Christmas Meme

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Ganked from rougewench...

1. Do you have a real or fake Christmas Tree?
Artificial, 7', prelit. Anything to save time, baby.

2. Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home?
Oh, a little. Around the two entrance doors, front and side. We did decorate the trees, dogwood and redbud, in the side yard. That looks really nice.

3. What's your favorite Christmas song/carol?
I have two. The Carol of the Bells...and I really really like the David Foster arrangement, it rocks. The other, It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas, as sung by Bing Crosby.

Late edit: don't know how I forgot this one. Yeah, it's a little smarmy, but I also really enjoy "Christmas in Killarney", and I sort of wish the Bing Crosby version was a little less cheesy, and a little more traditional.

4. What do you like better, turkey or ham?
Turkey, just because we only ever seem to have it at Christmas time.

5. Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve?
We split between. We go over to Pa and Grandmomma's house on C.Eve for presents there, then do our family tree and stockings at home on C. morning.

6. Have you ever been Christmas Caroling?
Not that I volunteered for. It seems inconceivable that I haven't giving my participation in choirs in high school, but I don't remember any particular instance. With my memory f'ed up as it is, it's hard to say.

7. What was your most memorable Christmas gift(s) that you received?
Ah, this is an easy one. After mljm and I reconciled after what we call The Dark Year, she got me a Martin D18 guitar kit. It is still unfinished, sitting partially assembled on a shelf in my shop, waiting for me to acquire the tools required for moving to the next step.

8. What's your favorite Christmas movie?
Another easy one. "Holiday Inn". mljm introduced me to this one.

9. Have you ever built a real Snow-Man?
You bet. Long time ago, though.

10. Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas?
Only once, even though I already had a strong suspicion what was in the box: the Mattel Death Star Playset.

11. What is on the top of your Christmas tree?
An angel. Very Victorian looking.

12. Do you own a Santa hat?
*snort* That would be a "no."

13. When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus?
Long enough ago that I don't remember how old I was.

14. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
Since the only person I shopped for was mljm: Done.

15. Do you put candy canes on your Christmas Tree?
Nope. Make's them too hard to find when one wants to stir one's hot chocolate.

16. Who is hardest person to buy for?
Just about everybody I know, with one exception.

17. Who is the easiest person to buy for?
My wife, who emails me "hints" as to what she wants.

18. How old were you when you realized Santa was imaginary?
Long enough ago that I don't remember how old I was.

19. What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of?
Same an any morning that I don't have to go to work, except that it starts with emptying stockings and opening gifts. Then breakfast, and on with the day.

20. Egg nog?
Not so much anymore. Used to.

21. What do you want for Christmas this year?
Health for my family. My children both have ongoing - one might even say chronic - health issues. For me personally? Money, as always, and the security having enough of it would bring.