Das Christmas Meme
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featherynscaleA Holiday Questionnaire, stolen from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rougewench. Keep in mind that while Christmas is not my holiday, I'm pretty much willing to go in for celebrating anything. I went through this sort of snotty pagan phase at some point where I disdained the Christian holidays and all that stuff, but I'm over it now. In the interest of interfaith harmony,
1. Do you have a real or fake Christmas Tree?
Being allergic to the evergreens, I've got a fake one. Right now, though, it is in the Hob Hole in a box, and with the utter lack of holiday enthusiasm expressed by my other two thirds, that's where it's likely to stay.
2. Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home?
Nope. See above re: lack of enthusiasm. We do have a wreath on the front porch though, next to the door. It does not light up. We're trying to be understated about the whole thing, in contrast to our neighbors across the street, who have a giant lit-up inflatable toy soldier. This is particularly horrible, especially when it's very cold in the morning, and he's not fully inflated, as the way he flops about makes him look a little like he's barfing in their bushes.
3. What's your favorite Christmas song/carol?
I like the Carol of the Bells, but apparently, the tune to that is a Ukranian folk song about Spring, so I'm not sure it counts. Following that, I've got to go for I Saw Three Ships, since it's fun to sing and the lyrics sort of go with the story that Joseph of Arimathea smuggled the ill or dead Jesus, his wife Mary Magdalene, and their kids off to France. So that's fun.
4. What do you like better, turkey or ham?
Turkey.
5. Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve?
Sure. Sometimes even earlier than that. With the disconnect between the holiday we actually follow and the holiday everyone expects you to follow, we have some fudge room in there about opening things.
6. Have you ever been Christmas Caroling?
Lots. My aunt used to take us when we were kids, and then later I was in the school choirs, and did it as part of the choir thing.
7. What was your most memorable Christmas gift(s) that you received?
When I was in high school, Mom bought me a leather jacket which I continue to wear and be enamored of.
8. What's your favorite Christmas movie?
I don't have one. I don't think I like any of them. I like the Abominable Snowman in the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer claymation one though.
9. Have you ever built a real Snow-Man?
Good gods, no. There's snow in that!
10. Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas?
When I was a kid, I did. Also, I allegedly looked at the purchased items on my Amazon wishlist. I am a bad, bad man.
11. What is on the top of your Christmas tree?
I have an angel with feather wings.kittenpants has a capiz-shell star. Both have been on top of the tree before.
12. Do you own a Santa hat?
I own a whole Santa *suit*, baby.
13. When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus?
Lat weekend! Santa flaunt, yay!
14. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
Yep. I'm about 70% done. The rest will get done after the Friday paycheck arrives.
15. Do you put candy canes on your Christmas Tree?
Not usually. We don't eat the things.
16. Who is hardest person to buy for?
My mom. She has everything already.
17. Who is the easiest person to buy for?
kittenpants!
18. How old were you when you realized Santa was imaginary?
Eight or nine, I think.
19. What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of?
Sleeping... and then, some sleeping. Then perhaps breakfast, then presents, then playing with the new toys.
20. Egg nog?
No thanks. *yuck face*
21. What do you want for Christmas this year?
A job for the new year, really.
rougewench. Keep in mind that while Christmas is not my holiday, I'm pretty much willing to go in for celebrating anything. I went through this sort of snotty pagan phase at some point where I disdained the Christian holidays and all that stuff, but I'm over it now. In the interest of interfaith harmony, 1. Do you have a real or fake Christmas Tree?
Being allergic to the evergreens, I've got a fake one. Right now, though, it is in the Hob Hole in a box, and with the utter lack of holiday enthusiasm expressed by my other two thirds, that's where it's likely to stay.
2. Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home?
Nope. See above re: lack of enthusiasm. We do have a wreath on the front porch though, next to the door. It does not light up. We're trying to be understated about the whole thing, in contrast to our neighbors across the street, who have a giant lit-up inflatable toy soldier. This is particularly horrible, especially when it's very cold in the morning, and he's not fully inflated, as the way he flops about makes him look a little like he's barfing in their bushes.
3. What's your favorite Christmas song/carol?
I like the Carol of the Bells, but apparently, the tune to that is a Ukranian folk song about Spring, so I'm not sure it counts. Following that, I've got to go for I Saw Three Ships, since it's fun to sing and the lyrics sort of go with the story that Joseph of Arimathea smuggled the ill or dead Jesus, his wife Mary Magdalene, and their kids off to France. So that's fun.
4. What do you like better, turkey or ham?
Turkey.
5. Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve?
Sure. Sometimes even earlier than that. With the disconnect between the holiday we actually follow and the holiday everyone expects you to follow, we have some fudge room in there about opening things.
6. Have you ever been Christmas Caroling?
Lots. My aunt used to take us when we were kids, and then later I was in the school choirs, and did it as part of the choir thing.
7. What was your most memorable Christmas gift(s) that you received?
When I was in high school, Mom bought me a leather jacket which I continue to wear and be enamored of.
8. What's your favorite Christmas movie?
I don't have one. I don't think I like any of them. I like the Abominable Snowman in the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer claymation one though.
9. Have you ever built a real Snow-Man?
Good gods, no. There's snow in that!
10. Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas?
When I was a kid, I did. Also, I allegedly looked at the purchased items on my Amazon wishlist. I am a bad, bad man.
11. What is on the top of your Christmas tree?
I have an angel with feather wings.
kittenpants has a capiz-shell star. Both have been on top of the tree before. 12. Do you own a Santa hat?
I own a whole Santa *suit*, baby.
13. When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus?
Lat weekend! Santa flaunt, yay!
14. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
Yep. I'm about 70% done. The rest will get done after the Friday paycheck arrives.
15. Do you put candy canes on your Christmas Tree?
Not usually. We don't eat the things.
16. Who is hardest person to buy for?
My mom. She has everything already.
17. Who is the easiest person to buy for?
kittenpants!18. How old were you when you realized Santa was imaginary?
Eight or nine, I think.
19. What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of?
Sleeping... and then, some sleeping. Then perhaps breakfast, then presents, then playing with the new toys.
20. Egg nog?
No thanks. *yuck face*
21. What do you want for Christmas this year?
A job for the new year, really.
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Carol of the Bells
Date: 2005-12-12 05:50 pm (UTC)(Well, unless you get into the Waitresses and such, but that sort of good stuff can be relatively hard to come by.)
Re: Carol of the Bells
Date: 2005-12-13 03:40 am (UTC)It'd be amusing if that's so... I just found out there's a "Christmas carol" called "Seven Joys of Mary" that started out an Irish Lenten song and got moved to Christmas for some reason. I can't tell why it moved from the lyrics; the song talks about how her joys included Jesus' death and resurrection.
Re: Joys of Mary
Date: 2005-12-13 04:25 am (UTC)Maybe it's just because I'm not Christian, but to me that makes Mary sound like one messed up puppy.
Re: Joys of Mary
Date: 2005-12-13 06:09 pm (UTC)I had never heard The Seven Joys of Mary before last Tuesday. However, there's an arrangement of it in a Christmas suite we're singing for the Waukegan Concert Chorus, and it really is a neat song.
In other news, I'm extra-thankful that my strength in music lies especially in sight-reading. We got the music in last week, and the concert is this weekend.