Merry Christmas......... early...
What memories have you? Good ones? Did your family have a real tree? Did you help pick it out? Chop it down? Cedar tree from the country? Did you help decorate it as a kiddo? Did you have those liquid bulb thingies? Do you ever remember a cat jumping up, hiding in the tree? Who was so tall in your family that put the angel atop? Were you a tinsel slinger? Do you think kids today even know whatintheheck tinsel is/was?
Where did you go? Granny/Gramps? Aunt/Uncles? Or, was the celebration in the house where you grew up?.... Didya have enough chairs for everyone that came? Did the little's have their own table?
When didya open presents? Was it always Christmas day, morning? Christmas Eve? Did you go to multiple family Christmas's every year? Did you notice I'm not real sure how to punctuate Christmas's Christmas'?
Speakin' a punctual, what time did you get mom and dad outta bed to see what Santa brought you? What kinda goodies did you leave out for Santa the night before? Ever swear you saw him? Do you like eggnog? Me neither.
Was there a big ole pile of gifts beneath the tree? Truth, did you usedto grab the ones for you, feel 'em up real good and try to guess what was inside? Do you have a favorite Christmas present from over the years?
What year did you first play Santa? Was it tradition to watch certain Christmas movies? Did you take drives all about town to see the lights as a little? As a big kid? What comes after "FIVE, GOLDEN RINGS"?
Carols... gotta favorite singer? Ives? Martin? Sinatra? Nat King Cole? Dolly? Ella? Andy? Or were you a leftfielder and it was Leon Redbone? Our family played Christmas Carols on (the record player, stereo, reel to reel, cassette, CD, Spotify, Pandora, or.. "we sang 'em ourselves acapella"?)
Did you ever go sledding at Christmas time? Did you have a Flexible Flyer? One'a them circular things? Ever, run over a cousin, your hound pooch, hit a curb, a tree? Ever eat a pine tree? Did you ever use socks as gloves? Buckles or zippers on your boots? Get your tongue stuck on the metal of the sled? Burn your tongue on hot chocolate after? Go sit by the fireplace after? Furnace vent? An uncle with hot air?
Do you remember your tears from the first Christmas someone special would no longer ever be at? Did your family pray before the meal? Favorite pie? Ham or Turkey? Did the hound pooches beg the entire meal? Ever bonk a cousin or a sibling with an Christmas wrapping paper tube? Did everyone tear into the gifts at the same time, or, did the kiddos get to go first and it was then by age?
What old relative was voted most likely to nod off in a recliner Christmas afternoon? (Mom's, dad's, Granny's, Aunt Ethel's) pies were the best!
Remember being a kid and you didn't think or worry about how Christmas was paid for? Ever, as an elder, remember thinking howintheheck are we gonna pay for Christmas? Remember bank having saving clubs for Christmas? Did any of your grandparents give ya cash in an envelope for Christmas?
How many days did it take before all the goodies in your Christmas stocking were gobbled up? In that there Christmas popcorn tin, your fav Cinnamon, Caramel or the Chedder Cheese one? Ever string popcorn an put it around the tree?
Was Granny thrifty and would save as much of the used wrapping paper as was possible? If you stayed at Grannys.... was there a large crowd? Did everyone sleep in bed? Ever sleep on a pallet on the floor? How old were you when you found out Santa Claus really IS real?
Did you ever dream of a White Christmas, then, get it? Going to shop, or, traveling to Grannys or whever you went... your transportation? Car? Bus? Train? Plane? Walked? Bike? Did you shop at a big Mall? Is it still there? Ever get a BB gun for Christmas? Doll? Train? Lincoln Logs? Furby? Cabbage Patch, GI Joe? Game Boy? Rocking horse? Tinker Toys? Slinky? Sled? Bike? Trike? Beanie Baby? Operation game? Monopoly? Twister? Lite Brite? Lava Lamp?
Hopefully you have great memories of Christmas past.
It's like anything in life.... it's not perfect.. of course, very commercialized now.. that said, what a joyous time.
Collect hugs, not to mention memories..trade smiles... pet pets... eat way too much, it's just one day...
Merry Christmas, Victurd
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