Lynda & Jools - Their Christmas Gift To Kiwis
New Zealand Woman's Weekly|December 9 2019
It’s Set To Be A Topp-notch Festive Season
Kelly Bertrand
Lynda & Jools - Their Christmas Gift To Kiwis

The Topp Twins have a special Christmas present for the nation’s mums and dads: a few minutes of peace and quiet!

Well, that’s the aim anyway, as Dames Jools and Lynda get set to grace our screens once again alongside a fellow slice of Kiwiana, the beloved Goodnight Kiwi of TV days past.

The twins are part of a bevy of New Zealand’s finest entertainers and broadcasters who have brought the little kiwi and his cute cat back to life with the new TVNZ OnDemand series Goodnight Kiwi, which features celebrities reading kids’ books to the nation’s children.

“We were honoured to be asked,” Lynda (61) tells the Weekly. “We remember the Goodnight Kiwi. We felt very grown up indeed when we were allowed to stay up to see it. It meant the end of the television transition – can you even imagine that now?”

“I hope we send some kids to sleep for some tired parents,” adds Jools with a laugh. “It’s our Christmas service for the country – you always need to help out when you can!”

Christmas is a special time for the Topp family, although this year will sadly be a little different from the farmyard festivities of the past. It will be the first time Lynda, Jools, their brother Bruce and mum Jean will be without their dad and husband Peter, who passed away three months ago.

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