Here I am, chillaxin’ in my comfy PJ’s, sipping on hazelnut
coffee, listening to Andy Williams, and feeling super Christmassy. The only
thing that I am missing is basking in the soft twinkly glow of the lights on my
Christmas tree, but there is a man in my living room wearing nothing but underpants
and an Xbox headset playing Grand Theft Auto and talkin’ smack about the mamas
of his virtual playmates, and that can be quite a buzzkill when one is trying to
engage in quiet and cozy Yuletide reflection. So, I’ve retreated to my Lady
Room (think: opposite of a Man Cave) to wax nostalgic and ponder on all my
favorite things about Christmas. Sure, there are doorbells, and sleigh bells,
and schnitzel with noodles, and those things are fine and all, but not my
favorites by any stretch of the imagination. I do enjoy a good cream-colored
pony, though…
The things I like best about the Christmas season are the
festive traditions that just make you feel so Christmassy you can hardly stand
it, like making and decorating cookies, trimming the tree, and watching classic
holiday movies and listening to the songs that you only get to enjoy for a
brief season out of the year - oh so familiar, but just as exciting as if
hearing them for the first time. I sure get sappy around the Holidays, especially
when it comes to my own personal little traditions. One thing my husband and I
do every year is drink eggnog and listen to Christmas music as we decorate our
tree, and then we gather ‘round the freshly trimmed Tannenbaum to gaze upon it
and sing “O Christmas Tree.” (Except the only words we know are “O Christmas
Tree”, so we just sing that over and over.) We do this whether we have a
full-size, decked out tree, or it’s a battery-operated, dollar store, fiber optic,
tabletop number.
We have other little traditions like reading the Nativity story
first thing every Christmas morning, then exchanging gifts (one of which is
always a specially chosen ornament that I get for my sweetums every year),
putting festive clothes on my dogs, and watching “A Christmas Story” back-to-back
all day on TBS. But, my favorite family Christmas tradition is Carpenters
Christmas Krystalstravaganza. This takes place each Christmas Eve Eve (December
23). When night falls, we get into the car and drive around listening to
Carpenters Christmas songs, looking at Christmas lights, and eating Krystals
hamburgers. It’s magical.
Oh, I get all sentimental just thinking about it! I love
having our own especially special traditions. And, I love hearing about other
people’s unique traditions. What are yours? Please share them. Pretty please…with
a candy cane on top?
Fun Fact:
This blog entry contains the word “Christmas” 18 times.
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