Comments on: Your favorite Christmas memories http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: kneight http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5523 kneight Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:58:20 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5523 My most memorable experience was the year I found out the truth about santa. I am the youngest, and my next oldest sibling is 6 years older than I am, so they all knew what was up with santa. On Christmas eve we were all sitting around looking at the gifts under the tree. Keep in mind, my parents never put out extra gifts after we went to bed, and we never had the tradition of opening up one gift on Christmas eve. My older brother got the idea in my head to see if we could open one gift. I begged and the parents gave in. After I opened that one gift, I was hooked. I wanted to open all my gifts, knowing that santa hadn't come yet. So I begged again to open all of them. My parents once again caved and I opened all of them. It turned out to be a pretty good year, except for the fact that when I woke up on Christmas morning, there were no presents from santa. It was terrible at the time, but the story usually earns me a lot of pity. My most memorable experience was the year I found out the truth about santa. I am the youngest, and my next oldest sibling is 6 years older than I am, so they all knew what was up with santa. On Christmas eve we were all sitting around looking at the gifts under the tree. Keep in mind, my parents never put out extra gifts after we went to bed, and we never had the tradition of opening up one gift on Christmas eve. My older brother got the idea in my head to see if we could open one gift. I begged and the parents gave in. After I opened that one gift, I was hooked. I wanted to open all my gifts, knowing that santa hadn’t come yet. So I begged again to open all of them. My parents once again caved and I opened all of them. It turned out to be a pretty good year, except for the fact that when I woke up on Christmas morning, there were no presents from santa. It was terrible at the time, but the story usually earns me a lot of pity.

]]> By: cj douglass http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5519 cj douglass Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:39:08 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5519 I'm sorry Bret but I think the Albert Finney version, "Scrooge" is far superior to the George C Scott version of The Christmas Carol. Besides all the singing, its much more realistic. But to each his own. My favorite tradition: My mothers home made egg nog. There's nothing like half&half and raw egg to brighten Christmas morn. I’m sorry Bret but I think the Albert Finney version, “Scrooge” is far superior to the George C Scott version of The Christmas Carol. Besides all the singing, its much more realistic. But to each his own. My favorite tradition: My mothers home made egg nog. There’s nothing like half&half and raw egg to brighten Christmas morn.

]]> By: Maren http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5510 Maren Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5510 My dad and I used to pick a family we knew, and leave them presents for the 12 days before Christmas. It was so much fun. Especially to hear them talk about it, and all the time feeling great that we were helping someone. My dad and I used to pick a family we knew, and leave them presents for the 12 days before Christmas. It was so much fun. Especially to hear them talk about it, and all the time feeling great that we were helping someone.

]]> By: meems http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5498 meems Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:01:50 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5498 My favorite Christmas memory was one year when my husband and I were visiting friends in England for Christmas. We all rented a cottage out in Cornwall near some other friends of ours who lived in a little town there. On Christmas morning we all shared a simple present with each other, and then went for a walk out on a nearby moor (I think it was Bodmin moor). It was cold, foggy, and beautiful, with ice everywhere. We admired the old stone fertility statues and just wandered around. We were an odd group, an Anglican, 2 Catholics, a Mormon, an agnostic Lutheran, and a pagan, and here we were celebrating Christmas morning together out in what felt like a wild and forgotten part of nature. It was so cool. I loved that Christmas. My favorite Christmas memory was one year when my husband and I were visiting friends in England for Christmas. We all rented a cottage out in Cornwall near some other friends of ours who lived in a little town there. On Christmas morning we all shared a simple present with each other, and then went for a walk out on a nearby moor (I think it was Bodmin moor). It was cold, foggy, and beautiful, with ice everywhere. We admired the old stone fertility statues and just wandered around. We were an odd group, an Anglican, 2 Catholics, a Mormon, an agnostic Lutheran, and a pagan, and here we were celebrating Christmas morning together out in what felt like a wild and forgotten part of nature. It was so cool. I loved that Christmas.

]]> By: Bret http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5497 Bret Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:03:22 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5497 Three thoughts: My parents always saved the biggest, most expensive presents till last. One year my little brother got his first, it being a giant G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. I immediately made a big stink about how spoiled he was getting such a cool present until my dad rode into the family room on a brand new ten speed mountian bike for me. That brought my mouth closed, reddened my face and got a big laugh from the family. Going to midnight mass two years in HS with my friends brought me a newfound perspective not only for Christmas but for Catholicism (and new respect). Finally, I love the tradition we have of watching my three favorite Christmas movies every year: Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, and the George C Scott version of A Christmas Carol. Three thoughts:

My parents always saved the biggest, most expensive presents till last. One year my little brother got his first, it being a giant G.I. Joe aircraft carrier. I immediately made a big stink about how spoiled he was getting such a cool present until my dad rode into the family room on a brand new ten speed mountian bike for me. That brought my mouth closed, reddened my face and got a big laugh from the family.

Going to midnight mass two years in HS with my friends brought me a newfound perspective not only for Christmas but for Catholicism (and new respect).

Finally, I love the tradition we have of watching my three favorite Christmas movies every year: Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, and the George C Scott version of A Christmas Carol.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5493 Rusty Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:44:18 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5493 Watching my older sister (little kids at the time) open the red-headed Cabbage Patch doll (when she was under the impression that she had no chance of getting one this Christmas). Lots of screaming and crying. Classic. I think my best Christmas gift was an electric football set. It's that big, tin, vibrating board with the little plastic players who move down the field. That was some serious fun. Watching my older sister (little kids at the time) open the red-headed Cabbage Patch doll (when she was under the impression that she had no chance of getting one this Christmas). Lots of screaming and crying. Classic.

I think my best Christmas gift was an electric football set. It’s that big, tin, vibrating board with the little plastic players who move down the field. That was some serious fun.

]]> By: Don Clifton http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=390&cpage=1#comment-5488 Don Clifton Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:40:57 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2006/12/12/you-favorite-christmas-memories/#comment-5488 I'm from the past generation - we didn't get much for Christmas - 7 kids made it so the money was spread pretty thin. But I do remember that we would actually hang one of our own stockings on Christmas eve. On Christmas morning there was always an orange in the toe and hard ribbon Christmas candy filling most of the rest of the sock. The problem is the candy always stuck to the sock, so it had all this "lint" fuzz on it....we ate it anyway and loved it. I’m from the past generation – we didn’t get much for Christmas – 7 kids made it so the money was spread pretty thin. But I do remember that we would actually hang one of our own stockings on Christmas eve. On Christmas morning there was always an orange in the toe and hard ribbon Christmas candy filling most of the rest of the sock. The problem is the candy always stuck to the sock, so it had all this “lint” fuzz on it….we ate it anyway and loved it.

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