Comments on: Making Christmas Traditions You Like

By: Glenda Childers

Glenda Childers — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:13 +0000

Just a few of our favorites:
1. Christmas eve service at church.
2. Opening presents on Christmas Eve.
3. Stockings on Christmas morning ~ we each buy one present for each others’ stockings. (so fun)
4. When the girls were little we did a party on Christmas eve afternoon – for their dolls. Together with their dolls we celebrated a birthday party for Jesus.

By: Cindy May

Cindy May — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:19:47 +0000

I finally got to the Christmas Story house this year after planning to for many, many years. Last year we got close, but had some logistical problems with parking/catching Lolly the Trolly, etc. that we just gave up and went home. My parents only live about an hour’s drive from Tremont (where the house is located), so it’s silly that we never made it until this year.

I overheard someone recently talking about the house and how you can make reservations to spend Christmas Eve/Day with your family. Apparently it’s booked for years! Even though business is probably slow there during the rest of the year, I bet their winter viewings more than make up for that! (I was told there were 1300 visitors on Black Friday).
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By: KS

KS — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:37:57 +0000

I like your simple favorites.

Happy Holiday
Happy Holiday
While the merry bells keep ringing
May your every wish come true

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:29:16 +0000

I love this. I am simplifying Christmas this year out of necessity, but I think I will end up enjoying it more.
Usually I decorate our house to the nines, but this year I might not do anything, not even a Christmas tree. We’re travelling for Christmas, anyway. I think that by keeping my house kind of bare, I’ll appreciate all the decorations in stores and other people’s houses.
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By: HollyP

HollyP — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:22:42 +0000

Every Christmas from 1967 until she died in 1999, my grandmother gave each of her grandchildren an ornament with our name and the year. When I moved out of my parents’ home I brought my ornaments with me.

Each ornament brings me pleasure when I remove the survivors from the ornament box as a rush of memories of past Christmases with my grandmother and my father flood my brain. Even departed dogs are remembered by their teethmarks in a few ornaments.

Now my mother and I give each of my children an ornament each year, and they rave about their Christmases past.

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By: Lisa Q

Lisa Q — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:31:49 +0000

One of our favorite traditions is decorating the tree. So simple yet so much a part of our holiday. We also attend a Christmas Eve service where the kids offer a gift to the Lord...a piano piece, a song, a poem...this is such a special offering. Thanks for sharing about the cards being dropped from your list, I'm so contemplating that for this year. Lisa Q´s last blog post..keepsakes

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