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Kian

My earliest Christmas memory…I was about four and I remember getting a drum kit from Santa Claus. It was only a toy drum kit but I learned to make an awful lot of noise very fast with it. It was something that everybody wished Santa hasn’t bought me after about a day, but I really enjoyed it.

My favourite Christmas ever…Probably the last Christmas gone, for the simple reason that it was my first time in my own house with my girlfriend. It was really nice to do it myself for the first time.

This is what Christmas means to me… I think it’s a very family-orientated thing. I would hate to be away for Christmas, it’s one of my worst nightmares, so for me it’s just to be around the people I love and to have a good time.

My plans for Christmas…I’ll hopefully be going to New York for a few days to do some Christmas shopping, then go home and spend some time with my family. I’d also like to do a skiing holiday this year.

My Christmas wishlist…It’s pretty small, I don’t really have any material things I want. I just want to make sure everyone stays safe and happy and I get to see all my family and friends and have a great time.

My most memorable New Year…When we were number one for the Millennium with I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun. That was a very big thing for Westlife because we hadn’t been home that much that year and when we got home we were number one for Christmas and New Year and that was a really special time.

Mark

My earliest Christmas memory…Every Christmas morning we used to go to my granny’s house and meet all my cousins and aunties and uncles and relations and everyone used to give each presents. It was always very exciting to see what all my cousins got from Santa Claus. Then the best thing is always the Christmas dinner!

My favourite Christmas ever…When I was still in school. I still enjoy Christmas but I think when you’re younger you get affected by the mood of Christmas a bit more. This is what Christmas means to me… People come home from college or abroad or wherever they’re working, and for at least two or three days everyone’s all together. It’s always a great time.

My plans for Christmas…I’m going to get away from everything, go home and totally relax.

My Christmas wishlist…Nothing material, I’m happy with everything I have. I just want to have a good time, simple as that! I want to enjoy being at home and the company of my friends and family.

My most memorable New Year…The last New Year that my granddad was alive and I was at my auntie’s house. It was the last year we all stayed in together, before the kids started going out to clubs and stuff. We basically had a really good laugh and I just remember him being there and being the centre of the party.

Nicky

My earliest Christmas memory…I remember getting up really early, like half two or three o’clock in the morning, when I was about six. My sister got the Band Aid record and T’Pau’s China In You Hands. I can’t remember what I got, just what she got!

My favourite Christmas ever…Two years ago when my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time, and I got engaged, we bought our dream home and we got a puppy, all at Christmas, so that stands out as a big, big memory for me.

This is what Christmas means to me…Winding down. We’re always very busy up until Christmas and then we go home and relax. The whole build up to it is fantastic, the Christmas lights on the streets, the shopping, there’s a bit of a nip in the air that nobody seems to mind at that time of year. You have your nights out with your friends, nights in with your family, and everyone eats too much and piles on half a stone.

My plans for Christmas…At home with family and friends having a nice time. For New Year I might go away, maybe to New York.

My Christmas wishlist…Nothing really. A few little presents from people would be nice, but it’s the thought that counts. I think when you grow up the novelty of the presents wears off. We haven’t had a Christmas number one since the first year so it would be very nice to have one this year.

My most memorable New Year…I must have been about ten and I was staying at my nana’s house and I remember her opening the door at 12 o’clock when everyone was out in the road singing Auld Lang Syne. She left the door open for about half an hour to let the old year out and the new year in. It’s an old tradition that has always stuck with me.

Shane

My earliest Christmas memory…I was about seven and I remember getting a toy robot. It was something I really wanted from Santa and luckily that dream came true that year. I played with it for about three weeks and then broke it!

My favourite Christmas ever…Definitely the last Christmas just gone. It was the first year we moved into our new house, and it was just amazing to be there and putting up our Christmas tree and stuff like that with my wife. It was very special because she was pregnant at the time and nobody knew, only us, so it was nice to have a little secret together.

This is what Christmas means to me…Happiness, holidays, lots of fun and spending time with your families. It’s the best time of the year.

My plans for Christmas…I’m going to go home, spend time with my family and maybe go away for a couple of weeks at New Year.

My Christmas wishlist…I would love Westlife to be Christmas number one, and that’s all I want for Christmas! And a bit of snow wouldn’t go amiss either.

My most memorable New Year…My favourite New Year was two years ago, the year I got married about three days before New Year’s Eve. We went to a local pub in town and had an unbelievable party and all my family were there with me. It was just a very special night.

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