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In preparation for [[Christmas]], '''Christmas shopping''' was [[shopping]] for [[Christmas present]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Minute Shopping (short story)|Last Minute Shopping]]'') Before the holiday, [[Oxford Street]] in [[London]] was full of people battling over who'd get what. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas Special (ST short story)|Christmas Special]]'') It so busy on Oxford Street a week before Christmas that one could barely move. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | In preparation for [[Christmas]], '''Christmas shopping''' was [[shopping]] for [[Christmas present]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Minute Shopping (short story)|Last Minute Shopping]]'') Before the holiday, [[Oxford Street]] in [[London]] was full of people battling over who'd get what. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas Special (ST short story)|Christmas Special]]'') It so busy on Oxford Street a week before Christmas that one could barely move. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[History 101 (novel)|History 101]]'') | ||
At [[Lucie Miller]]'s suggestion, she and the [[Eighth Doctor]] once did their Christmas shopping during the subsequent [[January]] [[sale]]s. The Doctor was able to pay for the gifts using his previously untouched [[UNIT]] [[salary]], which had accrued a great deal of interest over the years. Both Lucie and [[Susan Foreman]] bought the Doctor a pair of [[sock]]s, much to his delight, as "no one ever [bought him] socks". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') | |||
In [[1998]], the [[time]]-active children's toy [[Parablox]] was released during the Christmas shopping season. The [[Great Houses]] excised it from the [[timeline]] shortly after Christmas. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | In [[1998]], the [[time]]-active children's toy [[Parablox]] was released during the Christmas shopping season. The [[Great Houses]] excised it from the [[timeline]] shortly after Christmas. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
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In [[2006]], a group of [[Roboform]]s attacked [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] while they were Christmas shopping in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | In [[2006]], a group of [[Roboform]]s attacked [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] while they were Christmas shopping in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
In [[2009]], [[Wilfred Mott]] did his Christmas shopping around London before entering a [[church]], interrupted by visions of {{Simm}} laughing. Wilf and the [[Tenth Doctor]] later got together at a [[café]] outside which [[Donna Noble]] put her Christmas shopping away in her [[car]]. Donna shouted at a [[traffic warden (The End of Time)|traffic warden]] to leave her vehicle alone. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
The Tenth Doctor once took [[Martha Jones]] to London in [[3738]] to do some Christmas shopping. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Klytode Christmas (comic story)|A Klytode Christmas]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 03:33, 4 February 2019
In preparation for Christmas, Christmas shopping was shopping for Christmas presents. (PROSE: Last Minute Shopping) Before the holiday, Oxford Street in London was full of people battling over who'd get what. (PROSE: Christmas Special) It so busy on Oxford Street a week before Christmas that one could barely move. (PROSE: History 101)
At Lucie Miller's suggestion, she and the Eighth Doctor once did their Christmas shopping during the subsequent January sales. The Doctor was able to pay for the gifts using his previously untouched UNIT salary, which had accrued a great deal of interest over the years. Both Lucie and Susan Foreman bought the Doctor a pair of socks, much to his delight, as "no one ever [bought him] socks". (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions)
In 1998, the time-active children's toy Parablox was released during the Christmas shopping season. The Great Houses excised it from the timeline shortly after Christmas. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
Whilst Christmas shopping in New Zealand, Sarah Jane Smith and many other shoppers were kidnapped, along with a large percentage of turkeys. Abandoning his own shopping to investigate, the Fourth Doctor discovered the Hazoodians were using turkeys to make alcohol, and had kidnapped the humans by accident. The Doctor returned all the kidnapped humans to Earth. (PROSE: Autaia Pipipi Pia)
The Fifth Doctor took Tegan Jovanka and Turlough to Earth on Christmas Eve in the 21st century so they could do some last-minute Christmas shopping. Of the three, the only one who managed to get a Christmas gift, which did then not get lost in the resulting raucous, was Tegan. In the end, the wristwatch Tegan got for Turlough, which she stole, cracked when they returned to the TARDIS, as the Cloister Bells began to ring. (PROSE: Last Minute Shopping)
In 2006, a group of Roboforms attacked Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith while they were Christmas shopping in London. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
In 2009, Wilfred Mott did his Christmas shopping around London before entering a church, interrupted by visions of the Saxon Master laughing. Wilf and the Tenth Doctor later got together at a café outside which Donna Noble put her Christmas shopping away in her car. Donna shouted at a traffic warden to leave her vehicle alone. (TV: The End of Time)
The Tenth Doctor once took Martha Jones to London in 3738 to do some Christmas shopping. (COMIC: A Klytode Christmas)
