Christmas survey

[MsPurrl]

Don't be a Scrooge--let us know how you celebrate!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

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

4. When do you take the tree down? Twelfth Night (January 7)

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Walking doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Brother-in-law

9. Easiest person to buy for? Myself!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No gift at all!

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? “Holiday Inn”, “A Christmas Story”, “A Christmas Carol” (the 1951 Alistair Sims version, the George C. Scott version, and the newer Patrick Stewart version), “Walton’s Homecoming”, “Christmas in Connecticut” (the black-and-white 1940s version)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something that works!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mother’s oyster stew and ham biscuits, my Grandma Anderson’s chocolate spice cake

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? “The Holly and the Ivy”

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Travel to my brother’s house (about 15 miles!)

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Happy?

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? How stressed out people get!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family, decorations

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? But of course!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? “Pearl” garland--no icicles, ever since I had the joyous experience of pulling one out of a cat’s butt!!

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? My buckeyes and fudge

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? gift bags

2. Real tree or artificial? artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? begining of Dec

4. When do you take the tree down? middle of Jan

5. Do you like eggnog? Soy version, yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? The Milenium Falcon

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Uncle

9. Easiest person to buy for? My Wife

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? gift certificate for a message from a Spa

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Both

12. Favorite Christmas movie? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Begining of Nov

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Ginger Bread

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? “Oh Holy Night"

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Travel to my parents and my wife's parents (45 minutes away)

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

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? Comercialism

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Ice sickles

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? turtles

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[Sicy]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

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

4. When do you take the tree down? Day after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? No

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Bike

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? co-workers

9. Easiest person to buy for? Mom

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ?

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? n/a

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Beginning of December

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's stuffing

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Grandma got run over by a reindeer

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

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

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Shopping and spending money that I dont have

23. What I love most about Christmas? Presents!

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Silver beads

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? n/a

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Peppermint Bark

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Yes

 

[Gluey]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? Whenever I can be bothered

4. When do you take the tree down? When I'm sick of the pine needles on the floor.

5. Do you like eggnog? Never had it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Roller Skates

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Mother in Law

9. Easiest person to buy for? 4yr old son

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? bed socks and ancient soap from my great aunt.

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Die Hard (that was set at Christmas....right???

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? A couple of weeks before Christmas

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Ham & Scorched Almonds, Carrot Pudding - piping hot with custard....

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Coloured

17. Favorite Christmas song? Live Aid

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Stay at home - family comes to us

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Rudolph, Donatello, Michaelangelo, Dimitri & Yoda

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

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How stressed out people get and how busy the shops are

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family, decorations & food

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? But of course!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Got an old plastic bit from the dark ages that hangs above our front door

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Silver tinsel

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Scorched Almonds

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes - in our patio out back

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[Tiger Edge]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Depends on the gift.

2. Real tree or artificial? Real, but we have had an artificial one forced upon us.

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

4. When do you take the tree down? January 6th.

5. Do you like eggnog? Never had the urge to even try it.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A dual gift for my brother and me: Playstation!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? More than one.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Grandparents.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? This happens every year: Clothes from my mom/grandmother that I would never wear in a million years.

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Toss up between A Christmas Story and The Muppets Christmas Carol.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? End of November.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Duh.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? It's not really a favorite, but it's so traditional in my family to roast a pig in the backyard...it wouldn't feel like Christmas without it.

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

17. Favorite Christmas song? "Little St. Nick" by The Beach Boys. Also "Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas."

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Depends on who claims me first.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Reindeers?? Reindeer. Anyway, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen...Rudolph

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither. It's like a spire almost.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Depends who I'm spending Christmas with, but I like the morning better.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Debt.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Everything about Christmas is love.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Lavishly so. "He" goes overboard.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Fake mistletoe.

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Ice sickles?
No garland, ever!!

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Not really candy, but I make some sweetass gingerbread cookies.

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yep

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No, thankfully. Our tree is full of Hallmark ornaments.

 

[Liesje]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both - paper for family, gift bags for co-workers and acquaintances

2. Real tree or artificial? real

3. When do you put up the tree? we don't usually have one, we have a small potted Blue Spruce we just bought

4. When do you take the tree down? n/a

5. Do you like eggnog? no

6. Favorite gift received as a child? beads

7. Do you have a nativity scene? no

8. Hardest person to buy for? father in law

9. Easiest person to buy for? little sister

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? measuring cups, as a little kid

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? neither

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Love Actually

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? whenever

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chex Mix, Coca Cola

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear/white

17. Favorite Christmas song? Anno Domine

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? every other year

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

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? people saying they hate Christmas

23. What I love most about Christmas? time off work, reading books, good food

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? yeah right, I wrap my own presents to myself!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? nah

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? the potted Blue Spruce didn't come with lights

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Christmas M&Ms

29. Do you hang lights outside? no

30. Do you put bows on your tree? there's a bow on the top

 

[dsmith2904]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? This year I've wrapped most of my gifts in old newspaper but we also reuse bags at my house (same tags and everything, I've been getting the same bag from my mom since I was like 14).

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? First week in December

4. When do you take the tree down? A few days after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? Somewhat

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage Patch Doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Several

8. Hardest person to buy for? Brother

9. Easiest person to buy for? Mom

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My brother gave me one of his Motley Crue keychains

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Neither this year

12. Favorite Christmas movie? “A Christmas Story"

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? After Thanksgiving

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? The See's assortment

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? "Christmas Wrapping"

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Go to cousins' house

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

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Hearing Christmas music everywhere

23. What I love most about Christmas? That people are more generous

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Not anymore

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? White with red

28. Favorite Christmas candy? The Reese's peanut butter cups my mom puts in my stocking

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Sometimes

 

[MsPurrl]

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Reindeers?? Reindeer. Anyway, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen...Rudolph

Sorry--I didn't write this, and I didn't catch that!

 

[UberBeaver]

Re: Re: Christmas survey

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Are you challenging me?

2. Real tree or artificial? Do you think I fear thee, good sir?

3. When do you put up the tree? Clearly you jest if you think I will back down.

4. When do you take the tree down? Then to thee I say, en guarde!

5. Do you like eggnog? YES!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? This sword I will use to smite thee

7. Do you have a nativity scene? You blood will flow red down this hill.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Your wife's tears shall intermingle with your blood and form some sort of tear / blood river.

9. Easiest person to buy for? Your children shall weep for all their days, sir.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? The singers will not tell tales of thee.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Lost to history you shall be forever more.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? A Christmas Story.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Still you wish to challenge me, after all I have told thee?

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No, that's just tacky. But my wife has, and I've not stopped her. So I guess I'm guilty by default. Don't judge me.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I stand here before thee in judgement, good sir.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? You have been found unworthy, and your punishment: Death.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Put up your amrs and fight like a man, good sir.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Or will you instead run, like a little boy crying for his mother on a summers evening after being stung by a bee?

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher, Blitzen, Donner, Cupid, Rudolph, Comet, Prancer, Vixen...I'm missing one. Dammit.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Then let this day be your last, sir.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I did not wish this fate for thee, but you have pushed me one time too many.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? I have grown weary at your affront and will suffer thee NO MORE!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Presents!

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Now for the last time, raise your arms as a man would do, sir.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Do you wish to die like a pig, without a fight?

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Then so be it.

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? This is your last chance, sir.

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Then so be it.

29. Do you hang lights outside? I have given you your chance, but you continue to remain as pigheaded as ever.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Godspeed.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Re: Re: Re: Christmas survey

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher, Blitzen, Donner, Cupid, Rudolph, Comet, Prancer, Vixen...I'm missing one. Dammit.

Olive, the other reindeer...

 

[zuropa_fit]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Hubby made us get a fake one

3. When do you put up the tree? the weekend after thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? New years day

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, with rum pleeze

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't really remember

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Have one, don't put it out.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Hubby

9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? all the useless ca-ca my mother-in-law gets me

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Love Actually

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something that works!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? cheese stuffed muffins

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? “Santa Baby”

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Used to travel 1000 miles to mom and dad. Now we do x-mas here.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Bono, Larry, Adam, Edge, Paul, Dallas, ... Rudolph?

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? The importance people put on BUYING stuff

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family, decorations, cold weather, time off work

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? But of course!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope

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

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Anything mint and chocolate

29. Do you hang lights outside? yeah

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[JCOSTER]

Don't be a Scrooge--let us know how you celebrate!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? BOTH

2. Real tree or artificial? 1ST TIME ARTIFICIAL

3. When do you put up the tree? 1ST WEEK DEC.

4. When do you take the tree down? JANUARY 6TH

5. Do you like eggnog? NO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? MAKE UP KIT AND A WIG!!!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? YES

8. Hardest person to buy for? MY MOTHER

9. Easiest person to buy for? MY HUSBAND

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A WOODEN LIZARD

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? MAIL

12. Favorite Christmas movie? “Holiday Inn”, “A Christmas Story”, “A Christmas Carol” (the 1951 Alistair Sims version, the George C. Scott version, and the newer Patrick Stewart version), “Walton’s Homecoming”, “Christmas in Connecticut” (the black-and-white 1940s version)

THE POLAR EXPRESS

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? SEPTEMBER

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? NO

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? LASAGNA

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? COLORED

17. Favorite Christmas song? O' HOLY NIGHT

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? TRAVEL 10 MIN.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? DASHER, DANCER, COMET, CUPID, DONNER, BLITZEN, PRANCER AND VIXEN BUT DO YOU KNOW THE MOST FAMOUS REINDEER OF ALL - RUDOLPH

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? NASTY, NASTY PEOPLE.

23. What I love most about Christmas? THE WEATHER

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? YES

25. Do you hang mistletoe? NO

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? ICE SICKELS

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? DEEP RED

28. Favorite Christmas candy? HERSEY KISSES

29. Do you hang lights outside? YES

30. Do you put bows on your tree? NO

 

[Bug]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Tin foil, actually.

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial.

3. When do you put up the tree? Beginning of December.

4. When do you take the tree down? December 27th generally.

5. Do you like eggnog?No.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't remember any of them.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Dad.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My pets... yeah, they count as people!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Most of the clothing I've gotten has been pretty vile.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? I avoid both.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Don't have one.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? As late as humanly possible, I do it on the internet though so no biggie there.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yeah.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Spring salad.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Don't have one.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? I usually stay home but I'm going to my brother's this year, he lives across town.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Hell no.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star and an angel, my mum is strange.

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Being around people I don't know much about aka all of my extended family.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Getting stuff.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No, David Bowie does.

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? White.

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Blue candy canes.

29. Do you hang lights outside? A few.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No.

 

[Cin]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? depends on the shape

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial.

3. When do you put up the tree? December 1st

4. When do you take the tree down? January......sometimes February

5. Do you like eggnog? never had it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Oscar the Grouch toy

7. Do you have a nativity scene? nope

8. Hardest person to buy for? husband

9. Easiest person to buy for? Mum

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? The Joy of Cats CD. Cat themed covers of songs, Don't take your cats to town was a standout....

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? mail

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Bernard and the Genie - will they EVER show this on tv again

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November or early December

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yep

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas pudding with custard, mmmmm

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? none, I'm too scared they'll burn my house down

17. Favorite Christmas song? Feed the world or Marshmallow World, oooh, and Last Christmas.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? 15 mins to my parents for lunch then 10 mins the other way to sister in laws for tea.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? something, something and Rudolph

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star, they're sparkly

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning. I'd stay up all night playing if I opened them Xmas eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Christmas shoppers. Get organised next year and don't take up the whole aisle with your stupid slow walking, aaaaahhh.

23. What I love most about Christmas? family time. . . . and presents

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? no, he's far to busy in the North Pole

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No.

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? tinsel, is that what you guys call colored garland??

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? any candy is alright by me

29. Do you hang lights outside? sometimes, but then I forget to turn them on

30. Do you put bows on your tree? nope

 

[iloveedge]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? Usualy it's two weeks, but none this year

4. When do you take the tree down? Some time after new year

5. Do you like eggnog? No!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't know

7. Do you have a nativity scene? A what?

8. Hardest person to buy for? My sister

9. Easiest person to buy for? My mum

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't think I had one...

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Mail is mroe fun, e-mail is still good though!

12. Favorite Christmas movie? The nightmare before christmas (if that counts)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? At the very last minute

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My grandma's raggou de cochon

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? I don't have one

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Used to travel to my grandma's. This year we stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? No

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Some year is an angel, the other one is a star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Depends on our plans

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Going to a party where everybody smokes

23. What I love most about Christmas? Lying under the christmas tree watching the lights fliker

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? hehe yeah!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Colored garlands

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? None

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[Lila64]

Re: Re: Christmas survey

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? 1-2 weeks before Christmas, due to being busy with work

4. When do you take the tree down? right after New Years

5. Do you like eggnog? No

6. Favorite gift received as a child? can't remember

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? husband

9. Easiest person to buy for? daughter

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ?

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Mail, when I can get to it!

12. Favorite Christmas movie? n/a

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November/Beginning of December. Depends when I get "the list"

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

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey/stuffing

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? colored, though I'd like to try clear one year

17. Favorite Christmas song? doesn't that Irish band do one?

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

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? I think so!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Whatever we got.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Spending money that I dont have, not knowing what to buy, traffic. And the extra stress at work of getting orders out in time for the holidays

23. What I love most about Christmas? Watching Maddy's face light up over the excitement, gifts, food,...; and the lights

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

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

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Peppermint Bark-tried it for the first time last year when we got it as a gift

29. Do you hang lights outside? Sometimes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? don't think so, maybe a couple

 

[Lila64]

Re: Re: Re: Christmas survey

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher, Blitzen, Donner, Cupid, Rudolph, Comet, Prancer, Vixen...I'm missing one. Dammit.

Dammit is not a reindeer

 

[waynetravis]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Fake fibre optics

3. When do you put up the tree? About 4 days ago

4. When do you take the tree down? It falls down

5. Do you like eggnog? Never had it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? had loads

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Myself

9. Easiest person to buy for? anyone!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No gift at all!

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards?Mial, dammit

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Gosh.... Home Alone

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December 26th

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Anything chocolatey

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Fibre optics that change colour

17. Favorite Christmas song? Any classics, not the camp wizard and glitter

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Love to travel at sometime

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Bono, Edge, Larry, Adam, Vox, Rickenbacker, Strat

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

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How stressed out people get!

23. What I love most about Christmas? the atmosphere

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? he does

25. Do you hang mistletoe?

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Grland?

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Everything candeh!!

29. Do you hang lights outside? Inside

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Yes and a 2 piece suit

 

[mandy1973]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial, the real ones are a bit too messy.

3. When do you put up the tree? First week of december.

4. When do you take the tree down? Early January.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Bicycle.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Mother In Law.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My husband.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Dodgy ornaments that just collect dust.

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Love Actually (not really a xmas movie, but they usually show it every xmas)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something someone might like.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I recall.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My MIL's trifle

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? The Little Drummer Boy

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Stay at home - I'm usually working around christmas time.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher, Dancer, Donna, Blitzen, Cupid, Rudolph...Know I missed a couple....

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? Having to work and missing out on xmas parties

23. What I love most about Christmas? The Yummy Food

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house?Absolutely

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Tinsel

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Can't think of any in particular.

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No, not a fan of bows at any time of the year.

 

[The Sad Punk]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or artificial? Real, we usually cut down a feral pine tree. This Christmas won't be in a rural area though, so I think just a branch will do.

3. When do you put up the tree? No set time.

4. When do you take the tree down? No set time.

5. Do you like eggnog? It's alright.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I suppose one of the video game consoles I got.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My sister. She hates everything!

9. Easiest person to buy for? My best pal.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? One of the batrillion photo frames I've gotten.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? I've never even thought of e-mailing them.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? I was never really one for them.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Anytime in the second half of the year.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My granny makes some pretty good sausage rolls, but I don't usually like the food served at my family's holidays.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Bit of both.

17. Favorite Christmas song? "White Christmas" performed by Phil Harris in one episode of Jack Benny.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? I've never had one out of South Australia, I don't think.

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

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? There's a paper angel my brother made about twenty years ago in Kindegarten that we still use. It's pretty scary looking.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning, it's never been otherwise.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? That it's the damn end of the year.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Material possessions.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No, there was never much of a Father Christmas thing in my family.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Naw.

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Heh what

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? "Poinsettia" sounds like some kind of edible part of a pig to me, I have no idea what you're talking about.

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Not a candy person.

29. Do you hang lights outside? Nah.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? If we have them, sure.

Good to see a lot of religious questions!

 

[Dalton]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift bags. I always sucked at origami

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

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

4. When do you take the tree down? December 27th if I can convince the wife its a fire hazard

5. Do you like eggnog? Hell no. I like beer.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Castle of Gray Skull

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? father-in-law

9. Easiest person to buy for? Brother

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Light up Lord of the Ring Mugs from Burger King that some idiot got my father-in-law and he thought it would be funny to regift to me.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Nine!

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Die Hard

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? 12/21

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Pie - any kind will do.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? The Little Drummer Boy

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? My parents & her parents

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Rudolf, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen

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? Sister-in-law

23. What I love most about Christmas? traditions

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Santa won't make a comeback until next year.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes'm

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? No, those things are a pain in the ass to clean.

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Heh?

29. Do you hang lights outside? Yes

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Real bows? No.

 

[angelordevil]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Combination.

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? Soon

4. When do you take the tree down? Valentine's Day

5. Do you like eggnog? A little bit. I like the name more.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? German Shepherd puppy

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, and I suddenly feel guilty.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Mom

9. Easiest person to buy for? Little cousins who like horses. (You get them a little toy horse.)

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Earmuffs

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Ones with money.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JBR9jGMYA&feature=related, and Elf.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I should probably start soon.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No...please don't tell Al Gore & his friends.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Anything by Lindor and Toblerone.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Coloured

17. Favorite Christmas song? Anything from A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes, thanks to Wikipedia. I had no idea Comet missed Christmas '67 due to dry hoof.

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Early morning, when it's still dark.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? People who shop while wearing their pyjamas. (Maybe it's a local tradition.)

23. What I love most about Christmas? The magic, the lights...the surprises!

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? You mean that strange, bearded man in the basement? I sure hope it's him.

25. Do you hang mistletoe? I'm against that. I'm Canadian.

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Garland? Hell, no! What's with all this hanging?

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Is Lindor Christmas candy? I like those.

29. Do you hang lights outside? A small string of blue lights, but it'll probably evolve over the coming years.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[Canadiens1131]

Don't be a Scrooge--let us know how you celebrate!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

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

4. When do you take the tree down? Twelfth Night (January 7)

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Walking doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Brother-in-law

9. Easiest person to buy for? Myself!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? No gift at all!

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? “Holiday Inn”, “A Christmas Story”, “A Christmas Carol” (the 1951 Alistair Sims version, the George C. Scott version, and the newer Patrick Stewart version), “Walton’s Homecoming”, “Christmas in Connecticut” (the black-and-white 1940s version)

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something that works!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mother’s oyster stew and ham biscuits, my Grandma Anderson’s chocolate spice cake

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? “The Holly and the Ivy”

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Travel to my brother’s house (about 15 miles!)

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Happy?

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? How stressed out people get!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family, decorations

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? But of course!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? “Pearl” garland--no icicles, ever since I had the joyous experience of pulling one out of a cat’s butt!!

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? My buckeyes and fudge

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[RavenBlue]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? A few days before Christmas

4. When do you take the tree down? New Years Day or the day after..

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Lollydolly ... it was just a pink doll with a rattle in its head.. but I took them everywhere!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Grandmother.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My brother

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't think I've ever had a bad one.. it's the thought that counts afterall.. right?

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? "A Christmas Story", "A Christmas Carol", "Griswolds Family Christmas"

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually a week or so before Christmas. Go in one day at the mall and get it all done. I always say I'm going to start early.. and I never do.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mashed potatoes with gravy, delicious turkey and my Grammies famous gravy Oh and mint squares.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

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

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

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? The stress of shopping.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family.. it always feels like a special time. I guess that's because it is

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? But of course!

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? No and No. oh wait.. yea to the ice sickles.. but they're hard plastic ones. Not the thin kind that the cat could choke on.

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

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Mint chocolate fudge

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? Sometimes

 

[Carek1230]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A bit of both depending on the gift but wrapping paper, coordinated is best!

2. Real tree or artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? About Two weeks before Christmas

4. When do you take the tree down? after my birthday usually New Years Day

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes! Spiked even better!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Thumbelina doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? Mother

9. Easiest person to buy for? Myself!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't recall!

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas movie? “A Christmas Story”, "Prancer", "Miracle on 34th Street"

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something that would be perfect-all year long actually!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Prime Rib or Honey Baked ham, shrimp coctail, mashed &/or sweet potatoes & yummy pies cakes & cookies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Ave Maria and I'll Be Home for Christmas

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Depends

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

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve then sleep in Christmas morning before big Christmas breakfast then the movies!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? CROWDS

23. What I love most about Christmas? Smells, Sounds

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Used to

25. Do you hang mistletoe? No

26. Do you hang ice sickles or colored garland on your tree? Not any more

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? Red but the pink is really pretty. Depending on how many plants I'll buy I mix up the colors.

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Peppermint bark

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[Laura M]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? Sometime in December

4. When do you take the tree down? Before 6th January

5. Do you like eggnog? Never tried it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cricket doll

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? Brother

9. Easiest person to buy for? Boyfriend

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Dunno.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? E-mail - kinder to the environment.

12. Favorite Christmas movie?

It's a wonderful life, The Snowman, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Potatoes and gravy

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both

17. Favorite Christmas song? Dunno

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? I usually stay at home but I'd like to travel this year.

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

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? Shops being busy.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Lying around watching movies, eating and enjoying the craic with people you love.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? Usually.

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? ---

28. Favorite Christmas candy? Chocolate

29. Do you hang lights outside? No

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No

 

[beegee]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both.

2. Real tree or artificial? Both. I have a six-foot artificial in my family room and an eight-foot real in my living room.

3. When do you put up the tree? The artificial tree goes up right after Thanksgiving, the real tree about two weeks before Christmas.

4. When do you take the tree down? First week of january.

5. Do you like eggnog? No.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Sweetie Face, a doll you could put make-up on.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No.

8. Hardest person to buy for? No one, really.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter (Hollister gift cards)

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A blender from my then-boyfriend.

11. Mail or e-mail holiday cards? I don't do cards.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Christmas Story, Elf.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Soon.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Just the bottles from a sampler case of Irish Beer.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Shirley Temples, chocolate, cheese.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored on one, white on the other.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Fiona's cover of Frosty The Snowman.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? Going to Disneyland this year! Woohoo!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Not sure.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Six-inch red Cardinals (birds).

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Cold weather.

23. What I love most about Christmas? The food.

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? No 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? Hershey's Kisses Candy Cane flavor.

29. Do you hang lights outside? Not so far.

30. Do you put bows on your tree? No.

 

[cell]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or artificial? real

3. When do you put up the tree? i put mine up first week of dec.

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

5. Do you like eggnog? NO!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? one of those barbie doll heads that you put make up on.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? nah.

8. Hardest person to buy for? everyone. im not good at buying for others.

9. Easiest person to buy for? daisy.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? it was so bad im keeping this one to myself.

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? christmas story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? the day before lol.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? dont remember.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? tamales.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? color

17. Favorite Christmas song? the u2 one.

18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? going to my moms!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? no.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? right now a redlighted captain hook sits on the top.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? it used to be midnight on eve, but now its christmas day morning. i miss that.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? stress

23. What I love most about Christmas? family

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? yeah. i er...he does all the wrapping

25. Do you hang mistletoe? no

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

27. Favorite Poinsettia color red, white, or pink? dont care

28. Favorite Christmas candy? fudge

29. Do you hang lights outside? nah

30. Do you put bows on your tree? yes

 

[Doozer61]

shouldn't this be moved to journals?

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

I love the holidays, so here


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Real tree! who likes the fake crap?nobody!

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

4. When do you take the tree down? around January 10

5. Do you like eggnog? gosh NO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? in christmas 95 got a whole collection of the old Ninja turtles toys. and it kicked butt for a 10 year old.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? one of my cousins

9. Easiest person to buy for? Me!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a pair of socks!

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

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Home Alone is played in the house but Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase is it for us.


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? one month before


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? mmh. tamales! (i'm a mexican so, go spit)

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? any Elvis christmas song

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


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? NAH! TOO MANY

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I'm fond of angels but like stars

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

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? having to forcely see family member you are not to fond of


23. What I love most about Christmas? the holiday spirit!

24. Does Santa wrap presents at your house? nah! santa doesn't exist, you goofs!

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? white

28. Favorite Christmas candy? cake

29. Do you hang lights outside? yeah

30. Do you put bows on your tree? yeah I love the damn things