Your favorite Christmas

mine was when i was in my kindergarten days and i could remember my mom baking and cooking dishes that i would really wait till midnight! lol and i could smell the aroma of it and me and my brother would wait for it and we were like salivating and the next day i would see socks with candies inside it

My Christmas as a kid and teenager had a different flavour - centred round eating, new clothes, putting up the star, working on the crib, helping mother with cleaning up, choir practice..... We were several siblings and the neighbours pitched in too as making sweets was a laborious process the number sometimes went up to 14 or 15 varieties and this would be the conversation when we went back to school.There was this system of distributing the goodies to the neighbourhood (that system is still there but I don't follow it) Those were the days Jen... And now my Christmas is not complete unless I have a 'do' for orphans each time a different location! Merry Christmas Jen....

My most memorable Christmas was one when I was flat broke. I made everything I gave and it was a lot more meaningful to me and to the recipients (so they said). It sure made me stop and think about gift giving and what it all meant. Just buying something and putting it under the tree lacks something after that.

That's a great memory. I guess I don't have any one memory. But, it is more cumulative. We used to go to see my grandparents (an 8 hr drive from where we lived) every year at Christmas. We would have Christmas Eve at my Grandpa's house and Christmas Day with my Grandma. I would get to see all of my cousins and aunts and uncles. It was just so special because we only saw those people twice a year. I loved being able to visit with everyone and watch all my baby cousins grow up. It meant a lot to me.

You must have been a really smart kid! To make that realization -that they wanted more for you than what they have. I think all parents secretly want their kids to realize this. So that they could feel appreciated for everything they do. I'm still hoping my kids would realize it soon.

Hmmmm my favorite Christmas present was when I got a piece of apple after I sang solo in the caroling. apple is the most expensive in our country before i so when a house gave me an apple along with the money because I sang very well that was one of the most memorable christmas experiences I had. Now apples here are too cheap and everyone can afford it whewww

My favourite Christmas memory was in the year 2002, my partner and I had not long since bought a house together, it was my first house, I had lived in rented accommodation up till that point, we had just got the house made to our tastes, normally I would spend every Christmas with my parents, I loved my mum, but I hated my dad, so it was always strained. It was weird to be honest, suddenly not spending Christmas with my mum, but my partner and I had a quiet Christmas together, sadly it was to be our last. It was the only Christmas I was away from home. I loved Christmas as a child, but now as an adult it's not so fun, mainly because my dad sits in front of the television and drinks. So I made the best of it with just me and mum, leaving dad to himself.

The last Christmas my Grandpa Kruse was alive....he was dying of cancer and lying in a bed in the living room. We went for Christmas day and he gave us each a gift. The guys all got billfolds...all the girls got a necklace except for me. I got a charm braclet...the one charm was big and shaped like a heart with my name engraved on it and another heart cut out with my birthstone hanging in the tiny heart space....it was special.......from him. He was my buddy..my pal. I still have the bracelet and that was about 50 years ago.....I still take it out and touch it and remember the special guy he was.

Well, there was the Basset hound trying to open the tightly wrapped and taped cannister of Christmas cookies. He didn't manage to get it open, but we found it in the back yard with the paper off.

One of my favorite memories is shopping for a Christmas tree on Christmas eve with my dad and my two other siblings. It was snowing and we dragged that tree for blocks to our house because we didn't have a car. While dragging the tree home we were singing christmas carols all the way home. We then put the tree up and decorated it while sipping hot chocolate and eating cookies. I love that memory so much. Another was when we were able to buy christmas gifts for our parents from a paper route we had. We saved all our tips and went to the stores to buy what we wanted and it was just so exciting. I think that is why now I rather give then receive.Its just so more exciting to see the look on the person face who is receiving the gift. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a Happy Healthy New Year!

There is nothing really clear that stands out for me in my memory from childhood Christmases. I do have a vague memory of coming out into the lounge one morning and seeing a mountain bike that I received in my early teens standing proudly in the middle of the room all shiny and I remember riding it up and down the drive and street all excitedly. (well I remember photos of me doing that anyway) But I am not sure if I got the bike for Christmas or if it was a birthday gift. Either way, I remember thinking, "where did my parents have this hidden?"

Christmas with family is the best choice for myself. It is the happiest, most comfortable and enjoyable. It is the wonderful memory. I hope it is forever......

well it has to be way back when i was 7 years old watching tv and waiting for the xmas gifts to pour on me with my relatives right next to me and it was pleasant also

im jewis so im less familiar but i have friends celebrating, and they are simply waiting all year for this day

I was nine adn I slept in the room where the tree was and I saw my dad put my bike bythe tree. went to sleep and never told any one what I saw I kept up th e SAnta thing for my brother who was 5 years younger than me I would watch him open ppresents before I opened mine watch his face at all he got was a pleasure think I was 15 when I let them know I knew and momma had wondered why I hadnt caught on before then tol dher I wanted to keep brother beleiving as long as I could

In 1983, my dad's last Christmas with us, my parents gave the 3 of us kids photo albums that included old family photos and some typed up history of the family. Then they had split the photos so that they were personalized to each of us, photo's of us taking front and center. Very awesome!

Dear friend, Wish you a merry X'mas. As a Hindu we hardly had Christmas, but it changed when we had new Christain neighbors and they celebrated Christmas and we were also invited. It was way back when I was schoolboy. That was the special Christmas, that too my first Christmas celebration. But unfortunately when I was in college we had to shift to another place. But our beloved neighbors made us know the value of Christmas...

After my parent were divorced money was short, so my part of that small family made up our minds to save to the next Christmas for something special. We made plans all year for what we would do together for Christmas and then the three of us went into the larger city, we stayed in a fancy hotel and saw a wonderful stage show. My brother and I had also saved to get one present between us for my Mom, so we went shopping in the large city and bought her a beautiful bottle of bath salts. We both agreed on the present, it was one of hte few times we agreed as children. My Mom and brother are gone now, but I keep the bottle and each time I dust it, I remember that Christmas and how we loved each other.

Hi JenInTN We arent Christians and so Christmas was not celebrated in our family when I was a kid and normally we did get x-Mas vacations in the schools. But we had exams starting from the first working day of Jan next year. So the travel too did never happen. After studies when I moved out, professionally, I found the culture out there was quite different and we could celebrate almost every function - maybe not with the true spirits but they said - every celebration and festivity should be seen as a celebration of life. So why not. I too joined in. Lots of yummy food specially the cakes and sweets... Then in 2008 when I started to walk again, I had realized the importance of life. That year, I did not have enough money, but still was able to purchase a cake and a larger pack of Cadboury Eclairs (these are chocolates) for the 30 odd kids at the orphanage. I was scared to ask the Priests and Authorities to celebrate with them but when they agreed, I felt so happy. And that Christmas was my best yet. Since then, I have tried to get to the kids there every celebration and festival - even if that is for a mere 30 minutes. It truly is something which makes me feel contended and happy from within. At least, I am able to do some good within my capacity without harming anyone out there

My favorite was my first with my son Miguel. Even though he couldnt pen the gifts, just sitting there infront of the tree with him was great for me. Now 14 years later, xmas is still great for me and him. Hope you had a great xmas there.