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Santa take note: Google reveals the hottest gifts this Christmas

Santa might have his elves, but the rest of us have Google.

And following the recent Black Friday spending spree in the US, Google has revealed the top searches for gifts ahead of Christmas.

Flying high

According to Google, drones are so hot right now.

The flying gizmos topped the list for trending toy searches, followed by Shopkins, Hoverboards and Lego Dimensions.

The sassy Star Wars BB-8 droid from Sphero came in at number five, possibly giving R2-D2 a short circuit.

Grown-ups

Things get a bit murkier in the apparel searches. The most popular apparel items were Adult Onesies, closely followed by Adidas Superstar and Levi's Jeans.

Rounding out the top five were Sinola Watches and Bomber Jackets.

Tech heads

When it comes to tech what we really want are smart TVs, smart watches and wireless headphones.

Whether Google users have been naughty or nice is another matter…

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