It's time for our annual look at the nation's top toys for the Christmas season. As usual, we're going to split the list, with a look at toys and game consoles today and specific computer and video games tomorrow.

Here are the most popular toy searches from the last month:

1) Playstation 2
2) Xbox
3) Barbie
4) Bratz
5) Yu-Gi-Oh! cards
6) Transformers

7) Nintendo Gamecube
8) Care Bears
9) Legos
10) Beyblade
11) Zoids
12) Gameboy Advance

As in previous years, the big video gaming systems are the top toys searched on Lycos. Playstation 2 and Xbox were also #1 and #2 last year. However, the new portable N-Gage system from Nokia, designed to be a cross between cell phone and game system, isn't generating too much interest online so far.

2003 has seen a huge surge in searches for Bratz dolls, which you may remember as a Lycos 50 One to Watch from October 2002. The dolls are a multiracial collection of figures that advertise "funky fashion" and "stylin' attitude." Not to mention that they look like 14-year-olds with collagen injections. The Bratz rank below Barbie in search traffic, but given that many Barbie searches are coming from adult collectors, I think it is safe to assume that Bratz are the number one toy for girls in 2003.

The other big story of the year is the massive resurgence in toys from the 1980's. Many toy manufacturers have reintroduced 1980's toy lines, hoping to capitalize on the nostalgic memories of newer parents. This year marks the first time Care Bears have made the Lycos 50 top toys list, and they are 50 percent more popular than last year. Transformers have made the list in years past but they are currently twice as popular as in 2002. Although they did not make this year's list, My Little Pony is twice as popular as last year and Strawberry Shortcake dolls are four times as popular.

Though few of the searches specify toys, Spongebob Squarepants, Dora the Explorer and the characters of Finding Nemo seem to be the most popular licensed characters searched for this holiday season, along with the usual Japanese anime characters such as the Dragonball cast.

TOMORROW: Top computer and video games.