Christmas survey

[Toot Sweet]

This is a fun survey! Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on tree, colored on house
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Enchiladas!
7. Favorite holiday memory? Getting both a new bike AND a playhouse on Christmas morning. Holy COW!!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was 10, I overheard my mom talking about it with someone.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, the kids set their slippers out in front of their bedroom door the night before Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Eve morning, they discover that the elf brought them a gift!
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? All Disney ornaments, TinkerBell tree topper, Tink tree skirt!
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? I have never lived in snow, but this year we moved to a place that does snow. We haven't had any so far though...
12. Can you ice skate? No!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a trampoline!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Rice Krispie Treats with red and green M&Ms.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Putting out the baby Jesus (in the Nativity) on Christmas morning after we read the Christmas story.
17. What tops your tree? TinkerBell
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both...anyone who says only giving isn't honest
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? o holy night
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! I especially love to put them in my hot chocolate!

 

[ashjohnson80]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Sits them under the tree
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. all
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NOpe
5. When do you put your decorations up? Around Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? sausage balls
7. Favorite holiday memory? Getting a Dalmation puppy. She was such a good dog...
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? What do you mean the "truth" about Santa Claus??????
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? A gift? We open all gifts on Christmas eve, and then Santana comes and gives us more.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? I have three trees and I decorate them all differently, one is all gold, one is all hot pink bright blue and bright green and one is a lot of hallmark and disney/special ornaments
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it, but hardly ever see it
12. Can you ice skate? Yes
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I'm still going with the Dalmation
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family. I agree.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Cheesecake
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas morning breakfast
17. What tops your tree? Angel, star, star
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both...anyone who says only giving isn't honest
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Heavy Metal Christmas
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum!!!!

 

[Liberty Belle]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate I guess, but I'd prefer a cranberry juice cocktail.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He sits it unwrapped in front of the fireplace (he only brings one big gift to our house)
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. I like both. We have white this year.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes
5. When do you put your decorations up? End of November, beginning of December.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Breakfast casserole.
7. Favorite holiday memory? Not sure.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I don't know. I just gradually found out, I guess.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? The kids each get to open one gift and it's always new pajamas and a book.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Various ornaments we've collected over the years.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it. Hate to drive in it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but I haven't in years.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? When I was a child it was a Barbie Airplane (she was the stewardess). As an adult it was a diamond and pearl ring from my dh.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Making it special for my kids.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? divinity and peanut butter balls
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Reading to the kids from the Bible and T'was the Night Before Christmas
17. What tops your tree? An angel
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? Giving. Sometimes I like to receive, but I'd much, much, much rather give.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? They're ok.

 

[ADisneygirl]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!

3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on tree, a mix on house

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes -- the whole shabang.

7. Favorite holiday memory? getting a puppy when I was 12

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was about 4-5 and I heard noises in the l.r. Looked out to see my Mom setting up a beautiful miniature grand piano. Next morning it said it was from Santa.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, one after Midnight Mass.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Mostly all Hallmark ornaments.

11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it and MISS it terribly.

12. Can you ice skate? Yes!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a puppy

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Chocolate marshmallow santas and Venetian cookies.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Decorating the house together, and on Christmas Eve - dinner out and then Midnight Mass with the whole family.

17. What tops your tree? an angel

18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both, but giving makes me smile bigger.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Songs? Silent Night, Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Frosty

20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? I think they look cute but I don't really eat them.

 

[Evil Genius]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Egg Nog
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. white on both
4. Do you hang mistletoe? yes
5. When do you put your decorations up? 2 weeks before Christmas
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Ham
7. Favorite holiday memory?My first Christmas w/dh he gave me diamond earrings that he had put on a stuffed animal. I thought he was being a cheap skate by just giving me a doll.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? Truth what truth?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes,
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Disney ornaments from DW and a Mickey Mouse tree skirt
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? DREAD!!!
12. Can you ice skate? No!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Last year's Christmas gift to DW
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being able to relax
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Egg Nog
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? DH and I going to see a movie either Christmas Eve or Christmas day.
17. What tops your tree? A glass topper from the 1950's
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? The Christmas Song
20. Candy canes! Yum

 

[PrincessTiff]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. Colored
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
5. When do you put your decorations up? The weekend after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? The Desserts!
7. Favorite holiday memory? It's hard to pick just one
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was 10, I just started to question it
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? All traditional colors (green, blue and red) garland, ornaments, lights, etc.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Snow in Texas?!?! HAHA!
12. Can you ice skate? Yes
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a TV
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with loved ones
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Fudge
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Baking
17. What tops your tree? a star
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Christmas Tree
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

 

[MrsKreamer]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Does the Egg Nog have 'spirts'? If yes than Egg Nog, if not then Hot chocholate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Haven't decided yet...
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on the tree, haven't done the house yet.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Toss up between turkey and sweet potatoes smothered in brown sugar and marshmallows, oh and then there are the pies...dang now I am hungry!
7. Favorite holiday memory? Santa bringing my very first Nintendo, I was seven and had just discovered Mario Bros in the arcade. I had that nintendo for almost a decade!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was 8 or so and I had noticed that Santa had used the same wrapping paper as my Dad and SM. My SM still teases me about that!
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, usually because I spent Christmas eve with one parent and Christmas day with the other. My Dh's family (as the kids got to their teens) got tired of getting up early to open gifts, so just decided to do it Christmas Eve.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Last year, since we were displaced with none of our stuff, we bought all Disney ornaments(with a 40% Castmember discount ). This year I put on a few Disney, and Kurt jr and I have made the rest out of construction paper. We all got an ornament from Dh's Christmas party with our names on them. We don't have a topper.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? It snowed here twice in my lifetime. Once when I was seven, same year I got the nintendo , and then again 2 years ago ON CHRISTMAS!!!! Way cool!!!
12. Can you ice skate? No!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Have to go back to that Nintendo!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being HOME!!!
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Pecan Pie
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to Celebration in the Oaks.
17. What tops your tree? Nothing.
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? I have come to realize that Christmas for me is about my children. I am really excited to it through their eyes.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? The Twelve Days After Christmas and The 12 Yats of Christmas(local song)
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yummy, I usually hang them on the tree, but my 2 y/o knows what candy is!

 

[alanapapa]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps of course.
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. Colored on tree, nothing on on house...yet.(Actually, they did come dowm last year and don't work)
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Varies each year, in process now
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Hard to pick
7. Favorite holiday memory? First year with DW as couple, going to my parents after beign with her DM
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? What do you mean?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No, the DD's want to though
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Mixture of ornaments collected, made, or given. Some special, some silly.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it, I grew up in SoCal and 85 or 90 degrees on Xmas is no fun.
12. Can you ice skate? I have, but not well
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a car (my b-day is New Years and this was a combo gift)!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Something/anything chocolate.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Cinamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning.
17. What tops your tree? Winnie the Pooh, of course
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both...though I love to wrap gifts.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? The First NOEL, I sang this in choir in grade school (private school)
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! __________________

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

This is a fun survey! Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Leaves them unwrapped.
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on tree. none on house
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? 1st weekend in Dec.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Mashed Potatoes
7. Favorite holiday memory? Have to many to remember.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? My mom sat my brother and me down and told us.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, but just one!
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lights, tinsel, and ornaments with a plain red tree skirt.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Dread it, luckily it doesn't snow where I live.
12. Can you ice skate? Sorta
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Diamond butterfly earrings the first Christmas I spent with my now Husband.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Holiday cookies or fudge.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Making cookies and decorating.
17. What tops your tree? A silver star
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Grandma got run over by a reindeer and Sleigh Ride
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck!

 

[4cruisin]

This is a fun survey! Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on tree, colored on house
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Enchiladas!
7. Favorite holiday memory? Getting both a new bike AND a playhouse on Christmas morning. Holy COW!!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was 10, I overheard my mom talking about it with someone.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, the kids set their slippers out in front of their bedroom door the night before Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Eve morning, they discover that the elf brought them a gift!
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? All Disney ornaments, TinkerBell tree topper, Tink tree skirt!
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? I have never lived in snow, but this year we moved to a place that does snow. We haven't had any so far though...
12. Can you ice skate? No!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a trampoline!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Rice Krispie Treats with red and green M&Ms.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Putting out the baby Jesus (in the Nativity) on Christmas morning after we read the Christmas story.
17. What tops your tree? TinkerBell
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both...anyone who says only giving isn't honest
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? o holy night
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! I especially love to put them in my hot chocolate!

1. Hot Chocolate
2. Big present(s) unwrapped. Smaller presents wrapped
3. Colored on tree. White outside
4. No mistletoe (kitty in the house)
5. Thanksgiving weekend usually
6. Chicken parm
7. Too many to list.
8. I was 8 and my dad passed away 1 week before Christmas. I realized there was no Santa at that point.
9. Nope. Christmas morning.
10. Use ornaments passed down from nana and my mom plus what I've acquired through the years.
11. Having a white Christmas is ok but just as soon not have any snow now that I'm older.
12. Nope
13. Doll house I got when I was 5 or 6. I still have it.
14. Sharing memories and spending time with family and loved ones.
15. Anything chocolate.
16. My family and friends Christmas party that dh and I throw every year.
17. An angel on the livingroom tree and a star on the family room tree.
18. Both but giving is really better. I enjoy it when a gift I give is a hit.
19. White Christmas, of course.
20. Not very fond of them.

 

[mickeyfan2]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. Colored on tree, colored on house
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Just after Halloween.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? No favorite
7. Favorite holiday memory? Going to Grandmas house
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? When I was 8 I started to question the whole thing. When I was 9 I asked Why did anta wrap in our paper. I know there is not santa. I was told not to tell my 8 year old brother. He believe for a few more years.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, but I have to pull out DH's teeth to get a gift.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? We have many trees. Some are only Disney, others only Hallmark (but not Disney Hallmark) and others are random.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love the first snow fall, then I am done.
12. Can you ice skate? I did as a kid.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nope
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Presents.... just kidding. Getting together with my Aunt and cousins and being off from work.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Reese's Peanut Butter Trees
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Watching all the Christmas shows and listening to Christmas music.
17. What tops your tree? Angels, Pooh, Bear.
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? I prefer to give, but receiving is fun too. We need to be receivers too for there to be givers.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I love so many I cannot pick just one.
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck

 

[binny]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? no wrap just under the tree with a tag
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. colored lights everywhere

4. Do you hang mistletoe? no
5. When do you put your decorations up? whenever I get the chance
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? I like them all
7. Favorite holiday memory? tree shopping with my dad. It was our job to find the perfect tree every year. We would go to every lot in town and usually went back and got the first tree we looked at. I didnt care. It is something I still cherish to this day.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? What truth???

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? NO NO NO! ( this is a sore spot between DH and I) Santas helper comes while the kids are in the bath and brings them new jammies, slippers, and a new book. That way they are ready for pictures in the morning and they have something to do on Christmas eve
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Heritage tree. Ornaments from our lives.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it as long as I dont have to drive in it
12. Can you ice skate? Yes.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? yes, a little wooden apple that opens up and a little worm pops out that holds a sign that syas " I love you mom" It was my frist gift that DS picked out all by himself.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Apple pie
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Singing happy Birthday to Jesus after dinner.
17. What tops your tree? an Angel on the main tree
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? My grown up Christmas list20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! I especially love to put them in my hot chocolate! ( me too, or coffee)

 

[MissBubbles]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? no
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White on tree - no house lights
4. Do you hang mistletoe? no
5. When do you put your decorations up? Friday after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? What isn't? - LOL
7. Favorite holiday memory? getting a Barbie playhouse
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? Not really sure
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? All of them - too old for Santa anymore
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Disney ornaments, Pooh tree topper and Disney skirt
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it, love it, love it - especially on Christmas
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but I can't use the toe pick (I just hit the wall!).
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Barbie playhouse
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family and friends
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Cookies, pumpkin pie, hot chocolate
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Decorating the tree
17. What tops your tree? Winnie the Pooh
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? Giving and hoping to get something really good!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night (religious) - All I Want for Christmas is You (secular)
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Love these especially the Tootsie Roll Peppermint pops
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[TLHB70]

This is a fun survey! Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights? White
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? no set time, just whenever I can. It is usually the first week or so in December
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? in my family, being from South Louisiana, GUMBO!!!!!!!!!!
7. Favorite holiday memory? going to my grandmother's house on Christmas Eve each year
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I don't remember. Can you believe that?!?!?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? no
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? ornaments from all years
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? love it!!!
12. Can you ice skate? yes, but not well
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? an ornament with a cross-stitching picture inside that said "I love you." DH (boyfriend at the time) made it himself for our first Christmas together (dating)
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? celebrating Jesus's birth with my family
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? fudge
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? My two daughters and I make a birthday cake for Jesus each year.
17. What tops your tree? an angel
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? both19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I have a few that I consider my favorites: Breath of Heaven, Mary Did You Know, What Child is This?, and O Holy Night
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? yuck

 

[minnieandme]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? both
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? I wrap them
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White light on the tree, colored lights outside
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Around the second weekend in Dec.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Don't really have one
7. Favorite holiday memory? When I got Coleco Vision
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I was around 7 or 8. I asked my mom how did Santa bring us our gifts if we lived in an apt. She said he knocks on the door, she asks who it is, he says Santa, and she opens it up. I thought that was a lie because if she told us not to open the door for strangers, she surely opened it for one.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? no
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? garland, ornaments, lights
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? love to look at, hate being in it.
12. Can you ice skate? No!
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Coleco Vision
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? cheesecake, red velvet cake
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? We always play Christmas music as we're decorating the tree.
17. What tops your tree? Nothing right now, but it's suppose to be an angel. She just won't sit still.
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? giving
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Silent night
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! They're ok
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[deekaypee]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No presents at our family gathering
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. Colored lights at ILs' home, none on our (rented) holiday house.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, but I'd like to.
5. When do you put your decorations up? Family puts them up after Thanksgiving/early December
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Vegetable lasagna
7. Favorite holiday memory? Surprise Christmas trip to DL!
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? Why, what kind of secret is he keeping?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? When we did gifts with my ILs family, they were all opened on Christmas Eve. It was a round-robin kind of event that took hours.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? ILs decorate theirs; we don't have one.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? I live in Fargo, so I like snow....it's the wind that I curse.
12. Can you ice skate? My parents tell me I can, but I don't remember ever skating.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? No...but I'm really forgetful. I do remember years of footie pajamas, though.
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Seeing my DH happy to be with his family
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Only one?? Pumpkin pie.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Jigsaw puzzles.
17. What tops your tree? We don't have a tree....a star for my ILs' tree and an angel for my parents'.
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? We don't give/receive gifts at the holiday get-togethers anymore...too much stress. I do send gifts to my parents because I don't see them, though. I prefer giving to them.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or "White Christmas" I also like the "Heatmiser/Snowmiser" song.
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum but not Yum-o!

 

[Fishbone†]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate!!! I love it with a shot of Peppermint Schnapps
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. White lights
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes
5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Perogies
7. Favorite holiday memory? Last year when DH2B and I announced our engagement
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? Santa Claus has always been make believe... it was just a fun story/Christmas tradition. Never real.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes - we celebrated our family Christmas on Christmas Eve and did the big extended family thing on Christmas day
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Every ornament has a story - it was either made by someone, or came from a place we visited.
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it. Hate to drive in it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but I haven't in years.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, a hunting knife from my brother when I was 12
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Getting together with family.... and my nieces and nephews opening presents. I love their excitement.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Peanut butter balls
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? The kids always put on a family pageant.
17. What tops your tree? A fish
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? Giving.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Let There be Peace on Earth
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? They're ok.

 

[PixiePop]

Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them!
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. Colored on tree and colored and white outside
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Can't think of one
7. Favorite holiday memory? Getting my bike
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? What is the truth about Santa?
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, we let DS open a gift from one of my aunts....I used to do it when growing up too (same aunt)
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? various ornaments, lights, garland and home made ornaments from DS
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it?Dread it
12. Can you ice skate? Used to
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Chrissy doll
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being together with family.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Mexican wedding cookies
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Reading Twas the Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve and driving around looking at decorations
17. What tops your tree? Star
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? I really like giving more...I like receiving if I feel the person has put thought in the gift- I don't care about price- and that's honest.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire

20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! __________________

 

[DisneyCP2002]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Puts them under the tree
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. colored lights
4. Do you hang mistletoe? NO
5. When do you put your decorations up? when I have time
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Ham
7. Favorite holiday memory? Finding my new bicycle waiting outside
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I still technically believe in him, but I was about 8 when I finally figured it out.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? On my mom's side we open all our presents on christmas eve save the one's from santa.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Handmade & store bought ornaments
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? I love it but I hate to drive in it
12. Can you ice skate? yes
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? A new computer
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family & friends and remembering the true meaning of Christmas.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Dream Bars
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to the Christmas Eve service at church
17. What tops your tree? Star
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? I love to do both.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? The Christmas Shoes
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum! Espically the flavored ones.

 

[thewishfire]

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? I really like both, it's a tough choice
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Unwrapped under the tree
3. Colored lights on tree/ house or white lights. None on the house this year, but blue on the tree
4. Do you hang mistletoe? nope
5. When do you put your decorations up? usually three weeks before Christmas
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Manacotti
7. Favorite holiday memory? Lots of presents from Santa
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa Claus? I figured it out myself, probably between the ages of 7-9
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Never!! The only gifts I open early are with people I won't see on Christmas.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lights, and various ornaments.. some Disney of course. We also have Pooh and friends under our tree
11. Snow! Love it, or dread it? Love it but my car doesn't
12. Can you ice skate? nope
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? a computer probably
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Coffee bars <3333
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Making our Christmas cookies a few days before. It makes it really feel like Christmas is coming.
17. What tops your tree? Nothing
18. Which do you prefer - giving or receiving? I love both. I get very excited when I give though.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? All of them!
20. Candy canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum!