My son will be 2yrs 9months at Christmas and can't ask for anything as he doesn't really speak.
However when we were shown round the preschool he currently attends we had a look in the older children's room as well as the one he would be in. When in the older kids room he found a singing Handy Manny toolbox and was obsessed with it for the entire time we were in there.
I have got it for his for Christmas, I hope he is going to love it as much as he did that day.
I am so excited for Christmas at the moment as he has recently started to show excitement at receiving a toy which is new for him (he is autistic). Last Christmas the new toys freaked him out a bit and he mainly ignored them for a few weeks till he was used to them being there.
Things were slightly easier on his birthday as I was more aware of reducing the level of noise and mess but he still took time to adjust to the new things. Nothing was a hit straight away.
However recently I have given him a Hot Wheels car for being good while I had a medical appointment and a Take and Play Thomas train for a potty training success.
When he got the car he actually said 'Oh Wow' and had the biggest smile and when he got the train he was over the moon. He held on to it all evening and took it to bed.
If he reacts that way to one of his Christmas presents it will just be the best feeling ever. I am trying not to get my hopes up but I would love more than anything to have a Christmas memory of him smiling when he sees one of his presents.