A Christmas List…Sort of
December 8, 2008
A friend of mine recently e-mailed me a series of Christmas-related poll questions. Just thought you’d like a glimpse inside my holiday thoughts. Who knows, you might even have your own set of answers…
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial – but the love is real
3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as I get a few hours to string together, the thing is HUGE
4. When do you take the tree down? after Jan 1
5. What do you do with your tree after you take it down? Back to the Basement with ye…
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Hockey Skates
7. Hardest person to buy for? Me
8. Easiest person to buy for? The kids…they want everything
9. Do you have a nativity scene? of course, it’s Christmas
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, and yes we lick the envelopes
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Sweater – ugly, don’t ask from whom
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Tie between A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim as Scrooge, and A Charlie Brown Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Start shopping for…DANG!
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Haven’t you?
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? No favorites, I’m Omnivorous
16. Lights on the tree? Please refer to answer #9
17. Favorite Christmas song? there’s two that many people don’t know, both from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra – An Angel Came Down/An Angel Returns (two songs at the beginning and end of the CD), and Old City Bar…Not Traditional, but for a real Christamas story, nothing work better than these for me.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Biltzen…and the one with the red nose… what’s his name again…
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star, but we have done the angel as well
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Starting it in Freeking October!
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Family theme
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? The next one…
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? For a child’s dream to come true
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Anyone with a heart
27. Who is least likely to respond to this? The one’s who really should have
Merry Christmas from My Family, and The Banks Family, to all of you!
Ron Adams
