Tinkering L8: 12 Days of Christmas Traditions

Saturday, July 25, 2009

12 Days of Christmas Traditions

Welcome to the Blog Party hosted by Just Add Glitter and Stir (aka Maggi)! My party is all about traditions. I love my Christmases old fashioned and snow white with Santa drinking a Coke.

Here are 12 of MY traditions:

1. Movie - Watching my fave Christmas movie of all time - White Christmas! But since I am a HUGE fan of the movies in general, all movies set at Christmas time also count as Christmas movies. So I watch Die Hard too! LOL!!

2. Sending Cards - I've always sent cards but in recent years I've been making them. This is this year's card! (yes, I am already done all of my Christmas Cards! - there IS something wrong with me!)

3. Song - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" sung by Bing Crosby is one of the most incredible songs EVER! He sure has THE VOICE of Christmas for me! Click on my sidebar to listen to it while you read my post!

4. Cutting Down our own Tree - This is a new tradition for us. I did it a few times when I was a kid and loved it so much that I'm going to do it every year for our kids!

5. THE Story/Legend: Santa actually came to my house when we were kids! No lie! He came at 2 AM and all he said was "Ho Ho Ho" as he motioned for my Mom to bring the gifts into the house that were surrounding him! AMAZING! When Mom came and told us that Santa was downstairs and to get out of bed we grumbled and moaned and didn't believe her! She made us get up and it was a free-for-all when we saw Santa and all those presents! After that, no kid could tell US there was no Santa - we'd seen him!!!

6. Sneak-a-peek - Confession: I love to snoop! Ever since I was a child I've always snooped around for my gifts. It's so bad that my DH has left my gifts at his parent's house so I couldn't get at them! I always want to shake, squeeze, sniff and poke at the gift until .............ooooops, it's opened a bit and I can SEE it! LOL!

7. Snow: I love the snow and always wish for a white Christmas! 2008 brought the first White Christmas for all of Canada since 1971!

8. Letters to Santa: Did you know that you can write to Santa and he'll write back? Write to: Santa Clause c/o The North Pole, Canada HOH OHO. The girls loved writing their letters and taking them out to put them in the mail box.

9.Matching PJ's: I buy the girls matching pj's that they get to open and wear on Christmas Eve! That way, Christmas morning they coordinate and I can tell which Christmas the pictures are from at a glance! (if only Old Navy would make matching Patterned Paper - then I would truly be in Heaven)

10. Fave drink: Eggnog, it's not Christmas until I get some Eggnog! There are recipes at http://www.eggnogrecipe.net/ (but i'll drink mine right from the carton!)