J: Back.
C: Into the hole...
C: 'Back into the hole you go!'
[Jessica laughs]
[Music]
J: Good evening!
C: Hello!
J: I'm tired
and in pain.
So we've decided to open PO Box presents because that will make me feel better.
C: Yaaay.
C: Presents make everyone feel better!
J: Especially me.
J: Oh, you can't see, but there is a puppy on my lap. C: Aww. Tilly is--
C: Yeah, Tilly, and
C: Walter's here. J: And there's a face.
J: Walter’s a bit too interested in these presents. C: Yeah.
J: He keeps trying to open them with his teeth.
C: But he doesn't have hands.
J: I'm tired. C: Yeah.
C: I think we're both a bit tired.
C: I think there might be something edible in there; that’s why he’s like--look at him, like…
J: Thank you very much to everyone who sent presents.
I'm so happy and so grateful
and don't worry if your card or your present doesn't appear in this video.
J: It could just still be working its way through the British Postal System. C: Yeah.
J: Sometimes it takes a while. C: Stuck with all the hundreds of thousands of Christmas cards and presents.
Both: Yeah.
J: But if there's anything that isn't in this video,
I'm going to open it in another unboxing video
J: in a month's time for my birthday! C: Woo!
J: Which is one month after Christmas Day:
January 25th
[Sparkly sound effect]
C: Yep. How many times do you think you've said that,
like, on YouTube?
J: Or in my life.
C: In your life, Christ!
C: A lot.
J: Maybe I’ve said it on YouTube like…a hundred times. C: Yeah!
J: I'm wearing a bra that doesn't match the dress I'm wearing
because I knew I'd wear a jumper, but now I'm too hot for a jumper.
J: Let's open stuff!
C: OK!
C: "Jessica"
J: "Merry Christmas"! C: Aha, it's got doggies!
J: Aww.
J: It's from Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, like the dog I am sponsoring!
C: Ah, it says--it's not actually from them; the card is made from. J: No, no, the card is from.
C: It is...
C: "To Jessica, Claudia, Walter and Tilly"
C: "Hope you have an amazing Christmas. Thank you for inspiring me to be..."
C: "Lots of love..." J: "My true gay self!"
C: Oh! Yes, we missed that vital point.
J: Vital.
J: Gayness is always vital. C: “Lots of love…”
C: "Yvette from Scotland"!
C: [Inaudible]
J: What? C: I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
C: Gonna have a little wee dram.
J: Can I just say...this does not look OK.
C: Also, what is dram? What is that...a nickname for?
J: I think it's a measure--it's a unit.
C: Oh, OK, well...
[Whispering] J: I think. C: This is actually ginger wine; it's very luminous green.
J: Why is it that colour?!
J: "Jessica Out of the Closet"!
C: "Merry Christmas!"
C: Oo.
C: This is from Bella Owen in Bristol.
J: Ooo! Hi, Bella from Bristol.
J: Oh, my God!
J: Ahh! So good!
J: Thank you, Bella!
J: Awww, it's got... C: I love how Tilly's going [happy face]
J: This is so accurate to their personalities. C: Walter's like "..."
J: Walter's like "..." C: 'Yeah, I'm kinda happy.'
J: "You always make me feel better when I'm ill, which is often."
J: I feel you, Bella. C: Aww.
J: Merry Christmas!
J: Your face is in it.
[Jessica laughs]
J: Addison! Thank you, Addison.
“P.S. Since I'm in Britain, I finally bought something from Collectif”!
J: "I feel fabulous and warm."
C: "Fabulous and warm"!
C: Was it a very big coat?
J: If it was, I own three of them. C: Yeah, you own three of them.
C: They're really good, those Collectif coats. J: They're so good;
J: everyone asks me - whenever I walk around, they’re like, “Where is your coat from?!”
J: “I love it.” I’m like, [deeper voice] “Me too.”
C: OK. J: Ooo! Another one done with sealing wax!
C: Ooo, we like that.
C: Dogs!
C: Awww, so cute! J: Aww, it's doggies.
C: This is what we want in our future life. Like, two fat Labradors,
sitting by the fire...
J: I mean, we're both highly allergic to Labradors, but...
C: We could, like, skip--we can miss out the cat, but...
C: "Cuddles and Bubbles." J: Cuddles and Bubbles!
J: That is an excellent thing to-- C: Hammitt! That's a good name!
J: Wait, what's the name? C: Hammitt.
C: They've scented their letter from...!
J: Hammitt!
J: Aww. This is absolutely gorgeous penmanship,
J: might I say. C: It is, very good handwriting.
J: Thank you, Kelly!
J: Long letters to be read later.
C: Ooh. Swedish!
C: "God Jul [inaudible]"--oh, I think it's Norwegian, actually.
C: "[Inaudible] Jessica and Claud."
C: "God jul og godt nytt år."
J: “Never mind Labradors - that's what I want.”
[Singing] C: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
J: "Jessica and Claudia – puppies, too – have a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year."
J: "Warm wishes..." C: "Jenna"
J: Is it gonna snow?
J: Can we just – look, this envelope has gold on the inside.
C: Woo! J: And then a gold card.
J: "Jessica and Claudia – celebrate, decorate, have a happy holiday."
J: "Hope you have an amazing holiday season and Christmas." C: Aw, see?
[Both] "Get lots of rest and take care of yourself, Jessica."
C: Mmhm.
[Jessica screams playfully]
J: "Jessica, Claudia, Walter, Tilly – Happy New Year, too!"
J: “You are an endless delight in my life."
J: "Encouragement; fun; laughter; joy; #relationshipgoals”!
J: Thank you!
C: "Sending lots of love from Oregon USA, Linda Faye Sampson."
"Phoebe Faye, Ruth Louise and..."--oh.
J: No, I think she means her name is Phoebe Faye Ruth Louise [inaudible]" C: Oh, OK, sorry, yeah.
J: That wasn't just, like, four other people.
[Both] Snap!
C: We are so weird. OK.
J: OK, this one's not-- C: The other day, we literally just started doing the tango.
C: And I'm not quite sure who initiated it;
we just kind of like—we got home and we were really tired and we just like went
[Singing tango music]
C: And the dogs were just like [laughs]
C: 'What the hell is going on right now?'
C: Oo, I think it's hand-drawn! J: Oooo.
J: "To: Jessie, Claud, Walter, Tilly, Clara, and Evelina"
J: Aww, that's very sweet.
J: “Sorry to put you all together; I ran out of cards.”
J: That's OK, we've had that problem this year, too.
“Thankful for everything you do. I think you're all so wonderful and fill my dark days with hope.”
J: Aww. "Lots of love, Max."
J: Thank you, Max.
J: "Also known as Ouch Mouse."
C: Oh. J: I recognise.
C: “A very Merry Christmas to you.”
[Exclamations] J: Glitter! C: Glitter!
"I hope you’re all staying warm. Love and hugs, Chris."
J: Aww, thank you, Chris. C: And he put a little letter inside.
J: Wheee! C: For Jessica, which we will read later.
J: This one is from Belgium.
J: From Caroline.
C: That's really amazing. This one's from Canada. J: So nice!
J: Oooo.
J: Oh, that's really pretty.
C: It's from...Paulina!
J: Ooh! She's a "PhD student who acquired an autoimmune disease midway through my studies."
C: Ugh. I mean, that was an "ugh" to like - how annoying for you.
J: Well, sending you love.
J: Awww. C: Aw.
[Singing] J: Magical Christmas time... [Normal voice] That's not a song.
J: Aw. Thank you, Caroline, for my Belgium fan.
C: I like this. J: Ooh!
C: It's a letterbox! J: That's so beautiful.
C: "Love from Yasmine"! J: Thank you, Yasmine!
J: Charlotte in North Carolina. C: And yours is from Philadelphia!
C: Ooh!
J: I don't know for sure that that's me. C: It is! It is you!
C: You don't wear Converse, though, and you would definitely have your laces tied up.
J: OK, that looks just like my Instagram picture, right?
J: "From Nashay"!
J: Aww, thank you! C: Thank you!
C: Amber!
C: "Happy Holidays"!
C: We don't really say 'Happy Holidays' in England, do we?
J: No, it's because we're a Christian country and they have separation of church and state.
C: And we're relationship goals, high-five! [Exclamations]
J: Oooo!
J: Another nice--I love gold insides of envelopes. C: Aw, yeah, that's nice.
C: Aw, it's from Sarah.
J: She likes the videos about disabled fashion, spoon theory, and seeing mobility aids as positive useful tools.
J: And these are season's greetings from James.
J: Hello, James!
One is from Sheffield.
C: This is from Phillip Newton in Germany.
J: Oo.
C: It's like a little parcel.
J: That’s very cute. C: And this card is for Unicef.
C: I love all the charity cards, by the way, guys.
J: Oh, do you know what I'd like as a gift? C: What?
J: A letter opener.
C: Mmmm.
J: “To: Jessica and Claudia, Walter and Tilly – Merry Christmas!”
J: “Thank you both for the lovely videos you create and for sharing so much of your life.”
C: Aww. J: "Happy Holidays. Love, Kelsey."
C: That's really sweet. J: Aww. Thank you, Kelsey, that's the kindest thing.
C: Mmm.
C: I don't know if this is intentional, but whoever sent this card...
J: It's not got anything in it!
C: Whoever sent this card and said, “Please feel free to read out on camera…”
C: …You left it blank!
J: Oh, no! C: All it says is, "Merry Christmas"!
C: "To Mr. and Miss"--ooh! That's the right--! J: Yeah, yeah, yeah!
C: I was like, "Mr.?!" J: "To Mr. and Miss..."
J: "W. and M. Kellgren-Fozard, with love."
J: Well done for knowing that Tilly's name is actually Matilda.
J: So that everyone in our family’s names go together.
J: ClauDIA. JessiCA. WaltER. MatilDA. C: Mmm.
J: I am going to continue that tradition with our children.
J: Oh!
C: Ohh, did you realise and send it again?!
J: Oh, yeah! This one says:
J: "For Walter and Tilly. We are two [misreading] killy cats--" C: "Kitty"?
C: Oh, [misreading] "killy cats."
J: "--living in North Wales and we are big fans of yours."
J: "We would love to wish you the best X-mas ever with your very lovely humans. Alaska and Snow"!
C: Yaay!
C: Here you go. It's from France. J: Ooo.
J: This is very pretty. What a nice envelope.
J: Oh, do you remember the year that we did this? C: Ooh, yeah!
J: We should do this again!
J: Aw, thank you, Adelaide!
J: I am loving how many of these are sealed with wax.
C: Very old-fashioned. J: Aww, another lovely letter.
J: "Flavia"!
C: “To a special couple waddling in winter wonderland”! J: Ooh!
J: We do waddle.
[Singing] C: Du, du, du.
J: Wow! That's so kind!
C: That's really nice!
J: Thanks so much!
C: What is this one for?
C: Taste card. [Both] Oooo.
C: You can use it in all these 6500 restaurants?!
C: "Happy date night"!
C: Awww, that's so sweet!
J: Thank you! C: Love, Grace.
J: Aww, thank you so much, Grace.
C: I love that little card.
J: Awww.
J: Oh!
J: “Making spirits bright. Happy Holidays from Nick and Nikki Basil.”
J: Ooh, I love it.
J: Ooo, a present!
C: It’s from Christina! From Hungary.
J: Because you could not pronounce her surname.
C: Well, I wasn't sure if she wanted her full name.
C: "The book I've sent you is a rewritten version of Shakespeare's work ‘The Tempest’
in a modernised context."
C: "I also follow Emma Watson's Goodreads page called ‘Our Shared Shelf.’ I can highly recommend it."
J: Thank you very much, my goodness! C: Yeah!
C: Awww.
J: Aww, “After my mother passed away, I could not stop blaming myself for everything.
Your videos made me realise the nature of my actions and the actual help I was able to give."
C: Cool! It's like an old, um...
J: Oh, it's a museum guide!
J: All the places that we should go in Hungary.
C: Is this the one with food in it, Walter?
C: Is it?
C: [Excited noise]
J: Awww, look.
C: That's lovely!
J: "Merry Christmas [inaudible]" C: Oh, Walter's after the paper.
J: "Congratulations. Someone has got you an Okimochi Box surprise!"
J: "Good vibes only"!
J: That means good vibes.
C: "Customised char kway teow pin"! Oh, my God! J: What?!!
J: Where? Where is the char kway teow?!
[Excited exclamations]
J: Char kway teow!
C: That's great! J: Oh, my God!
C: Oh, my God, when we go, you just have to wear this
and then walk around and be like "..."
J: "This! Get me this!"
J: Aww! It's little us!
C: Awww.
C: That's lovely. J: It's a bottle!
C: Is that for me?!
J: Look!
J: It's for you. And it's got our picture on! C: Yaaay!
C: Because I never drink enough water!
C: I can take this to work!
J: Thank you for recognising that she never drinks enough water.
J: It has doggy treats in!
C: Ooh, OK. That's why he's ripping everything apart!
C: Wow!
C: That's so cool!
J: That is amazing!
[Claudia laughs happily] J: Oh, my God.
C: Now I have to actually take some more photos on my Instagram.
J: Walter. C: What's that?!
C: Oh, yaaay! J: Ooo! Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!
C: And Tilly! J: So nice!
J: Tilly? C: Come here.
J: Ooh, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. C: Yaaay!
J: There you go.
C: Aww, thank you!
J: Thank you so much!
J: Oh, wonderful!
C: Whoa, this one's heavy!
[Rustling] J: Intriguing.
J: "Greetings, Kellgren-Fozard family."
J: "Foremost, I want to thank Stevie Boebi." C: I like the typewriter paper.
J: "And I was instantly captivated...
mostly with Jessica."
C: Oh, yeah, fair enough!
J: “Mostly with Jessica because of her extravagant retro outfits
and also it seems her and I share a similar passion for vintage.”
J: “But your videos have done much more than entertain; they have managed to keep me here.”
J: “Claudia, you are at the golden standard of what every partner should be.”
J: “Congratulations.” C: Ahh, that's--that's a good compliment!
J: Wow! “I bequeath you with a 1916 Kodak No. 1 Autographic Special,
J: Model A camera." C: What?!
J: "I'm not certain if it works, but I'm sure you can figure it out"! C: Wow!!
J: No, I've got a £60 gift voucher
that I got on the British Retro Shop.
J: Oh, my God, she has a deaf dog!
C: Wooow.
C: Look at this old camera!
C: That is so cool! J: Wow!
J: Thank you, you are such a wonderful person.
J: Oh, Gia for short.
J: Thank you, Gia.
C: Look at it!
[Whispering] C: Look at this!
C: Stunning.
C: Even if it--even if it doesn't work, it'll just be like an amazing piece to put on our, like…
J: Yeah! C: …our mantelpiece.
J: You know who could probably make that work?
J: My dad.
C: There's light coming in, I can see. Whoops!
C: I got this one that was my mum's.
This one works as well; it's like a 35-millimetre,
but look at these two next to each other!
J: Opening this one alone.
J: She left me for the camera.
J: Oh, another charity ca—this is to Variety, the Children's Charity.
J: “This is a picture of Daphne, for Walter and Tilly.”
J: Oh, my God, is Daphne a corgi?
J: Because…I love corgis.
J: “Thank you both for being there for me this year; it has been quite difficult,
but both of your happy, smiling faces have brightened my life a little more."
“With love from me, I've enclosed a beautiful Christmas brooch for you
from an amazing Australian company.”
J: It's a brooch! It's two mittens, one for each of us.
C: Walter! Quiet! J: Thank you, Eleanor!
J: This box is from Katherine, who included a variety of wonderful things,
including – wait for it!
Two hundred Jumbo Flexi Straws!
C: Yes, an essential. Actually, those—you were so excited when those arrived.
C: If you wanna get something for Jessica, get her some straws.
J: "To the sweetest and most loving couple and family. Lots of love, Katherine Taylor,
and Leo and Bella."
C: Awww.
J: OK, first of all!
J: Da-da! C: Wooow!
J: Ahh!
J: And then...
J: Wow.
J: There are these. C: Wow, they're massive!
[Happy exclamations]
J: We match.
C: Aww, these are so nice! Woo.
J: Thank you very much.
C: And!
C: They’re made out of 100% cotton because we are allergic to wool and acrylic. J: Are they?!
C: Yeah!
J: Excellent! C: High-five!
J: Wooo!
C: Someone might come up to you and order a char kway teow.
J: Oh, yeah. C: "Char kway teow!" And you'll be like...
C: "Whaa?!" J: No!
C: I've got some great presents.
J: Yeah! Same!
C: OK. J: You guys...
C: I finally got into this box! J: Wahey!!
J: "Dear Jessica; dear Claudia,
here’s a little hello and Merry Christmas from Germany."
J: Aww, hello.
J: A dental technician. C: Aah!
J: Mmhm.
J: “Thank you for your hard work, and Clara and Evelina, your videos are getting better and better.”
J: Aw.
J: I hope--I hope so.
J: “You both make us very happy. Stay as you are; stay happy and in love.”
J: "Thank you." Awww. C: Awww.
J: "Merry Christmas. Yours, [inaudible]." C: Aww, Merry Christmas!
J: Thank you!
J: I love this, by the way.
J: I love that this is from a dental technician. C: [About chocolates] My favourite!
C: Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're the worst. J: Chocolate!
[Happy exclamations]
J: So good!
J: Oooo!
J: Yes, we can.
J: You guys. You excelled yourselves this year.
J: A+ job, guys. A+!
C: Oh, my gosh, wow. That was so generous! J: That was amazing.
C: We’re so happy. Do you feel better now after your long day?
J: I do! I mean, I don't; I'm still in pain and I'm still tired,
but the happiness just overrides it.
C: Yeah. [Happy noises]
C: Yeah. It was really, really, really thoughtful for all of you. We appreciate all of your words;
all of your letters; for taking the time to send everything to us.
C: We basically make all our videos for you
and we love your continued support and we really hope
every video we make is better and better.
J: We love you.
Both: Mwah!
[Festive music]