The 8 hot toys of Christmases past

Nothing says "happy holidays" like fighting with other parents to get the "it" item of the year. Here are some gifts that have caused stampedes over the years

The Etch A Sketch was all the rage for kids in the 1960s. Today the drawing toy resurfaces as a must-have iPad case.
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Christmas 2010 is already being called the year of the iPad, with gift givers wrapping up thousands of the shiny Apple tablets. Of course, the iPad is just part of a Christmas tradition that's nearly as old as drunken holiday parties and mistletoe: The "it" toy. Here are eight from Christmases past:

1. Etch A Sketch, 1960

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