One of the best Christmas memories ever. You guys are awesome, keep it up!!!

Wonderful episode, guys. A merry Christmas to you both. Reminiscing about the memories is as good, if not better, than any gift. Looking forward to more Christmas specials!

Merry Christmas, fellas. Excellent video as always. Watching these Christmas episodes gives me a great sense of camaraderie and good cheer, and they're always something that I look forward to. Best wishes to you and yours in the coming year for happiness, success, good health and good fortune. Cheers!

My favorite memories is watching my son open his gifts. See a child light up and have fun just seeing the things Santa clause makes everything worth it. : )

It's really kinda funny how HCG Christmas Special has become a staple now. And this one was great, hearing cool memories. You forget about the little things and most important things like Friends & Family sometimes. Merry Christmas Guys & Awesome New Year.

I loooove stories, so this made me very happy. Christmas is most definitely not about the stuff, and this is the best example of that on KZfaq. Two for you, Rob Man and Johnny. May your next year be better, Rob Man.

Always look forward to these Christmas vids from you two. Merry Christmas from Ottawa!

Just half way in but this is awesome guys. You really come of as happy gamers. God that is nice to see! So many bitter or sarcastic people these days so you guys are a fresh breeze. Nostalgic talk to! Love it.

Spending Christmas Eve at my cousins house to play video games with my them. Food and family downstairs, such a great atmosphere. Happy Christmas HCG!

I'm with Rob, in the sense that my boy turned 3 last month and is genuinely excited about the holiday (and the presents), and being able to be part of his excitement really makes the time together feel special. I guess personally, reading Christmas stories with him before bed and getting the chance to talk; answering questions about Santa, Christmas what he's excited about.. At that age and this time of year, everything can be so hectic, it's a timely reminder how important that quality time is.

Merry Christmas from England - I love you guys ..... all the best to you and your families x

Merry Christmas guys! Thanks for all the great videos you guys make for us!

Nice video, guys! Your memories are every bit as good as your gifts. There are truly some great memories of Christmas, holliday, snow and video games.

Great music guys! Merry Christmas! Thanks for another year of great videos!

Man...7 years of this awesome special! I've been around for 6 years of it and have yet to be disappointed dudes!

Merry Christmas guys! You two continue to be my favorite KZfaqrs every year.

I had such a messed up child hood that I have no memories like this but I'm glad to say that now I'm making great memories with my own family.

this was a fantastic video guys.... it was definitely the best one yet. its always nice to get presents but something about sharing stories and letting people inside your home and memories that makes something a little more special. thanks guys for the stories.

Oh, guys, I wasn't expecting to get so emotional! Thank you for a wonderful video to watch over my Christmas Eve breakfast and coffee!

Wow! Absolutly awesome episode, I could watch hours of you guys bouncing memories and good times off each other. Thank you for sharing these amazing memories you guys have lived.

You guys really got throught to me with what you did this time. I'm having a hard time these year because I don't have a job now and I couldn't afford to get gifts for mi family and friends and you guys made mi see things a diferent way. Thank you for that and merry Christmas for everyone. Feliz navidad

this is one series i look forward to every year. Thanks Jhonny

I love your sentimental memories and descriptions of them. Very similar to the kind of memories and feelings I had. I agree with you guys 100%!

I love these Christmas Specials, but I really like the intros...those games and toys hidden within the Christmas decorations! That's a true gamer's Christmas theme!

Merry Christmas guys, this was a touching video, thank you for sharing your memories with us..

Merry Christmas to you and both your families, thanks for sharing, I always look forward to the Christmas special. :)

Haha.. my video froze on minute 11:01 which is of Rob flicking us the middle finger. Merry Christmas to you too! lol. Awesome X-mas stories though. I like the goofy gifts to make X-mas fun. It brings the family close which is what it's all about.

Merry Christmas guys and thanks for the great videos. Robman, best of luck in the new year. Take care.

OMG the christmas music at the start is from Snatcher!! LoL Napoleon. My favorite game!! Merry christmas!!! Love you guys and your channel!!

I know I'm late but since there was a lot of "Christmas isn't about the gifts" in this video (and I really enjoy your channel) I want to share a gift-less Christmas memory I was reminded of while watching you guys. The Christmas before last I was playing in a church band and we were trying to come up with some newish, funish, songs for the big Christmas Eve service. I mentioned a duet I had heard on a TV special years before that really moved me, not because I thought we could do it, the song was uncommon and hard just to find on a tape, forget finding sheet music or even chord sheets. I brought it up because we were all really good friends, still are, and I wanted to share it with them. A week later at our next rehearsal our lead guitarist came with sheet music for the exact arrangement I told them about and asked me to sing it with him at the Christmas Eve service. He had gone home, found the song on youtube, chorded it himself, and typed it up for everyone. I suppose in a way it was a gift but one that he paid for with his time and effort (he even changed the key to a range that would suit me) it was definitely a moment I hold close to my heart during the holidays.

Love these videos! Merry Christmas guys from a huge fan in Sydney!

Was kinda out of it due to so much stress this month...thanks for bringing me back to reality, guys. Merry Christmas Rob and Johnny!

For some people Christmas is one of the hardest days of the year. Nothing beats reminiscing on old memories to cheer you up. Even if it's just listening to stories on youtube, really makes a difference.

Great video guys, I love your channel. This was a great moment to show what christmas is all about. Tough break rob, but as I can see, you're rich with family and friends. Merry Christmas Guys.

Rediscovering the real feeling of Christmas is one of the most wonderful things out there. We are down to our last 'believer' now, but I am sure we continue to keep the Christmas spirit alive as they all get older.

I always get excited when you guys release a new Christmas special! :D

Man, these Christmas vids are some of my favorites... :)

Great episode you guys. I can relate to the wooden fireplace burning, and the Christmas tree lights sparkling, and in 1994 getting Sonic & Knuckles for the Genesis. Played it all day long.

You dudes had me smiling the whole time loved it thanks

Awesome wreath. Thanks for all the great videos. Happy Holiday's to you both.

The first christmas special on youtube i watched was happy console gamer!

My favorite Christmas memory isn't exactly the Christmas, but the story of a Christmas gift. We had just adopted my little brother in 1985, in August. That year my parents took him with them when they did their Christmas shopping. I've been a huge Transformers fan since the line debuted in 1984, so naturally they knew what to get me. When they were thinking of something for my brother to get me, this is what my Mom told me happened. They picked up two figures they knew I didn't have and held them up for my then 3 month old brother and the one he reached for is the one he was going to "get" me. It turned out to be the Autobot crane, Grapple. So, cut to Christmas Eve and like all 9 year olds I'm impatient, so they let me open the present from my brother and I'm ecstatic. Play with it all day until it's time to go to my Grandma's house for Christmas eve night with the rest of the family. We start opening presents there and my Grandma hands me one of the presents from her, I open it...Grapple. OK, my cousin got a different one so we traded, no big deal. My Aunt hands me a present from her and my Uncle....ANOTHER GRAPPLE! So we had to return that one (I got Mirage instead). I was destined to get a Grapple lol But, on my shelf behind me right now, in mint condition with all stickers 100% and all accessories, is the first Christmas present I was ever given to me by my brother. (And sitting on his shelf in his living room is the GI Joe vehicle I was building when my Dad called with the news I had gotten a little brother, the VTOL.) yeah, we're sentimental.

My favorite Christmas morning came in 2002. I had just turned nine years old (gotta love December birthdays) and after begging my mom for well over a year, I woke up Christmas morning to find a brand new Gamecube with Super Mario Sunshine and the Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition. With it I got a second controller, a new TV for my room, all kinds of stuff. It was just like Robman mentioned; the epitome of Christmas gaming. That whole day I was just so happy, playing a new system and enjoying myself!

Most of my brothers and sisters (6 in total) are much older than me and were moved out by the time I was old enough to really care, so Christmas was always the time that the house was full with the whole family. My parents were always good for getting us really great stuff for Christmas. As a kid I would never really ask for anything specific, my parents just kind of knew what I was into. It wasn't often that we'd get games for Christmas because cartridges were so damned expensive, but when we did it was always awesome.

Merry Christmas guys, to be honest my hi-light of the year are your Christmas specials. Hope you both and your families have a great Christmas and new year.

I can only imagine how hard it is to shop for these guys during the holidays... Anyway, good episode this year! Rob Man's story reminded me of a similar thing my folks did for my Brother and I and that they made a little treasure hunt game. The wrote many clues on postcards and we followed them around till finally we got to our laundry den with our gift on top of the dryer, unwrapped it and there it was, a Sega Genesis with Sonic 1 & 2! Good times!

When I finally got a GameCube with Super Monkey Ball 2 and the strategy guide for Mega Man Battle Network 3 on GBA was probably my favorite. I loved that guide because it was still a hard game for me when I was little and I would spend hours trying to trace and copy the pictures at home and during lunch at school. Also it was the last actually positive Christmas with my family so I'm very thankful for those memories.

I agree with Rob, as a father myself of two. 2 and 3 years old, just watching them opening their gifts and then the way the face lights up when they see that new toy or with my daughter a new dress. Its just awesome.

Sorry to hear about Robman's situation, hoping for a turn-around in the new year, all the best to the both of you and thank you for all of your hard work on this channel.

Been watching these for years and love them. But this is the true spirit of Xmas. Presents are amazing at any age, but as you get older, you quickly realise that those you surround yourself with, and are able too do what these guys are doing here...... remembering great times, Xmas with pals and family, eating good food.... drinking laughing.... It is more important than any gift. We live in some crazy times. Covid ruining lives, then Putin and this awful war.... Cost of living crisis hitting so many. Just cherish each day, and the outlook you have at Xmas, try and keep that running the whole year round. Look out for one another, help those in need, be good too each other, because God knows this world needs a little more kindness and less evil. Just live life! and of course, enjoy the run up too Xmas and the day itself.

I always love your Christmas videos and I love when you guys share memories, so this was a great gift to a fan like me. :) I have a lot of Christmas memories tied to games, but one of my favorites is probably when I got The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in 2006. To this day, I've probably never been more excited for a game than I was for that one. I had just finished my first semester of college and my life was in a huge state of change, but getting to dive into that game on Christmas morning and through the night made me forget all about everything around me and it was just like any Christmas past when I was a little kid with a new game. It really was a magical experience. I remember my Mom was disappointed that she wasn't able to get me a Wii with the game (she actually got me both the GameCube and Wii versions, because she'd bought the Wii version first and was planning on getting the console and just ended up giving me both versions; I ended up liking the GC version better anyway), and I remember telling her how much I really didn't care, I was just so happy to have the game; I had a big, goofy smile on my face and all I cared about was playing Zelda. :)

I wish all of the best for Robman another great episode.

You really did the best thing! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

Great Video Guys! Christmas for me is sort of better than ever. Sure I don't get super excited about opening gifts as I did as a Kid but now being 27 it's all about the giving. So much fun picking out stuff for people and seeing their reactions. Especially the kids