Christmas survey

[BAW]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? both, depending on the gift

2. Real tree or artificial? artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? ideally, right after Thanksgiving. This year, it just went up a few days ago

4. When do you take the tree down? first week of January

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Barbie Dream House with an elevator!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? Rick

9. Easiest person to buy for? Gramma

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I always get nice gifts

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Both

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? About 10 days before

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Tamales, homemade fudge

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Holly Jolly Christmas

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Stay home!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yup

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Stress, too many obligations

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? If my name is Santa, then yes

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Every couple of years

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Neither one

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? Red

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Fudge

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Yes

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? The day before Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? The day after New Year's

5. Do you like eggnog? Never had it, but it doesn't look appealing

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A three story doll house

7. Do you have a nativity scene? We used to, but it got broken (that's a funny story actually... )

8. Hardest person to buy for? My sister Tiffany

9. Easiest person to buy for? My grandmother

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A really ugly sweater

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? A week or two before Christmas, or later.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think I have, actually.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Blue!

17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dancer, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph too.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither, a pointy tree topper!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We used to do both, then it was just Christmas eve, now it's Christmas day evening, because that's the only time my aunt can get off work.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Getting stressed over little things, and the sheer amount of WORK involved in everything.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Our stocking trivia game (see the Christmas games thread for details)

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Santa doesn't visit me anymore XD but he never wrapped our presents when he did.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? We have before, but not lately.

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Blue and silver garland.

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? Red

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Peanut butter fudge (By the way, my least favourite is divinity, that stuff is AWFUL)

29. Do you hang lights outside? I live in an apartment, so no. But when we lived in a house, we did.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? We did when I was a kid, but I don't think I would again, I think they're kinda ugly.

 

[kellyahern]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? My dad buys a real one, but if it was up to me we'd get an artificial one - easier to hang ornaments. But the real tree does smell nice.

3. When do you put up the tree? Varies. We still haven't put one up yet this year.

4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever my father gets around to it

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? CD player and Queen box set.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? We used to, I'm not sure what happened to it

8. Hardest person to buy for? My parents.

9. Easiest person to buy for? Sister

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of any bad Christmas gifts, but I did get a fishing pole for my 11th birthday. That was random.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Both.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Do TV specials count? 1) Muppet Family Christmas (awesome special, the muppets spend the holiday at Fozzie's mother's farmhouse - my sister and I quote lines from it to each other all the time . . . "Green fuzzy flipper slippers! Divine! Have the gift wrapped"). 2) Rudolph - That one was always my favorite as a kid.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mrs. Smith's pies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? I'm liking the Chipmunk Song this year. Favorite Christmas albums (from childhood) - Sesame Street Christmas ("5 Argyle Socks!") and the muppet/John Denver Christmas album. Favorite Christmas album (from adulthood) - the first Very Special Christmas album and the South Park one.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Doner, Cupid, Blixen, Rudolph, Comet, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? That damn "Christmas Shoes" song. I hate that song as much as I hate "My Humps."

23. What I love most about Christmas? Lights, presents The expression on someone's face when they open a gift that I got them and it seems that I have chosen well.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Yes. The joke gifts or extra little gifts are usually from "Santa"

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? no

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? Red

28. Favorite Christmas candy? I'm partial to those cheese and sausage gift baskets for Christmas.

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[ylimeU2]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? Week before Christmas

4. When do you take the tree down? Around the 2nd

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Spin art

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad

9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? One of those popcorn makers that look like a popcorn vendor's cart

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas movie? It's A Wonderful Life

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually around the start of December, sometimes not until a week before

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I have no idea

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Travel

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Nope, but I do recall the most famous reindeer of all

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How nasty people can get

23. What I love most about Christmas? Being with family

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No kids around anymore, so Santa stopped coming by

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? No

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? Red

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Candy canes

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No