When was your best Christmas ever?

And what happened to make it so magical?

We want your festive memories — tell us which Christmas outdid all the others, how old you were and what made it so special.

Perhaps you finally received the BMX bike you'd been drooling over in the Argos catalogue all year. Or maybe your Barbie Doll finally got a Dream House to live in.

For some, the best Christmas ever might have been the year their partner got down on one knee, or perhaps a child was born in the family.

Here's Craig Mountain's story - and it's a corker!

He says: "It's a couple of years ago now.

"My dad had put the turkey in the oven on a timer. We had all had a good festive drink the night before so were enjoying a lie in when suddenly there was an explosion on a mammoth scale - it literally rocked the house.

"I lay there with my eyes wide open not daring to move in fear of what had just happened. I turned to my wife who had a look on her face of someone who had literally seen a ghost.

"Still neither of us moved or strangely said anything, just both looked at each other with the same stupid look.

"Eventually she asked, 'what was that?'  'I haven't a clue', I replied, 'I'm going to check on the kids'.

"They were still fast asleep and nobody else in the house had moved. Puzzled, I went back to bed.

"We went for our usual Christmas day beer and back for dinner. Sitting opposite my dad, he looked strangely different but I couldn't put my finger on it....... And then it occurred to me. He had no eyebrows or lashes and the little bit of fringe he had the day before had also disappeared. 'What's happened dad?'

"He explained on waking up he thought he would make sure the turkey was okay. He went down stairs and could smell gas. He looked at the oven and realised there was something amiss.

"Still in his underpants and not fully awake, he walked over to the oven and proceeded to press the manual spark. He claimed as his finger was pressing the button, a voice in his head was screaming NO!

"Instantly there was an explosion and a 15lb turkey hit the opposite wall. He claimed there were no flames but when he rubbed his face in disbelief tinged with relief that he had survived, his eyebrows fell off along with his eyelashes and his fringe."

Can you beat that Christmas cracker?

Just email your memories to SamanthaRobinson@trinitymirror.com, and tell us which Christmas was the best, how old you were, where you were and what happened that made it so memorable.

If you have pictures from that magical Christmas morning, even better — just send them in with your email.

We'll share your memories in a special gallery, and let's see if we can spread some extra festive cheer across Huddersfield this Christmas!