Ready to make your family groan at the bad jokes at the Christmas table this year?
One thing is for sure, with this list of festive one liners, you will not be short of a gag or two.
For the 11th year running, TV channel Gold has yet again challenged the nation to come up with the best topical Christmas cracker jokes for the annual competition, with jokes about Barbie, Elon Must and doomed rail service HS2 all featuring in the festive funnies.
Gold asked British adults to post their favourite jokes online which were then shortlisted by a panel of judges and put to an anonymous public vote of 2,000 people.
Comedy critic Bruce Dessau, who led the judging panel, said: "Despite the tumultuous times of the past year, the British public has once again found the silver, or in this case gold, lining in some cheerful jokes.
"This year's cracker jokes, spanning from cultural hit Barbenheimer... to seemingly never-ending strikes, prove we are a nation with an unwaveringly inventive sense of humour."
But which one will you be pulling out at the table this festive season? Read on to read the most popular jokes for this year, as voted for by the great British public:
The winning gag
The top rated joke was voted for and refers to the news this summer that thousands of priceless artefacts had been stolen from the famous British Museum in London:
"Did you hear about the Christmas cake on display in the British Museum? It was Stollen."
No. 2
The second most popular gag refers to Twitter's rebranding as X earlier this year:
"Why is Elon Musk's Christmas dinner so awkward? He can't stop talking about his X."
No. 3
The film of the year also got a mention:
"Why isn't Barbie having turkey for Christmas dinner this year? Chic-Ken is enough."
No. 4
Next up to be referenced was the RAAC problems of 2023, in which more than 100 schools were told to close or partially close over fears buildings were made with unstable concrete.
"Why aren't any schools allowed to put on a nativity this year? They couldn't find a stable building."
No. 5
The new speed limit news in Wales also got a mention:
"What impact will the 20mph speed limit in Wales have on the charts this year? Chris Rea will be driving home for Easter."
No. 6
The much anticipated fight between two social media giants was also not safe from being hit with blows:
"What happened to Mark Zuckerberg's novelty jumper when he had a cage fight with Elon Musk? He was left with nothing but Threads."
No. 7
This year the HS2 rail network was effectively binned after years of uncertainty.
"What's the difference between The Polar Express and HS2? One's a fantasy about a train and the other's a film with Tom Hanks."
No. 8
And it was the mix up that we never knew we needed coming in at number 8 - Barbie and Oppenheimer:
"What did Robert Oppenheimer get Barbie for Christmas? Atomic Kenergy."
No. 9
The jokes also referenced the never ending strikes which have plagued Britain all year:
"Why are the train drivers on the naughty list this year? Because they've already had three strikes!"
No. 10
And yet again another Barbie mention for the most talked about film of the year:
"How does Margot Robbie decorate her Nativity scene? With 3 wise Ken."
