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Christmas meme
Dec. 7th, 2005 08:27 amThanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
may_child:
1.What is your favorite Christmas carol/song?
I adore 'Sliver Bells' mainly cos I grew up near New York and Christmas time in the city is as amazing as they always make it out to be. I love John Denver's 'The Peace Carol' and 'The Carol of the Bells' is wonderful when sung by a choir! Good old 'Joy to the World' always gets me roused... Well, basically, I love them all!
2.White lights or multiciolored?
Multi.
3. Do you have a cut tree, live tree or an artificial tree?
Usually real, we started a new tradition this year when we found a nice artificial one half off on Black Friday. Nice 'un too, 6 1/2', light already on it...
4. Eggnog, mulled cider, or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate but I must admit I've taken a liking to the nog in recent years (erm, non-alcohol, thankee verruh much!).
5. Do you decorate your house with lights?
Yep.
6. Do you write a Christmas letter?
I send e-mails and e-cards, that's kind of the same thing isn't it?
7. Do you like receiving Christmas letters/photos?
Doesn't everyone?
8. What is your favorite Christmas story/movie?
"A Christmas Story," it just reminds me of the best parts of Christmas when you're young. "Scrooge" with Alistair Sim and "Scrooged" just for fun ;-)
9. Have you ever made a gingerbread house?
About the one thing I haven't done, or that my mom never did.
10. Poinsettias or holly?
Pointsettias. My mom thought I had eaten real mistletoe one year; she called the center for poison control and they helpfully told her that if I had, I'd be dead already!
11. Do you display a nativity scene?
Yes, the same one my parents got the first year of their marriage as a gift from my grandma. It's a little worse for wear now but that only adds to it, doesn't it?
12. Do you bake Christmas cookies?
No, not me but my mom used to be wicked good at it and I used to help.
13. Ham or turkey?
Turkey.
14. In what languages can you wish someone a Merry Christmas (without cheating)?
French, Spanish, Greek and German.
15. Do you know all the words to Jingle Bells?
Yes. And the 'Batman Smells' variation as well!
16. Do you put presents under the tree?
Not until Christmas Eve 'cos our dogs ate them last year about a week before the day!
17. How do you eat a candy cane?
Like a Tootsie pop: I start out sucking on it but then just start munching away!
18. What is your biggest holidays pet peeve?
Living nativities; dunno why, they just... bug me.
19. What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
Driving around to see all the light displays on Christmas Eve.
20. What was the best present you ever got for Christmas?
EVER?! Wow, um... Well, my sister, Ann, unbeknownst to me, wrote to me favorite living author, Lloyd Alexander, and he sent me a signed Christmas greeting which she gave to me in a book abou the women of Arthurian legends. That was pretty damned special! And Barbie's dream house, that was sweet!
Peace, Ghani
may_child:1.What is your favorite Christmas carol/song?
I adore 'Sliver Bells' mainly cos I grew up near New York and Christmas time in the city is as amazing as they always make it out to be. I love John Denver's 'The Peace Carol' and 'The Carol of the Bells' is wonderful when sung by a choir! Good old 'Joy to the World' always gets me roused... Well, basically, I love them all!
2.White lights or multiciolored?
Multi.
3. Do you have a cut tree, live tree or an artificial tree?
Usually real, we started a new tradition this year when we found a nice artificial one half off on Black Friday. Nice 'un too, 6 1/2', light already on it...
4. Eggnog, mulled cider, or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate but I must admit I've taken a liking to the nog in recent years (erm, non-alcohol, thankee verruh much!).
5. Do you decorate your house with lights?
Yep.
6. Do you write a Christmas letter?
I send e-mails and e-cards, that's kind of the same thing isn't it?
7. Do you like receiving Christmas letters/photos?
Doesn't everyone?
8. What is your favorite Christmas story/movie?
"A Christmas Story," it just reminds me of the best parts of Christmas when you're young. "Scrooge" with Alistair Sim and "Scrooged" just for fun ;-)
9. Have you ever made a gingerbread house?
About the one thing I haven't done, or that my mom never did.
10. Poinsettias or holly?
Pointsettias. My mom thought I had eaten real mistletoe one year; she called the center for poison control and they helpfully told her that if I had, I'd be dead already!
11. Do you display a nativity scene?
Yes, the same one my parents got the first year of their marriage as a gift from my grandma. It's a little worse for wear now but that only adds to it, doesn't it?
12. Do you bake Christmas cookies?
No, not me but my mom used to be wicked good at it and I used to help.
13. Ham or turkey?
Turkey.
14. In what languages can you wish someone a Merry Christmas (without cheating)?
French, Spanish, Greek and German.
15. Do you know all the words to Jingle Bells?
Yes. And the 'Batman Smells' variation as well!
16. Do you put presents under the tree?
Not until Christmas Eve 'cos our dogs ate them last year about a week before the day!
17. How do you eat a candy cane?
Like a Tootsie pop: I start out sucking on it but then just start munching away!
18. What is your biggest holidays pet peeve?
Living nativities; dunno why, they just... bug me.
19. What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
Driving around to see all the light displays on Christmas Eve.
20. What was the best present you ever got for Christmas?
EVER?! Wow, um... Well, my sister, Ann, unbeknownst to me, wrote to me favorite living author, Lloyd Alexander, and he sent me a signed Christmas greeting which she gave to me in a book abou the women of Arthurian legends. That was pretty damned special! And Barbie's dream house, that was sweet!
Peace, Ghani
