Gimme 5

[Jodie]

1. Watching Carols by Candlelight with my parents as a child

2. Sitting around the big family table for Christmas at my Grandmothers and having to sit on the phone book because I was too small to see above the big table.

3. Being so excited about Santa arriving that I could not sleep and every sound definitely sounded like reindeer hooves.

4. Getting a silver watch from my parents

5. Getting my first bike.

Gimme 5 oraments that make you smile

[Noel+]

We only have new ornaments since the fire.............BUT

1. Handmade ornies made by my children
2. My DH's Phoenix Suns ornament that makes him smile
3. My seraphim angel ornament
4. Word ornaments in glass on the walls [Jesus/Christmas/Noel/Joy et]
5. Old 40's style battered ornies found at garage sales


So now we'd like know 5 of your favorite Christmas tv shows!

[Merry Sage]

Now please share 5 of your earliest Christmas memories with us! [/b]

1. hanging up our stockings with my brother. I used the same decorated felt stocking for years, til it fell apart.

2. the artificial tree my parents got when i was about 7. Boy it looked awful when compared to what you get today, but we thought it was the biz!

3. my mum letting us stir the big heavy bottomed pot she used to use to make the fruitcakes.

4. snowy Christmases. There doesn't seem to be as many of those as we had when I was a child.

5. Christmas and Boxing Day dinners with masses of relatives.

Gimme 5 Christmas traditions in your family.

[Noel+]

Our Traditons:

1. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service followed by hot cocoa and Christmas cutout decorated cookies! Eggnog too! Yum!

2. Christmas morning, someone plays Santa, wearing the red fur cap, and gives out gifts one at a time to each person. We watch each other's faces light up with joy at the surprise in the colorful packagesd!

3. We eat Christmas Dinner at 1pm. We open/close with prayers of gratitude.

4. Stockings are opened Christmas Eve after church.

5. We call all our relatives to wish them a wonderful Christmas Day! Then we watch a favorite Christmas movie.


Please share 5 of your first Christmas memories as a child,

[Auntie Mistletoe]

Better grab a snack, this might take a few minutes. HaHa.

Five first Christmas memories as a child ...

The needles falling off our real tree the week before Christmas because we put it up too early and it got a little dry.

Santa's beard tickled my cheek when I hugged him after whispering what I wanted into his ear.

I remember all my older aunt's were wearing dresses and one of them had knee-high stockings and I tried really hard not to giggle because that would have been rude, but when she sat down I could see her knee-caps and the top of her legs. Surprised that image stuck with me. I used to sit on the floor when we had company so most of the time I saw our guests legs before I saw their faces.

When I got my Newborn Thumbelina doll and I was so excited my mother thought I was going to go into convulsions.

Relatives laughing, talking and singing along to the Christmas music that was playing in the background while I was fighting to stay awake leaning against the wall near the stairs.


Gimme 5 ways of personalizing the gifts you give

[Noel+]

1. Each gift reflections a talent or hobby the person is passionate!

2. Each gift is wrapped to reflect the personality of the recipient.

3. Each package has a handmade ornament as a tie on that reflects the recipients favorite colors/patterns.

4. Each gift tag is hand made and letter in caligraphy.

5. Each wrapping paper/bag chosen is a hint of the gift inside!


Share 5 of your favorite smells at Christmastime!

[Winterself]

5 smells of christmas...

1.cinnamon simmering on the stove with orange peel and nutmeg and spices.
2.fresh baked cookies yummi....
3.pumkin pie fresh out the oven
4.a honey glazed ham
5.pine or any fresh cut tree

gimme 5 of your favorite christmas shows/movies

[Auntie Mistletoe]

Five favourite Christmas shows/movies:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Tie between Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol and the Muppet Christmas Carol
Miracle on 34th Street (the original)
T'was the Night Before Christmas (with the clockmaker and mouse family)


Give us 5 places where you would enjoy spending the Christmas holidays not including your own home.

[Noel+]

Ah.........white Christmas dreams!

1. The winter snowy farmlands of Indiana where I grew up!

2. The high-pine Rocky Mountains at a secluded cabin, with a church in a small town 15 minutes away, and 4 inches of snow on the ground!

3. Any state or country where it is a true White Christmas!

4. At the North Pole, with Mr & Mrs C!, after the big gift flight sipping hot cocoa and listening to Santa's tales!

5. At the manger in Bethlehem, watching, adoring, and worshipping the Babe Jesus of Christmas!


Now please share 5 of the best stocking gifts you'e ever received!

[Mrs.Claus]

Now please share 5 of the best stocking gifts you'e ever received!

This one is a little harder since our stockings hold mainly candy.

1. A Santa doll
2. Charlotte Church Christmas CD
3. Chocolate (the good smooth, rich milk chocolate)
4. Clementine orange (a tradition I just can't live without)
5. pocket knife (long story here - hubby gave it to me when we were dating)

Gimme 5 uses for candy canes.

[Noel+]

1. Stir my hot cocoa
1. Chopped and inserted in thumbnail cookies
3. Decorations on the tree
4. Hung across the mantle garland
5. EAT!


Now please share 5 scents make you think of Christmas!

[Auntie Mistletoe]

"Now please share 5 scents make you think of Christmas!"

There's so many smells that bring back, but I'll try to stick to five ...

Any flavour of cocoa, but Hazelnut cocoa really brings it out ties with Chocolate - although it sometimes reminds me of Easter, Christmas is the first holiday that the smell conjures up
Scotch Tape - pine needles - ummmmmmm
Tie between English Leather cologne - used to give it to my dad and male teachers also in the form of Soap-on-a-rope & bubble bath - I used to give my aunts and cousins when I was little and couldn't afford much.
Clementine Oranges - when I remove the peel, I say, "ummmm smells like Christmas"
Cranberry, Cinnamon and Vanilla scented candle - it was only lit once and when I passby, I can still smell it and think of Christmas right away.


Gimme 5 of your favourite added ingredients for Christmas cookies that make them somewhat unique.

[Noel+]

1 Ginger with cinnamon!
2. Mint -- any variety
3. Hot coca [yes, really!]
4. Crushed Christmas hard candies
5. Nutmeg


That brought back some memories!

Now please share 5 new traditions you started at Christmas time for your family!

[Winterself]

5 new traditions



1.we started making our own cards last year
2.baking cookies and sweet breads as gifts for friends
3.decorating early...heehee..
4.baking goodies for each family member
5.supporting 2 kids at a youth ranch and 1 kid from wishuponahero group for christmas.

name 5 items your making for gifts this year??

[Noel+]

1. Wreaths w/theme of a hobby the person enjoys
2. Ornaments w/design the person likes
3. Hand embroidered pillow cases in favorite color of friend
4. Baked goodies
5. Hand made Christmas cards

Please share 5 of the first Christmas songs or movies you remember!

[Auntie Mistletoe]

Great question - when I'm finished up here, I'll split it up and ask those questions individually in the appropriate Movies and Music sections to get some chatter going.

5 earliest Christmas movies or songs remembered
Movie: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Movie: The Little Drummer Boy & Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
TV: Andy Williams & Bing Crosby’s Christmas Specials (I remember the Christmas sweaters, snow falling, and singing.)
Song: Oddly enough White Christmas as sung by the Supremes (you’d think the more traditional version would stand out in my mind)
Song: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open-Fire) Nat King Cole


Gimme 5 of your favourite versions of your favourite Christmas song.

[Noel+]

My all-time favorite secular Christmas tune is "White Christmas"! AND I am a purist: Bing Crosby versions only!!!

Please share 5 of your favorite versions of Santa Claus!

[Mrs.Claus]

Edmund Gwenn - Miracle on 34th Street (original) - He's my favourite!!!!
Mickey Rooney - in the Rankin & Bass shows
Tim Allen - The Santa Clause movies
Douglas Seale - from Ernest Saves Christmas
Ed Asner - Elf (not too bad, although a bit rough around the edges)

Gimme 5 must have Christmas items/decorations for your home.

[Noel+]

1. Bubble lights!
2. Snowflakes
3. Wreath
4. Candles
5. Tree!


Now please share 5 of your favorite Christmas sounds!

[Jodie]

5 of my favourite Christmas sounds:

1 - Christmas bells

2 - Christmas carols

3 - Christmas laughter

4 - Children trying to sing Christmas carols and remember the words

5 - Prayer

Gimme 5 of your favourite Christmas smells