Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot chocolate. With whipped cream, not marshmallows. Maybe one sip of eggnog, but that’s it.

Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
Wrap, of course! Although I suspect Mrs. Claus and the elves help him. Aren’t women usually the better wrappers?

Colored or white lights on the tree/house?
Colored, because Dad insists, although I like white ones well enough, too . . . although I prefer the kind that blink and miss that since we replaced our old tree.

Do you hang mistletoe?
No, Never have.

When do you put up your decorations?
Mom does most of the work, but usually starting the beginning of December.

What’s your favorite holiday dish?
Probably the pumpkin pie….

Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Coming into the living room one Christmas to find a huge, life-sized (almost as tall as me) Mickey Mouse toy. Actually, I don’t think he was authentic Disney M.M., but I didn’t care . . .

When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I have no idea what you mean….

Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Well, yes and no. We’ve never done the Christmas Eve thing (though my Dad did when he was little), but in recent years, we spend the 24th up at my sister’s house with her kids, so, yes, in a way, we DO open presents on Christmas Eve.

What kind of decorations are on your tree?
A variety. For years and years, we’ve each been getting an ornament as a gift each year, and so our tree is covered with various ornaments–glass, Hallmark, porcelain, whatever, with themes ranging from dogs to books to Martha’s Vineyard to golf….

Snow! Love it or dread it?
Love it!!

Can you ice skate?
Nope, never have. If you can’t do it as well as Michelle Kwan, what’s the point?

Do you remember your favorite gift?
See my Mickey story above. Man, I loved Mickey Mouse….

What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
That warm, fuzzy glow of family, gift-giving, gift-receiving, love, happiness, joy to the world . . . all that.

What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Um . . . Gloating Day?

What tops your tree?
At the moment? Nothing. Our new, pre-lit tree has a light bulb RIGHT at the very top . . . there’s really no way to balance something up there….

What is your favorite holiday book?
“Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect” (see Thursday‘s post)

What is your favorite Christmas song?
I don’t really have one. I like them all . . . though some versions better than others!

Candy Canes! Yummy or Yuck?
Yummy

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