Comments on: Christmas Traditions http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mikaela http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 Mikaela Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:36:22 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2963 This is two conversations my mum and I had a couple of weeks ago: Me,opening the cupboard: Uh? Mum? Where did you put the candles? Mum: Where I always put them! Me: Well, the cupboard is empty... In the end, I had to go and buy candles, since it was Advent, and candles are important for advent :) Later that night: Mum: I am considering to skip the ham this year, and make tjälknöl* instead. Me: What?! You can't do that! A Christmas dinner without ham is like Advent without candles! So. Ham and a lot of burning candles. Oh. And Donald Duck! :) * A swedish delicatess. Normally I love it, but not at Christmas :) This is two conversations my mum and I had a couple of weeks ago:

Me,opening the cupboard: Uh? Mum? Where did you put the candles?

Mum: Where I always put them!
Me: Well, the cupboard is empty…

In the end, I had to go and buy candles, since it was Advent, and candles are important for advent :)

Later that night:

Mum: I am considering to skip the ham this year, and make tjälknöl* instead.
Me: What?! You can’t do that! A Christmas dinner without ham is like Advent without candles!

So. Ham and a lot of burning candles. Oh. And Donald Duck! :)
* A swedish delicatess. Normally I love it, but not at Christmas :)

]]> By: CheeseBK http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 CheeseBK Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2958 heee. all our christmas traditions would probably be too much to list here. in Upper-Austria the traditional meal for Christmas Eve (and we open all our presents then ;) they are brought by the Christkind and not Santa Clause)) are Bratwürstel. Sausages and Sauerkraut. The following day we have either duck or turkey at h2b's parents place and the day after fondue with my parents and my brother in case he found home. heee. all our christmas traditions would probably be too much to list here.

in Upper-Austria the traditional meal for Christmas Eve (and we open all our presents then ;) they are brought by the Christkind and not Santa Clause)) are Bratwürstel. Sausages and Sauerkraut.

The following day we have either duck or turkey at h2b’s parents place and the day after fondue with my parents and my brother in case he found home.

]]> By: wedschilde http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 wedschilde Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:09:40 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2952 forcing the dogs to wear antlers and taking pictures of them. we're pretty lean on tradition. oh... movie on christmas day. we always go to the movies on dec 25th. we're doing holmes this year. and then... chinese food! forcing the dogs to wear antlers and taking pictures of them. we’re pretty lean on tradition. oh… movie on christmas day. we always go to the movies on dec 25th. we’re doing holmes this year. and then… chinese food!

]]> By: mjt_3 http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 mjt_3 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:18:04 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2951 My Xmas eve is spent at mums house preparing all the food for Xmas lunch. As it is usually very hot we have cold meat and salads, the only hot food we have is the pudding. Xmas morning we open pressies then head to my parents house, Xmas music is played while opening presents, my dad always is the one that hands them out while wearing a Santa hat and HO, HO Hoing LOL. WE then sit down to lunch, eat waaay too much, laze around, clean up and head home for a couple of hours then Xmas night its off to my in-laws for some crazy family time*g* My Xmas eve is spent at mums house preparing all the food for Xmas lunch. As it is usually very hot we have cold meat and salads, the only hot food we have is the pudding.
Xmas morning we open pressies then head to my parents house, Xmas music is played while opening presents, my dad always is the one that hands them out while wearing a Santa hat and HO, HO Hoing LOL. WE then sit down to lunch, eat waaay too much, laze around, clean up and head home for a couple of hours then Xmas night its off to my in-laws for some crazy family time*g*

]]> By: MinnChica http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 MinnChica Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:46:37 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2949 On Christmas Eve my mom does a big hor'douve dinner and invites tons and tons of people. Throughout the day we make tons and tons of cookies and before the party starts, all us kids open one gift from our parents. Christmas Morning my brothers and sisters get their santa gifts and stockings, then during the day we do the huge turkey ordeal, open all the rest of the gifts and usually sing a few carrols while my mom makes us break out all our old instruments we played. (Yes I can still play most Christmas songs on the flute, and my sister will dust off her chello too) On Christmas Eve my mom does a big hor’douve dinner and invites tons and tons of people. Throughout the day we make tons and tons of cookies and before the party starts, all us kids open one gift from our parents.

Christmas Morning my brothers and sisters get their santa gifts and stockings, then during the day we do the huge turkey ordeal, open all the rest of the gifts and usually sing a few carrols while my mom makes us break out all our old instruments we played. (Yes I can still play most Christmas songs on the flute, and my sister will dust off her chello too)

]]> By: Readsalot http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Readsalot Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:16 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2948 Sometimes we have a tree, sometimes we don't. Hopefully this year, it'll be a tree year. Then the cats do their dance of I want to play in the christmas tree. One year they knocked it over. Last year, they took ornaments, hid them, tried to eat them, then they massacred them. On Christmas Eve, we all go to an Uncles house.. his neighborhood in Torrance, it's been written about in dozens of magazines. Every single house on the block(s) participates in lighting up their house. Its a pretty spectacular thing to see. We take a walk around the neighborhood. Whatever mystery meat thing they serve, it's not my favorite, so I usually go to their house with a full stomach so I don't eat much, if at all. We open the gifts from the extended family, but not our immediate family... that comes Christmas day. Sometimes we have a tree, sometimes we don’t. Hopefully this year, it’ll be a tree year. Then the cats do their dance of I want to play in the christmas tree. One year they knocked it over. Last year, they took ornaments, hid them, tried to eat them, then they massacred them.

On Christmas Eve, we all go to an Uncles house.. his neighborhood in Torrance, it’s been written about in dozens of magazines. Every single house on the block(s) participates in lighting up their house. Its a pretty spectacular thing to see. We take a walk around the neighborhood. Whatever mystery meat thing they serve, it’s not my favorite, so I usually go to their house with a full stomach so I don’t eat much, if at all. We open the gifts from the extended family, but not our immediate family… that comes Christmas day.

]]> By: StephS http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 StephS Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:16:31 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2947 Every year everyone gets those Lifesavers "books" (they used to open like a book and have like 8 rolls of Lifesavers candy in them). My Grandmother used to give them to all the grand-kids and it's just a fun memory I have. Therefore, Lifesavers for all! My kids don't quite understand the attraction but they like the candy so they don't complain. :-) P.S. A Christmas Story...one of the best movies ever! Every year everyone gets those Lifesavers “books” (they used to open like a book and have like 8 rolls of Lifesavers candy in them). My Grandmother used to give them to all the grand-kids and it’s just a fun memory I have. Therefore, Lifesavers for all! My kids don’t quite understand the attraction but they like the candy so they don’t complain. :-)

P.S. A Christmas Story…one of the best movies ever!

]]> By: Ilona http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Ilona Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:44:38 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2946 That is awesome. That is awesome.

]]> By: Sandra Rosa http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 Sandra Rosa Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:41:49 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2945 Ok in Portugal we open the gifts on midnight, so no early christmas eve openings for us, we all stay up late and open then, as a kid i annoyed my parents to death, "is it time yet!", so that got them teaching me how to tell time, i think my clock obsession comes from there... Also as Christmas Eve supper the mandatory is codfish, with potatoes and boiled eggs, some people cheat and do more modern and hip versions of codfish (this is Portugal, we have like a thousand different ways to cook the damn fish, and yes they're all good) On christmas day, lunch is family mandatory as well and it's usually lamb with potatoes in the oven. By then i'm foaming at the mouth with all my family and i usually make a break for it and go to the only place opened on christmas day, the closest cinema, where i usually watch a flick or two, and then go to a chinese restaurant (again the only places open) for dinner. that's my christmas tradition, movies and chinese food! Ok in Portugal we open the gifts on midnight, so no early christmas eve openings for us, we all stay up late and open then, as a kid i annoyed my parents to death, “is it time yet!”, so that got them teaching me how to tell time, i think my clock obsession comes from there…
Also as Christmas Eve supper the mandatory is codfish, with potatoes and boiled eggs, some people cheat and do more modern and hip versions of codfish (this is Portugal, we have like a thousand different ways to cook the damn fish, and yes they’re all good)
On christmas day, lunch is family mandatory as well and it’s usually lamb with potatoes in the oven.
By then i’m foaming at the mouth with all my family and i usually make a break for it and go to the only place opened on christmas day, the closest cinema, where i usually watch a flick or two, and then go to a chinese restaurant (again the only places open) for dinner.
that’s my christmas tradition, movies and chinese food!

]]> By: Diane Sadler http://www.theoddshots.com/2009/12/christmas-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Diane Sadler Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:14:59 +0000 http://www.theoddshots.com/?p=714#comment-2943 We don't get a real tree but we try and make it a fun event to put up our tree to either Christmas music or old Christmas movies that we own now. Usually my daughter puts on the lights then we share the rest of the decorations together; my husband looks on and gives instructions whether needed or not but Hey! he participates. We also open one gift Christmas Eve but that's it. And on the big day, we have turkey and tourtiere, mashed potatoes and stuffing and apple pie. We don’t get a real tree but we try and make it a fun event to put up our tree to either Christmas music or old Christmas movies that we own now. Usually my daughter puts on the lights then we share the rest of the decorations together; my husband looks on and gives instructions whether needed or not but Hey! he participates. We also open one gift Christmas Eve but that’s it. And on the big day, we have turkey and tourtiere, mashed potatoes and stuffing and apple pie.

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