Gimme 5

[Pretjah]

pop culture christmas tunes

1- Eagles Please Come home for Christmas
2- Chicago - fleiz navadaz (i hate every other version of this song but this one!)
3- willie nelson - Pretty Paper
4- kenny rogers & wynonna Judd - Mary Did you Know
5-chuck berry run rudolph run


gimmie 5 things you plan/hope to do this christmas that you've never done before

[Dudley]

Great music selections!

hope to do/never done - good question to evaluate!

1 - Go caroling
2 - Get a live tree
3 - Host a Christmas Party
4 - Perfom in church
5 - Be a Secret Santa

What strongest 5 emotions (good or bad) do you exerience during the holiday season?

[Pretjah]

1- contentment/gratification with all my needs being met by God
2- Pure Joy ( i still get excited just thinking about christmas time...hence beingon this site)
3- thankfulness for family I have
4- regret (i really feel sorry for people who don't enjoy the time of year for various reason)
5- peace - my favorite activity at christmas time is to sit on the couch or love seat with my wife drinking a glass of wine or coffe or hot chocolate with christmas music on, the tree lights on, candles lit, train running, village lights on and just enjoy being with her.


gimmie the 5 BEST(use your own definition for best) gifts you got before the age of 16

[Dudley]

I have to pass this one up - we did not celebrate when I was growing up, but I want to hear others responses to Pretjahs question: "gimmie the 5 BEST(use your own definition for best) gifts you got before the age of 16"

[Noel+]

1. Handmade & embroidered taffeta apron from my grandmother.
2. Hand tatted doilies from 2 of my great aunts
3. Hand embroidered pillow cases from my mother
4. Letters w/drawings from my grandmother
5. A leather cord chime from my father.


What are your 5 favorite outdoor Christmas decorations?

[Dudley]

1 - strings of lights
2 - wreathes
3 - a tree on my front porch
4 - luminarias
5 - poinsettias

Gimme 5 of your favorite.... fruits

[Noel+]

1. Bananas
2. Apricots
3. Cherries
4. Strawberries
5. Tangerines

What are 5 of your favorite Christmas cakes?

[Dudley]

1 - California Fruitcake
2 - Apricot Cream Cake
3 - Maple Walnut Cheesecake
4 - Buche de Noel
5 - Viennese Torte

What are five of your favorite holiday side dishes?

[Pretjah]

plate
spoon
knife
mug
glass


just kidding...

turkey and trimmings
pumpkin pie with whipped cream
cookie tray passed around christmas eve and christmas morning
christmas breakfast (i make it at my inlaws every year french toast, bacon, eggs)
chicken fried steak from denny's (in honor of The Santa Clause movie i take the family to denny's every christmas season)

gimmie you 5 favorite TV christmas specials

[Dudley]

You are a riot!

TV specials, huh? hmmmm

1 - the entire 25 days of christmas movie month on Family channel
2 - any rerun of old christmas specials like Andy Williams!
3 - Eloise at Christmastime
4 - Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular
5 - Andre Rieu Christmas concert

Gimme 5 things you like most about Christmastime...

[Pretjah]

1 sitting peacefully with my wife as explained above!
2 time with family
3 the reactions of my kids
4 the decorations of peoples houses and my house inside
5 the over all feeling i get when it's christmas time


gimme 5 places you would like to spend christmas this year if you couldnt be at your house or a family members house (your family can go with you though)

[Noel+]

1. Indiana @ relatives home
2. Rocky mountains in deep snowy forest
3. Snowy forest anywhere
4. Snow meadow anywhere
5. Snowy seaside anywhere

Get the idea I love snow?!?!

What are your favorite 5 Christmas greens?

[Pretjah]

i may be reading your question wrong but i'm going to answer it how i take it, hope thats okay

1- green christmas tree
2- wreath on the door
3- green & red M&M's for christmas time
4- old pickup truck i have in my christmas village that is green
5- dollars....not that i expect any...but it's always nice to get some cash in a card occasionally B-)


gimme 5 thigns form last christmas you will always remember

[Noel+]

You did great Pretjah!

1. my last Christmas with my Mom alive
2. memories of 2008 last Christmas with Dad
3. time with family & friends
4. Worshipping Jesus
5. the lights, decorations & joy

So now give us 5 reasons you love Christmas!

[Pretjah]

1- time sepnt with extended family
2- the joy of the season
3- the meaning of christmas (religious meaning)
4- the joy my kids get
5- CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST AND DINNER!


gimmie 5 things you would like to get for christmas this year....actual gifts you would like to recieve....none of this good hearted peace on earth stuff B-)

[Noel+]

1. Several books
2. A ticket to see Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
3. Time off from work! Christmas week
4. Dining room table & chairs [new]
5. new walking shoes

So please share 5 of your favorite Christmas songs to hum/sing the week of Christmas!

[Pretjah]

1 - 364 more days to go - brad paisley
2 - old city bar - trans siberian orchestra
3 - melekee leke maka -(however it's spelled) from christmas vacation
4 - o come o come emmanuel
5 - it's beginning to look alot like christmas


if you had to limit yourself to 5 christmas TV specials what would the be?

[Noel+]

They'd all be classics!

1. A Charlie Brown Christmas
2. The Grinch that stole Christmas
3. TV Land [Christmas episodes of old tv shows]
4. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Now please share 5 of your favorite sounds of Christmas!

[Pretjah]

1 - my kids opening presents...it could be a dollar store piece of crap and they will love it and act like its the best gift ever

2- my train running

3- nice christmas music while i'm sitting next to my tree and village

4- no sound at all just a nice peacful moment

5- bacon sizzling on christmas morning while i make breakfast

gimme 5 christmas songs that make you think of your childhood christmases

[Noel+]

1. Its Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas
2. White Christmas
3. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
4. Carol of the Bells
5. Away in a Manger

Now please share 5 of your favorite community activities at Christmas!