Two thirds of over 35’s are nostalgic for a 1980s Christmas – because the music, films and presents were better.<br /><br />A quarter of parents yearn for their children to experience Christmas the way they did as a youngster.<br /><br />And four in 10 of the 2,000 over-35s polled reckon the 80s were the single best decade for festive extravagance.<br /><br />While 60 per cent miss it due to its classic Christmas tunes being in the charts, including Last Christmas by Wham! and Fairytale of New York by the Pogues.<br /><br />In response to this wave of nostalgia, Booking.com is bringing the magic of an 80s Christmas back to life with the launch of the exclusive ‘Home of Christmas Past’, a one-off 1980s-themed homestay in London.<br /><br />This unique London property, which is available to rent via the Booking.com app or website on Tuesday 10 December [https://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/the-host-of-christmas-past.en-gb.html], offers a trip down memory lane.
