Today I am using the lazy way to qualify for my Holidailies entry. Yep, you guessed it, it’s a meme!
- 1. What is your favorite Christmas carol/song?
- “Do You Hear What I Hear?”: I have always been partial to this Christmas carol, but my favorite version stems from an 8-Track (Yikes! I remember 8-Tracks! Does that say something about how old I am?) that my grandparents had with a bunch of Christmas carols being sung by some “classic” country music stars. I think Gene Autry sang it, but I can’t be sure. (Disclaimer: I am a heavy-metal-head rock-n-roller and as a general rule, I do NOT like country music!)
- 2. White lights or multicolored?
- Multicolored ones that have a variety functions from an epileptic blink to a slow fade.
- 3. Do you have a cut tree, live tree, or an artificial one?
- I personally haven’t had a tree of any kind for about ten years. The last tree I had was a little tiny cut Charlie Brown tree. Scooter was a kitten at the time and he had great fun climbing it. If I ever put up a Christmas tree again though, it will be artificial… real trees are so messy!
- 4. Eggnog, mulled cider, or hot chocolate?
- Hot chocolate with a shot of Bailey’s Irish Cream or Amaretto and whipped cream on top.
- 5. Do you decorate your house with lights?
- Nope.
- 6. Do you write a Christmas letter?
- Nope.
- 7. Do you like receiving Christmas letters/photos?
- I am not sure I have ever received such a thing.
- 8. What is your favorite Christmas story/movie?
- Does The Nightmare Before Christmas count? However, if you are talking TV Christmas specials, I am quite fond of The Grinch, A Garfield Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- 9. Have you ever made a gingerbread house?
- No Way! I hate gingerbread!
- 10. Poinsettias or holly?
- Neither.
- 11. Do you display a nativity scene?
- Nope.
- 12. Do you bake Christmas cookies?
- Sometimes, but not this year.
- 13. Ham or turkey?
- I don’t like either and usually when we have Christmas Eve at my mom’s she makes chili and potato soup. (I don’t like either of those either.)
- 14. In what languages can you wish someone a Merry Christmas (without cheating)?
- Merry/Happy Christmas (English)
Frohe Weihnachten (German)
Joyeux Noël (French)
- 15. Do you know all the words to “Jingle Bells?”
- The first verse, definitely. The second verse, partially. Are there more verses? If so, no.
- 16. Do you put presents under the tree?
- If I had a tree, I would.
- 17. How do you eat a candy cane?
- If I wrote it down here, I would have to label this entry as “adult.”
- 18. What is your biggest holiday pet peeve?
- Feeling pressured by American culture to buy gifts for everyone I know.
- 19. What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
- Honestly, I don’t think I have one.
- 20. What was the best present you ever got for Christmas?
- I would say my engagement ring, but I didn’t get it until about a week after Christmas, so I will have to say an emerald “promise” ring given to me by my ex. (So much for his promises!) I hinted for many months that I wanted it and amazingly, he got the hint! I still have the ring, but for obvious reasons, don’t wear it anymore.