As an American, it is SO strange to see Christmas trees up and people walking around in shorts in a bright sun. The two just do not go together in my mind lol

A first responders day is never done. Good on them.

Absolutely fantastic, thank you so much for everything that you and your family have sacrificed and enjoyed as a family this year. Really enjoyed seeing your family join you too. Been a pleasure riding this year with you!! Here’s too 2024!!!!! Do we get a New Year’s Eve special edition??? Take care everyone.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

I’ll post my best of the year video on New Year’s Eve perhaps

Kym, what an amazing life you lead. Traveling the world with F1, then coming home to beautiful home in a beautiful part of the world! Happy holidays!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I am originnally from Perth and still have family their. Every 3/4 years we go back to visit for christmas. This video made me feel like I was back in Australia for christmas ❤

The Green flash denotes a soul coming back - as Master Gibbs once said

I live in South Africa and it's exactly the same!

These videos probably don’t get you as much views as the F1 ones, but this is great! Really enjoy your content Kym, Merry Christmas 🎉

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

And interest in KZread dies off around Christmas

Good lord look at that house. You are truly one of the most elite photographers in the world

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Never stopping work sees to that.

Appreciate the video seems strange for a northern Swede to not have snow on Christmas and spend time on a beach 😂 with that being said I would not mind the heat as we have -28c this morning !brrrrrr

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

You can have that all on your own

Happy holidays Kym!

5:36 You did it right Kym... now when the head goes away and you drink it you won't be gassy, burpy, and you can drink more WHILE FEELING BETTER !

Both of those LEGO sets are long, fun builds!

Boxing Day test was in fact played in Adelaide in 1967, 1972, and 1976.....not ALWAYS in Melbourne, that has been the case though since 1980.

@KymIllman

5 ай бұрын

Good to know!

Kym, thanks for sharing your holiday video; Christmas is my favorite holiday. You are blessed with a beautiful family. I just ordered a signed print from you. You should see something being shipped to El Paso, Texas. I will be in Mexico this year. I hope you will have a meet and greet this year.

@KymIllman

5 ай бұрын

I always do a meet and greet in Mexico, look forward to catching up with you then and thanks for your order

Oh wow, that's your house in Lancelin 🤯 Every time we holiday in Lancelin, I say to the misses, best looking house in town 😂

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It’s very comfortable

Thank you, Kym! Very enlightening & educational!

That looks amazing, I'd love to spend a Christmas in Australia! Cheers from USA

@KymIllman

5 ай бұрын

It is a great time!

Awesome, cheers!

Congrats for the 300K.

Thank you Kym for sharing your Christmas with us ..

Aussie christmas' are awesome I have family just outside Perth WA and we spent many Christmas' in the sun away from rain soaked UK beach barbie and. We'll that's about all you need really

Loved learning about Aussie Christmas, also kudos to your family for being volunteers, especially during the holiday! ❤

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

They give a lot of their time.

All the best to you and your family Kym.Keep the videos coming until you start F1.Greetings from South Africa.

Pretty much the same in South Africa! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for all the fantastic videos and insights this year. I used to work on the F1 circuit and love seeing your perspective. All the best for 2024!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Merry xmas,your videos are alaways a joy to watch 😊

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Kym.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

Thanks for all the content this year Kym! Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It’s my pleasure, Grace

Beautiful home Kym! Merry Christmas!🎄🎁

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Crying in eastern Australia where we had a cold and rainy Christmas

This is really similar to a south african Christmas ❤. Hope you had an amazing time

I have never tasted beer! Merry Christmas from Washington DC! While we lived in Scotland, my husband enjoyed a lot of Guinness. I am so glad I found you-love the videos during F1!!-from hotels and airports to the races!! Hope to see you in person in 2024!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

If you do, make sure to say hi

Excellent video. Glad I found this channel earlier this year. Very entertaining, different outlook from most videographers.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for sharing another slice of your family life with us. Happy new year to you.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

Thank you for sharing your life with us. Love your variety of videos. Never stale. I appreciate you and your family. I know there is a lot of sacrifice. Have a Happy New Year

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Merry Aussie Christmas to you and yours. (I got one of your prints as a present, so I’m right chuffed!). Love the volunteer commitment from Tonya and the rest of the family.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

I’m thrilled to hear that. Thanks a bunch

Merry Christmas to you, you're Family and all the F1 Family as well. Looking forward to next season.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year Kym and the fam... Hope u r enjoying the off season

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Illman family.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Melbourne man.

Thankyou for your service Tonya!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

She’s a gem huh.

Merry Christmas! I miss WA!

it was a lovely video Kym, you live a wonderful life

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks for 2023 Kym and Team! Look forward to 2024! Happy New Year!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

Kym, this was a lovely video and thank you for sharing your holiday. You have a beautiful family, I know you’re proud. You’re a true gentleman and family man. It’s what I respect the most about you. Happy New Year! 🎊🎈 🥂

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I served a leg of lamb from Australia at Christmas dinner this year! At Costco in Minnesota it was approximately $24 for 5 pounds. I cooked it in the stove, not on the grill; it was warm and rainy this year, not snowy! Still not warm enough for the beach though!

Absolutely amazing............... and Merry Christmas from South Carolina.😎

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

What a beautiful house! It must cost a fortune to have a this great house. love to see more vlogs about the restaurants around the F1 cities,maybe one day I can go to a F1 GP and have a tour of Kym recommends.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

More to come!

Merry Xmas Kym and family looking forward to 2024 F1 season. You must be so proud volunteering family.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

They’re solid gold huh!

Celebrating Christmas and New Year's Eve during summer is the absolute best! I know how it is, being from the Southern Hemisphere myself. Merry Christmas, Kym!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Have spent numerous Christmases in the snow in the past and it is a novelty for us.

Beautiful house in a beautiful location! Happy Christmas and thanks for showing us your Aussie version! Cheers!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

thank you for your all fantastic movies and I wish you an happy new year

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed them. And happy New Year to you.

Beautiful. I have learned some more things about Australia.Thanks Kym

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it

All the very best for 2024👍

A very similar Christmas down in Busso' Kym, 👍 A Merry Christmas to you & your family, & looking forward to the next coverage of the Bahrainian GP in Feb, Great work.👍👍👍

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Bahrain Testing first though.

Thank you for sharing your Christmas. God Bless

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you too

Kym and family, have a wonderful Christmas Summer time.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Bree's idea of using a glass in the middle of the pav is a master-stroke!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It worked well, yes

Been to Lancelin a few times, amazing place especially during the summer time!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It’s bloody Windy in January though.

A Christmas picnic cracks me up, fantastic!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

merry christmas mr Illman 🍻

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

And back at you

Happy New Year Kym!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

Merry Christmas Kym and Happy New Year 2024 for you and for your family. You are the owner of my favorite channel and huuuuuuge hug from Colombia.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Gracias!!

Cool. My family gave me the Lego McLaren F1 last Xmas. If you like fussy details (as a photographer, you probably do) you'll enjoy it. This year, they gave me the Lego Land Rover Defender.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It certainly is a good way to kill a number of hours

04:37 🤣 Merry Christmas, Illmans!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

He eats no sauce.

To the Illman clan: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada! 🍁🍁

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

Merry christmas from South of river Canning Vale

Doing what you did for Formula One now for Australia. Many thanks Kym, no one does it like you do!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for that vote of confidence

Happy New Year from Cairns

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

When will the Kym Illman memoir come out? I want to read what this legend did in his younger days!!!!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Not sure there would be that much interest in that

Kym, I have the same Lego McLaren. I had my neighbors 9 year old do it! It would’ve taken me days! He did it in a weekend

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

I’m a few hours away from completing it.

Seen the Green Flash when in Acapulco..🥳🥳🥳🥳

I also worked on Xmas day, Engineering at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Me and the boys cooked up a pretty good lunch for ourselves. All the best for the New Year to the Illman family & to everyone around the world for a happy & safe one.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

That is a nice hospital

Merry Xmas and have a Happy New Year

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

And back at you

My son got me the same best of 2023 book also LOL he, as myself is an avid follower.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thanks to your son Malcolm.

Lovely video kym especially if it's family oriented 🎉cheers gowra

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

Σας εύχομαι να είστε καλά και να περνάτε έτσι υπέροχα πάντα.Χρονια πολλά

Belated Merry Christmas to you and your family, have a wonderful and prosperous 2024! 🇺🇸

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Same to you!

We do Christmas Crackers as well.🇨🇦...may be our family with British background...

Looks like you had a good Christmas, and are enjoying the break of the F1 Offseason... Just to add to the Christmas Crackers, In the UK they are common, fairly normal to see them around Christmas, sometimes even at New Years' celebrations as well.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

So It just must be America that doesn’t have them

@elainel3058

6 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman we have Christmas Crackers in Canada. Maybe it has to do with our British Commonwealth roots. Thanks for another interesting video! Happy New Year!

Merry Xmas to you and your family, England has had bon bons for ever !!!

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

That must be where we got it from then

Bonjour from Montreal 😊

As nothern hemisphere person it's kinda wild to see xmass in summer setting hehe

Very nice Kym.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Terry

Isn’t the photo in the room where you’re watching the cricket the island off shore from Lancelin? I remember it from when my grandparents lived in Lancelin

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

It certainly is. It’s a seven picture panorama stitch.

❤

There’s two hairstyles in Lancelin. Morning and afternoon

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Yep. Savage sea breezes.

Green flash is sunlight shining through the ocean you can see it due to the curvature of the Earth. Hope that helps someone

Your son when he was walking out to his car sounds just like you.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

He’s scared how similar we are.

Watchung from New Zealand where its cold and wet 😂

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Come on guys. Get with the program.

Merry Christmas from Las Vegas. I picked up a bottle of Amarula from Total Wine today.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Las Vegas Jack

From batleuar masai Mara to Australia good job kym.. Miss you sir

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Cheers my friend

@user-vd4ln8oc4g

6 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman looking forward to see you a gain in maasai Mara 🥳

Merry Merry Christmas from MONTANA 🎄

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Have you got much snow there?

That's amazing that your Mrs. is an ambulance driver. My only concern is how fast the ambulance would arrive for emergencies if the staff are at their homes and have to go pick up the ambulance from the ambulance station, I'm assuming. A small town probably can't provide immediate service like big cities, so is this setup still considered to be worthwhile for saving people? Here in Texas we have some cities with volunteer fire fighting departments, but I think they wait out their shifts at the station to go out quickly on call.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

She’s a first responder. And they arrive quicker at local jobs than paid crew in the city. There are no paid staff in Lancelin or surrounding towns. It’s vollies or nothing.

Looks like a fair dinkum Aussie Xmas to me, a real ripper! (Not even sure I said that right.) Nothing like celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus by eating good food with family and sitting on the sofa watching the telly. You are truly blessed to have great family, friends and location to enjoy it all! Now what's your plans for a blow out New Year's?! Any chance you'll see Danny R or his family these days in Perth too?

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Saw on Insta he was in town shopping just prior to Xmas. Imagine he’s holed up on his farm now.

I lived in Sydney during the 90s The weather was mostly rainy from memory on Xmas week. I could never get used to the reversal of seasons from the Northern Hemisphere....

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

And drama at the airport.

@MrSeebsy

6 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman Please do a review on the QF SYD-Auckland-JFK Dreamliner route, if it fits your plans!

@MrSeebsy

6 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman PS Kingsford smith doesn't have a Cat3a auto land approach & the childish 11PM curfew is ridiculous. I've lived in US last 21 yrs.

Really jealous of your warm weather, tired of the rain in northern Europe.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome to join us at any stage in our country

We have Christmas Crackers (you called them Bon Bons?) in Canada too. Great video.

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

British tradition.

@mitchhifi9192

5 ай бұрын

They're also called that in Australia. My friend just said, his family call them Christmas crackers to the smaller kids 2-4 so they understand that they're supposed to pop and make a noise.

I remember the first time learning about Christmas around the world especially in hot climates (or "reverse climates"). It was so strange to think of people in swimsuits on Christmas day because that's basically unheard of here in the winter in the US. The more you know, a?

@KymIllman

6 ай бұрын

Lancelin is also very windy in summer. It is a great place for windsurfing and Kitesurfing

Bush Chook...I'm thinking at least a bucket hat around the pits during 2024...