What ridiculous joke hides inside? (Picture: Getty)

One of the most joyous parts of a Christmas dinner is bringing out the crackers.

No, not the ones for cheese (those come later), but the ones you pull apart with a satisfying pop to reveal a too-big paper crown, a useless bit of tat you’ll play with for an hour or so before forgetting its existence, and the quintessential Christmas cracker joke on a teeny bit of paper.