He'll have a lovely Christmas.

Good news for dads, who’ve been ranked number one as children’s top hero in a survey of close to 600 families.

While the hugely popular British preschool animated television series, Peppa Pig, portrays the father in the family as a lazy bumbler, his redeeming qualities do offer an alternative view to kids.

Mattel announced today that it completed the acquisition of HIT Entertainment for $680m (€520.75m) in cash.