Boxing Day; a day for turkey sandwiches, tolerating in-laws, and lots and lots of football.
The festive fixture list is a packed one, but few days in the footballing calendar command the same kind of attention and romance as the afternoon after Christmas.
Whether you’re heading out to a match, watching from the warmth of a pub with mates, or curled up on the sofa with a tin of Quality Street, there’s nothing better than the splurge of action that the Boxing Day fixtures usually bless us with. They’re an added little sweetener to the festive period, like finding an extra present under the tree that you didn’t know was there.
And it’s not just fans who enjoy the festive high jinks.
We’ve gone all “ghost of Christmas past” to rummage through the archives and take a look at the Premier League’s all-time leading Boxing Day goalscorers - the players who get into the holiday spirit like nobody else.
Check out our countdown of the top 10 below...
5. Jermain Defoe - 6
The diminutive frontman always seems to find his way on to lists like this, and it’s little wonder - one of the most underrated strikers in Premier League history, for our money. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) | Getty Images
6. Thierry Henry - 7
A proper Premier League legend, Henry’s most prolific Boxing Day outing came in 2000, when he put Leicester City to the sword with a hat-trick and two assists in a 6-1 drubbing. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) | Getty Images
7. Robbie Keane - 8
Another genuine article goal machine, Keane couldn’t help himself when it came to bagging on the day after Christmas. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) | Getty Images
8. Alan Shearer - 8
Anybody surprised to see the Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer this high up the list? Nope, us neither. (Photo by Stu Forster/Allsport/Getty Images) | Getty Images