Nine moments from the Late Late Toy Show that we're still talking about

This year’s theme of Christmas movie favourite Home Alone went down a treat when announced ahead of the show on Friday and viewers were not disappointed on Toy Show night

Patrick Kielty with Dory Hudson (8) from Tallaght on set of this year’s Late Late Toy Show. Picture Andres Poveda / RTÉ

You could practically hear the boxes of Christmas sweets being opened across the country on Friday night in preparation for the most anticipated night in the Irish calendar - the Late Late Toy Show.

The special Christmas pyjamas that have been waiting to be worn were finally taken out of the closet and those fresh pairs of fluffy socks were opened as people settled into their sofas and tuned into RTÉ One for what would be a night of nostalgia and pure Christmas cheer.