Christmas Survey

[christmasislove]

I thought this would be fun for people with time on their hands this summer who are already dreaming of Christmas like me!!

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards?
2. How soon do you start shopping?
3. Who do you shop for?
Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree?
5. If so, is it fake or real?
6. Do you like tinsel?
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments?
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house?
9. Do you put lights on the tree?
10. How about popcorn and cranberries?
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door?
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it?
13. Do you hang up your stocking?
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?"

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie
16. Character from any Christmas Movie
17. Christmas Song
18. Christmas Memory

This or That
19. Give or Receive?
20. Eggnog or Cider?
21. Red or Green?
22. Ham or Turkey?
23. Star or Angel?
24. White Lights or Colored Lights?
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year?
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year?
28. When do you open your gifts?
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten?
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten?
31. Who gives you the most gifts?
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa?
33. Do you like wrapping gifts?

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets?
35. Do you burn a yule log?
36. Can you name all the reindeer?
37. Do you bake cookies?
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?
40. Do you go caroling?
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to?
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas?

[christmasislove]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? No, but when I get married we sure will!!
2. How soon do you start shopping? Around Thanksgiving!
3. Who do you shop for? Family & My Fiance

Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree?Yes!
5. If so, is it fake or real? Real
6. Do you like tinsel? I do
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? Both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? Yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? Yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Yes! I love wreaths!
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? Yes
13. Do you hang up your stocking? Before Christmas eve
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" No, but I'd like to start that tradition when i have children of my own.

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Tie between National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation & A Christmas Carol
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark W. Griswold
17. Christmas Song Sleigh Ride & O Come O Come Emmanuel
18. Christmas Memory I have too many!

This or That
19. Give or Receive? Give
20. Eggnog or Cider? Cider
21. Red or Green? Red
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey
23. Star or Angel? Star
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? Both!
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Both!
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Nice!
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? I have no idea yet
28. When do you open your gifts? Most of them on Christmas Day!
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? I love too many
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? I can;t think of one!
31. Who gives you the most gifts? Santa of Course!
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? I love it!

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets?yes
35. Do you burn a yule log? No!
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen & Rudolph!
37. Do you bake cookies? Yes!
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? No
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Yes!!
40. Do you go caroling? I want to!
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Every year!
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Yes!
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes!
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family & my fiance
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? My grandparents, my brother & sister in laws, & my parents house
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? No, but I'm dreaming of one this year!
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? the Christmas spirit!
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes!:santa:
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas?

[SnowAngel]

Wow, that's a long but great survey. I will attempt it another time :)

[SilverBells]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes.
2. How soon do you start shopping? As early as possible.
3. Who do you shop for? Hubby and kids. And for my sister's family.
Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Yes.
5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake.
6. Do you like tinsel? Yes.
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? Storebought that look handmade.:elf1:
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? Lots.
9. Do you put lights on the tree? Lots.
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? Nope.
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Yes.
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? Yes.
13. Do you hang up your stocking? Yes.
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" Not always.

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie A Christmas Carol-The Polar Express.
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Scrooge.
17. Christmas Song Too many to list.
18. Christmas Memory Too many to list.

This or That
19. Give or Receive? Give.
20. Eggnog or Cider? Cider.
21. Red or Green? Green.
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey.
23. Star or Angel? Star.
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? White.
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Blinking.
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Extremely nice :elf1:
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Don't know.
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning.
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? Not sure.
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? A t-shirt with Moe
31. Who gives you the most gifts? Hubby :smitten:
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? No.
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? Love it.

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? Yes.
35. Do you burn a yule log? No.
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Yes.
37. Do you bake cookies? Yes.
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? No.
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? No.
40. Do you go caroling? When I was a kid.
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Oh yes.
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Every year.
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes.
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? My family.
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? At Home.
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? Yes.
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? The love that is on the air. Decorations, music.
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes.
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Yes.

[*Snowflake*]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? maybe month before
3. Who do you shop for? boyfriend, mum, dad,granny, grandpa
Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? yes
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? yes, but we don't put it on the tree
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? storebought but
they look like homemade
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? yes
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" no

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Polar Express
16. Character from any Christmas Movie don't know
17. Christmas Song Believe
18. Christmas Memory too many

This or That
19. Give or Receive? both
20. Eggnog or Cider? cider
21. Red or Green? red
22. Ham or Turkey? turkey
23. Star or Angel? star
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? both
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights both
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? nice
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? health and
happiness for my family and me

28. When do you open your gifts? on Christmas
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? can't remember
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? underware
31. Who gives you the most gifts? family and boyfriend
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? no
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? yes

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? yes
35. Do you burn a yule log? no
36. Can you name all the reindeer? no
37. Do you bake cookies? of course
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? no
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? no
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? yes
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? yes
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? yes
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? at home
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? no
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to?
everything, before Christmas and Christmas
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? no
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? no

this is cool idea, I enjoyed:santa1:

[ornamentmaven]

Before Christmas
1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? October
3. Who do you shop for? Husband, daughters, Mom, Mom -in-law, brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews

Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Yes two
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? Don't use anymore
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door?yes

Christmas Eve
12. Do you celebrate it? Oh yes!
13. Do you hang up your stocking? Hang them up in November
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?"Some years

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark Griswold
17. Christmas Song "I'll be Home for Christmas"
18. Christmas Memory My older daughter's first Christmas

This or That
19. Give or Receive? Give
20. Eggnog or Cider?Eggnog
21. Red or Green? Red
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey
23. Star or Angel? Angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? White on tree/Colored outside
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Still - hate blinking!
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Very nice

Presents
27. What do you want for Christmas this year? New camera
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? Handmade gifts from daughters
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? Multi-colored robe
31. Who gives you the most gifts? husband
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? yes
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? yes

Random
34. Do you put change in those red buckets? yes
35. Do you burn a yule log? some years
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Yes
37. Do you bake cookies? Yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Claus? No
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Yes
40. Do you go caroling? Some years. Used to go all the time when I was a Girl Scout leader
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Yes
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Yes
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? Usually at my house
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? Almost always
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? Our Christmas Eve buffet- it's a time to relax with all the family
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Yes

[Mistletoe]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? I keep my eyes open all year, but certain things I can't get until around the beginning of November, in case they need to be returned.
3. Who do you shop for? usually only the people I spend Christmas with, unless I see something perfect for someone.

Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Yes :home:
5. If so, is it fake or real? Real
6. Do you like tinsel? Yes
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? usually store-bought, but sometimes homemade.
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? Yes- on the bushes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? Yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no, but I'd like to put them outside for the birds.
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? no- evergreen swags

Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? Yes! It's my favorite part.
13. Do you hang up your stocking? They've been up all December.
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" My family doesn't, but I do.

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
16. Character from any Christmas Movie: That's hard. One of them is Scrooge's nephew- he's so jolly and good-natured.
17. Christmas Song: Right now, it's either The Most Wonderful Time of the Year or We Wish You the Merriest. I've recently downloaded It's a Wonderful Christmas by Michael W. Smith- and I would really like that one, if it didn't drag in the middle.
18. Christmas Memory: one of them- laying in bed with my head turned toward the window and my eyes closed (I was awake, but didn't want Santa to know), when I swear something red and glowing passed by the window (we were on the second floor). And I couldn't open my eyes to see, in case they passed us by! :rudolph:

This or That
19. Give or Receive? Both
20. Eggnog or Cider? Eggnog
21. Red or Green? Green, right now.
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey
23. Star or Angel? Star
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? Colored
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights? Blinking on the tree(I like to see the changing shadows on the ceiling) and solid outside
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? I get nicer every year, thank God.

Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Not sure yet.
28. When do you open your gifts? at 6am Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? it's too hard to narrow it down, but I've always loved glittery things.
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? something that on the surface looked like it was for me, but actually was feeding the ego of the giver and was insincere.
31. Who gives you the most gifts? Santa, of course!
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? not that I can remember.
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? I like to make each one beautiful and festive for the one unwrapping it.

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? no- I don't trust that the money is going where they say it is. And I'm mad they don't dress like Santa anymore!
35. Do you burn a yule log? No, but I'm dying to!
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Yes
37. Do you bake cookies? No- I'm trying to disassociate the holidays with sweets
38. Have you seen your mommy kissing Santa Claus? No- I think that might have scarred me. What about Mrs. Claus??
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Yes
40. Do you go caroling? Not since I was little, but I want to! :carols:
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? I look at the lights WHILE I'm driving (which isn't very safe), but I don't go somewhere specifically to see them.
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Of course!
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes, a few times.
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? in CT at the family home.
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? Yes, but it's been years! :sad elf:
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? the Christmas Spirit
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Yes- Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner

[xmas365]

I thought this would be fun for people with time on their hands this summer who are already dreaming of Christmas like me!!

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? As soon as I find perfect gifts or great deals
3. Who do you shop for? immediate family
Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? yes 3 of them
5. If so, is it fake or real? all fake
6. Do you like tinsel? no
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? big family get together
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" yes

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie A Christmas story
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Grinch
17. Christmas Song O Holy Night
18. Christmas Memory My first Christmas as a father

This or That
19. Give or Receive? give
20. Eggnog or Cider? neither
21. Red or Green? green
22. Ham or Turkey? turkey
23. Star or Angel? both
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? both
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights both
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? nice
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Boston Bruins championship gear
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? die cast metal Voltron Xmas 1985
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? Burnt siena turtle neck
31. Who gives you the most gifts? my wife
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? yes
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? not really

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? yes
35. Do you burn a yule log? no
36. Can you name all the reindeer? yes
37. Do you bake cookies? yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Claus? no
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? no
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? yes
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? yes
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? yes when I was a kid
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? my family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? home, in laws, and grandparents
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? yes, I am from New England
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? the whole thing
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? yes

[Mistletoe]

What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? Multi-colored robe


lol Did you wear it and pretend to like it?

[ornamentmaven]

lol Did you wear it and pretend to like it?

No - I hate robes in general!

This survey was great.I hope those of you who haven't done it, will now!

[MinnesotaMike]

I still need to do it.

[wstaple]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? usually not until October
3. Who do you shop for? wife, daughters, parents, in-laws, sisters, other family members
Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? the week of Thanksgiving
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? like it, just don't use it; tinsel seems to be more for real trees
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? combination of both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no, too much work, but would be fun
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes
Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? yes
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" sometimes

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Vacation
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark Griswald
17. Christmas Song There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays - Perry Como
18. Christmas Memory too many to list!

This or That
19. Give or Receive? give
20. Eggnog or Cider? cider
21. Red or Green? green
22. Ham or Turkey? ham
23. Star or Angel? angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white on my wife's "formal" tree; colored on the bonus room "family" tree
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? both
Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? I'm not going to ask for a thing this year
28. When do you open your gifts? both Christmas Eve and Christmas morning; prefer Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? as a child, Billy Blastoff set; as an adult, n-scale train set
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? probably a pair of shoes my mom bought me when I was in college
31. Who gives you the most gifts? my wife
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? no
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? love it! I wrap 90% of everything under the tree every year.

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? every time I pass by one
35. Do you burn a yule log? no, never have
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? yes
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? yes
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? I used to, haven't in years
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? love it!
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? up until our daughters were in college
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? years and years ago!
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? family and friends
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? our home, family's homes, friends' homes
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? yes, but it doesn't happen often here
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? everything; the lights, the music, the food, the true Reason for Christmas
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? yes, but with 3 ladies in our house, it depends on whether or not everyone is having a good hair day that day.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? I try.
2. How soon do you start shopping? As soon as I see something someone would like.
3. Who do you shop for? My mother, the young grandchildren, the great-grandchildren, some of my friends.

Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? Usually three, maybe zero this year.
5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake.
6. Do you like tinsel? Yes, but I haven't used it in years.
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? I gave my homemade ones to my brother. Now I have storebought ones from Germany.
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? I used to.
9. Do you put lights on the tree? Absolutely!
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? Too much work.
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Always.

Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? Define "celebrate"
13. Do you hang up your stocking? For decoration only.
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" No, we never did.

Favorite

15. Christmas Movie Since You Went Away (Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Robert Walker, Hattie McDaniel, Monty Woolley)
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Hard to say
17. Christmas Song O Come All Ye Faithful and all the other old carols
18. Christmas Memory Driving through the neighborhood (on the way to church) and seeing luminarias everywhere

This or That

19. Give or Receive? Give!
20. Eggnog or Cider? Eggnog, but I love cold cider
21. Red or Green? Equal
22. Ham or Turkey? Neither --- Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
23. Star or Angel? Both!
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? White indoors
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights Still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Very Nice!

Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? Cards (no funny ones)
28. When do you open your gifts? When I was a child, on Christmas Eve; after I married, one or two on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? A camera when I was ten or eleven
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? No comment
31. Who gives you the most gifts? My mother, usually things she found at the Dollar Store
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes, that didn't work very well for most of us in the exchange
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? I used to LOVE it and bought every trim that Hallmark had!

Random Never mind --- I'm tired.

34. Do you put change in those red buckets?
35. Do you burn a yule log?
36. Can you name all the reindeer?
37. Do you bake cookies?
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause?
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe?
40. Do you go caroling?
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights?
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies?
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap?
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with?
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas?
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas?
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to?
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa?
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas?

[ornamentmaven]

I'm thinking of answering this survey again and then comparing my answers to last years!

[Mistletoe]

49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? yes, but with 3 ladies in our house, it depends on whether or not everyone is having a good hair day that day.

lol I'm not photogenic, so I would probably never show up in any of the photos if I actually had a say.

[ornamentmaven]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? yes
2. How soon do you start shopping? whenever I see the perfect gift
3. Who do you shop for? husband, 2 daughters, their boyfriends, mother, mother-in-law, grand-niece, my dog

Decorations

4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? of course - 3 or 4 or them
5. If so, is it fake or real? fake
6. Do you like tinsel? used to use it when I put up a real tree
7. Do you use homemade or store-bought ornaments? both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes pre-lit tree
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? no
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes

Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? yes - big time- lots of family and often frends for a big seafood buffet
13. Do you hang up your stocking? yes
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" always used to - when kids were small

Favorite
15. Christmas Movie Holiday Inn or The Family Stone
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Clark Griswold
17. Christmas Song I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby
18. Christmas Memory Babys' first Christmases

This or That
19. Give or Receive? give
20. Eggnog or Cider? eggnog
21. Red or Green? red
22. Ham or Turkey? turkey (But we usually have Roast Beef)
23. Star or Angel? angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white on the main tree and my daughter's gold tree, multi on my Madame Alexander tree, no lites on the Rudolph tree
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? very nice!

Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? A new pot and pan set
28. When do you open your gifts? generally in the morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? probably a video camera
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? clothes my Mom picks out
31. Who gives you the most gifts? hubby
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? yes - at work each year and I would do a secret Santa ornament exchange with my troop when I was a girl scout leader
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? love it! I used to be a real perfectionist and spent a fortune on wrap, bows and tags


Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? most times
35. Do you burn a yule log? often - but the smoke bothers me - asthma
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, and Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? yes lots of them
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Claus? hmmmmm.....
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? I used to take my girl scout troop every year
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? of course. There is one house in my town that covers everything in white lights AND also converts an entire front room into a Christmas display with probably 50 motionettes all lit up
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Every year!
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? many times
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? family and friends- brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, daughters, husband, Moms and any friend who needs a place to spend Christmas
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? usually at our house
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? every year but one as a child and about 50% of the time here in NYC suburbs
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? writing and receiving cards, baking cookies, shopping and wrapping, decorating and eating special treats
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? most of the time

Now I will post this and then compare it to the lst time I answered this survey!

[Mistletoe]

46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? every year but one as a child and about 50% of the time here in NYC suburbs

Where are you originally from?

[ornamentmaven]

Where are you originally from?

I was born in NYC (Queens) but moved to upstate NY - near Syracuse - when I was about 10 months old! I moved back downstate - Brooklyn - when I was 26. I only remember 1 Christmas, as a child, without ANY snow on the ground - when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I remember being absolutely amazed by the lack of snow. Bear in mind, the Syracuse, NY area is one of the snowiest places in the continental USA.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I was born in NYC (Queens) but moved to upstate NY - near Syracuse - when I was about 10 months old! I moved back downstate - Brooklyn - when I was 26. I only remember 1 Christmas, as a child, without ANY snow on the ground - when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I remember being absolutely amazed by the lack of snow. Bear in mind, the Syracuse, NY area is one of the snowiest places in the continental USA.


When I moved back to northern Indiana I was hoping for white Christmases. We've only had one or two. :elf2: We get lots of snow later in the winter. :elf2: http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/DiademRose/Snow/Let%20it%20snow%20tiny%20img_zps2qjtitz3.jpg (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/DiademRose/media/Snow/Let%20it%20snow%20tiny%20img_zps2qjtitz3.jpg.html)

[Mistletoe]

Bear in mind, the Syracuse, NY area is one of the snowiest places in the continental USA.

Do you miss all the snow from up there?

[Mistletoe]

When I moved back to northern Indiana I was hoping for white Christmases. We've only had one or two. :elf2: We get lots of snow later in the winter. :elf2: http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/DiademRose/Snow/Let%20it%20snow%20tiny%20img_zps2qjtitz3.jpg (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/DiademRose/media/Snow/Let%20it%20snow%20tiny%20img_zps2qjtitz3.jpg.html)


Did it used to snow a lot more there for Christmas? I remember much more snow when I was a kid. We pretty much get all our snow late in the season, too- after all the pretty lights are down and everyone is ready for Spring.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I was born in NYC (Queens) but moved to upstate NY - near Syracuse - when I was about 10 months old! I moved back downstate - Brooklyn - when I was 26. I only remember 1 Christmas, as a child, without ANY snow on the ground - when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I remember being absolutely amazed by the lack of snow. Bear in mind, the Syracuse, NY area is one of the snowiest places in the continental USA.


That reminds me that the first Christmas after we were married we spent in Rochester, New York, with my husband's brother Dave and his family. The icicles on that old house were HUGE! Back at home, I had put a small honeycomb paper Christmas tree in the living room. :elf1:

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Did it used to snow a lot more there for Christmas? I remember much more snow when I was a kid. We pretty much get all our snow late in the season, too- after all the pretty lights are down and everyone is ready for Spring.

We left Indiana when I was two and I didn't come back until 1988, so I don't know.

[ornamentmaven]

Do you miss all the snow from up there?

No - we've been getting so much here lately in NYC suburbs! Just not until January, for the most part!

[ornamentmaven]

That reminds me that the first Christmas after we were married we spent in Rochester, New York, with my husband's brother Dave and his family. The icicles on that old house were HUGE! Back at home, I had put a small honeycomb paper Christmas tree in the living room. :elf1:

Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse are SNOW CAPITALS!!! They get big snowstorms AND all that Lake Effect snow off the Great Lakes. You have to be very hardy to live there! Generally Syracuse is said to be the snowiest large city in the continental US with over 120" of snow each year!.

[Merry Christmas Darling]

Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse are SNOW CAPITALS!!! They get big snowstorms AND all that Lake Effect snow off the Great Lakes. You have to be very hardy to live there! Generally Syracuse is said to be the snowiest large city in the continental US with over 120" of snow each year!.

South Bend gets more snow than we do and so does Elkhart. We're a little bit further away from the lake effect snow (Lake Michigan).

[chocolatechip1979]

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Yes, always
2. How soon do you start shopping? I shop for everyone all year long
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? YES
5. If so, is it fake or real? 3 fake
6. Do you like tinsel? No way
7. Do you use homeade or storebought ornaments? Both
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? Yes
9. Do you put lights on the tree? yes
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? No
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? yes and also our back gate

Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? yes
13. Do you hang up your stocking? we sure do
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" yes and like 20 other holiday books

Favorite

15. Christmas Movie A Christmas Story
16. Character from any Christmas Movie Uncle Eddie
17. Christmas Song It's beginning to look look Christmas
18. Christmas Memory My dad being Santa's helper

This or That

19. Give or Receive? Give
20. Eggnog or Cider? eggnog
21. Red or Green? Red
22. Ham or Turkey? Ham
23. Star or Angel? Star
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? white lights
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights still
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? I was in the middle

Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? A happy healthy family
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? my daughter 3 days after Christmas
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? no gift is bad
31. Who gives you the most gifts? myself
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? but of course
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? yes. it's very therapeutic

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? No
35. Do you burn a yule log? No
36. Can you name all the reindeer? half
37. Do you bake cookies? all year long
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? yes
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? yes
40. Do you go caroling? I wish we did
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? yes from from Dec 1 to Jan 1
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Every year and carrots for the reindeer
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? My husband,daughter,best friend, whole in-law family and all the welcomed special guest
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? we rotate with families in Nevada
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? I wish
47. What part of Christmas do you look most foward to? the family baking
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? yes..that's a silly question
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Yes.

[chocolatechip1979]

bumpity bump

[Mistletoe]

26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? I was in the middle
At least you were honest. :santahat:

And I love to listen to It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas in September- so inspiring!

Do you have a favorite Christmas book you like to look at/read?

[Bishop1954]

I thought this would be fun for people with time on their hands this summer who are already dreaming of Christmas like me!!

Before Christmas

1. Does your family send out Christmas cards? Oh yes. Not Christmas without sending them
2. How soon do you start shopping? Normally around September, but if I see something at any point that I know someone will like, I do it right then.
3. Who do you shop for? Family, close friends and occasionally someone I barely know.
Decorations
4. Do you put up a Christmas tree? You bet... all year long!
5. If so, is it fake or real? Fake because they last much longer
6. Do you like tinsel? Very much
7. Do you use homemade or store bought ornaments? Both. One of the homemade is from my son when he was very young. It is the first one to go on and the last one to come off.
8. Do you put Christmas lights outside your house? and in the yard
9. Do you put lights on the tree? tons of them
10. How about popcorn and cranberries? I have done popcorn, but not cranberries
11. Is there a wreath hanging on your door? Yes and several more ion the house and in the yard.

Christmas Eve

12. Do you celebrate it? Every year
13. Do you hang up your stocking? Of course
14. Does your family read "Twas the night before Christmas?" I do, but it is just the wife and I now.

Favorite

15. Christmas Movie... Miracle on 34th street (the original)
16. Character from any Christmas Movie... Tim Allen as Santa
17. Christmas Song... White Christmas (sung by Bing)
18. Christmas Memory... alone one Christmas, I ate, slipped inot PJs and a robe, sat on the floor to open the one present that was there, when suddenly, my Grandmother's old wind up Church played a few bars of Silent Night... all by itself. I remembered at that moment, that I was in fact, not alone.

This or That

19. Give or Receive? Give
20. Eggnog or Cider? Cider
21. Red or Green? Tough one... green
22. Ham or Turkey? Turkey
23. Star or Angel? Tree topper? Angel
24. White Lights or Colored Lights? Mostly colored
25. Blinking Lights or Still Lights? Both
26. Were you Naughty or Nice this year? Unfortunately, some of both

Presents

27. What do you want for Christmas this year? A gift from the heart
28. When do you open your gifts? Christmas morning
29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? A family vacation. Including close friends
30. What's the worst gift you've ever gotten? An entire stocking filled with Hershey Kisses. You know how many calories that is? lol
31. Who gives you the most gifts? Currently my wife
32. Have you ever had a secret Santa? Yes
33. Do you like wrapping gifts? Love it

Random

34. Do you put change in those red buckets? Several times during the season
35. Do you burn a yule log? Not lately
36. Can you name all the reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Comet, Cupid, Blitzen... and of course Rudolph
37. Do you bake cookies? Yes. Mostly for others
38. Have you ever seen your mommy kissing Santa Clause? No, but I have seen the wife do it.
39. Have you ever gotten a kiss under the mistletoe? Once
40. Do you go caroling? Use to
41. Do you drive around and look at the Christmas lights? Yes. With a nice big mug of Hot Chocolate
42. Have you ever left Santa cookies? Yes
43. Have you ever sat on Santa's lap? Yes and once had a photo of him on my lap
44. Who do you celebrate Christmas with? Family
45. Where do you celebrate Christmas? Normally my home
46. Have you ever had a white Christmas? I love in South Dakota, so... yes
47. What part of Christmas do you look most forward to? Decorating and movies on Hallmark
48. Have you ever had your picture taken with Santa? Yes
49. Does your family always take a picture at Christmas? Not a family photo, but always pictures, especially opening presents

My Own...

50. Do I enjoy people who take the time for these kind of posts? Very much so... :elf3:

[Mistletoe]

18. Christmas Memory... alone one Christmas, I ate, slipped inot PJs and a robe, sat on the floor to open the one present that was there, when suddenly, my Grandmother's old wind up Church played a few bars of Silent Night... all by itself. I remembered at that moment, that I was in fact, not alone.

29. What's the best gift you've ever gotten? A family vacation. Including close friends
Your grandmother's wind up church gave me chills.

Where did you go for that vacation? I love vacations with a big group of family. We went to Disney World.

[Bishop1954]

Your grandmother's wind up church gave me chills.

Where did you go for that vacation? I love vacations with a big group of family. We went to Disney World.

Very close. It was 2005 and we went to Disneyland to celebrate it's 50th Anniversary. Included: Myself, my wife, my son and his wife, my daughter and her 5y/o, my wife's daughter (who I call mine as well), my old Disney Store boss, her two children and her BF (at the time). We did five days. :santa1: