Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy this entire list and paste into a new post. Then add your answers......Tis the Season to be NICE!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?

2. Real tree or Artificial?

3. When do you put up the tree?

4. When do you take the tree down?

5. Do you like eggnog?

6. Favorite gift received as a child?

7. Hardest person to buy for?

8. Easiest person to buy for?

9. Do you have a nativity scene?

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most?

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least?

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?

16. Lights on the tree?

17. Lights outside?

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's?

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year?

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both - it depends on the gift - boxes get wrapped, everything else gets bagged

2. Real tree or Artificial? I prefer real

3. When do you put up the tree? Sometime before Christmas

4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever

5. Do you like eggnog? Sprinkled with nutmeg . . . it isn't Christmas without it!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? can't say

7. Hardest person to buy for? my dad

8. Easiest person to buy for? There's an easy one?

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No. Maybe when I get my own place I might

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Both . . . if I get around to it

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? don't recall

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle In the Wilderness

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? O Come, O Come Emmanuel; What Child Is This? (the version where the chorus changes each time . . . hard to find a copy of that, though); Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith); I Wonder As I Wander; One Small Child

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? Do You Hear What I Hear? - especially the line: "The child shivers in the cold / Let us bring Him silver and gold". Argh! If He's cold, bring Him a blanket!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? It's all good!

16. Lights on the tree? You bet!

17. Lights outside? I wish . . . my dad is a Scrooge. . . .

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel - spend Christmas with Mom

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes, thanks to the song "Rudolf the Rednose Raindeer"

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I prefer a star, but my mom prefers an angel, and since it's her tree....

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Open one on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Jesus being lost from the hearts of the people :(

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? All the pretty lights

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I wouldn't want it overdone, but I love seeing the blue lights

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? ???

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Anything useful

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? 1st week of December

4. When do you take the tree down? 1st week of January

5. Do you like eggnog? no

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I got a perfume set, I loved them!

7. Hardest person to buy for? My daughter Aaliyah

8. Easiest person to buy for? My son

9. Do you have a nativity scene? yes

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? pj's that were too big

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story!!!!

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? Go tell it on the mountain

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? Santa baby

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey

16. Lights on the tree? yes. multi-colored

17. Lights outside? I would if I could

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yes

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? one on Christmas Eve the others Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People fighting over "the best deals"

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? Watching the excitement from kids, Christmas movies

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? My leg Lamp ornament from The Christmas Story movie!!

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Religious Wall Decor

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift bags. I am "wrapping" challenged.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? Three weeks before Christmas Day.

4. When do you take the tree down? After New Years.

5. Do you like eggnog? Love it!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Tool box

7. Hardest person to buy for? Mom

8. Easiest person to buy for? My brother

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes[

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? E-mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Underwear

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Its a Wonderful Life

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? Joy to The World, O Holy Night, White Christmas, Deck the Halls

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? John Lennon's "So this is Christmas."

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My Mom's Christmas cookies

16. Lights on the tree? Yes.

17. Lights outside? Yes

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid Donner and Blizten and Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Afternoon after Christmas lunch.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Commercialization

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? The music

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Nativity Ornaments

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Ryrie Study Bible

Wrapping paper or gift bags? [COLOR=red]wrapping paper ..although I hate wrapping presents ...you take hours to get it all done and the little monsters take less than 5 mins to turn it all into dustbin fodder :P

2. Real tree or Artificial? real when the children where little artificial now

3. When do you put up the tree? used to be the first sat in Dec ..now as late as I can get away with

4. When do you take the tree down? used to be 12th night now as soon as I can

5. Do you like eggnog? bbbbbllleeeeeeeeeccccccchhhhhhhhhhh vomit in a cup ::5tt::

6. Favorite gift received as a child? a doll I called mary that I kept till just a few years ago when she finally fell to pieces

7. Hardest person to buy for? my parents

8. Easiest person to buy for? my grand daughters

9. Do you have a nativity scene? yes

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? dont send many cards as I use the money I would have spent for a special charity

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? none..any gift given with love is special

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? dont have one

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? most carols

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? most so called pop songs for " the season"

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? food

16. Lights on the tree? mine is fibre optic ..it comes ready with lights

17. Lights outside? no

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yes ...and rudolph was NOT one of them in the original poem ..he got added later <<nee>>

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning ..well it used to be about 1am if I was lucky :P

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? greed and lack of understanding about the reason for the season

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? the faces of my children and now my grandchildren as they open the presents, the joy of telling the true nativity story to little ones, school concerts that tell of Jesus and not some trendy wishy washy junk, celebrating Jesus' birthday in the morning and my daughters birthday in the afternoon, going to a carol concert on Christmas eve ..do I have time to go on :D

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? no

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? food

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? love ..I have all I need even if I dont have all I want the only thing that would make this one soooo much better is to see my two oldest daughters understand and accept Christ

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1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? both

2. Real tree or Artificial? I love the smell of a real tree, but I don't like the needles that drop off and get everywhere, and I really don't like growing a tree just to cut it down for it to die

3. When do you put up the tree? December 1st

4. When do you take the tree down? couple of days after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? yep

6. Favorite gift received as a child? a little fold up doll house

7. Hardest person to buy for? my dad

8. Easiest person to buy for? any of the little ones

9. Do you have a nativity scene? no, but I would like to have one

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? usually cards, but didn't do it this year

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? one of those little water fountains, it was South Western

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch *the old cartoon one*

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? Oh Little Town of Bethlehem

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? Can't think of one

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? anything pretty much

16. Lights on the tree? ohhhh yeah!

17. Lights outside? nope

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yeah, but I have to think about it

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? crowds

23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? finding the perfect gift for someone and watching their eyes light up when they open it!

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? red and green

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? it doesn't matter, just like having family together

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? a job would be nice

. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Fibreoptic

3. When do you put up the tree? December 1st this year as we are going away
4. When do you take the tree down? New Year's Day
5. Do you like eggnog? Not sure if what we have is the same as you, but yes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A dolls' pram
7. Hardest person to buy for? My husband

8. Easiest person to buy for? The grandsons

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, must get one.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My boss specialised in these. One was a computer mouse mat with calculator. But he was the nicest boss ever!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Don't really know many
13. Christmas song(s) you like the most? Once in Royal David's City

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! It's constantly on during adverts on TV and I HATE it!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Nuts

16. Lights on the tree? All over - fibreoptic!

17. Lights outside? No.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel the week before then home.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Of course, Shiloh just told me!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? All the Christmas adverts urging people to spend, spend, spend!
23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? I love hearing the Carols from King's College programme.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Snowflakes

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? salmon starter

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Not bothered about anything else but would love to have my health!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving usually(this yr. it's late)

4. When do you take the tree down? After New Year
5. Do you like eggnog? Never tasted it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My first Barbie
7. Hardest person to buy for? My 16 yr. old grandaughter, she has everything.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My Mom

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't think of bad one
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I kinda liked Miracle on 34th Street

13. Christmas song(s) you like the most?

14. Christmas song(s) you like the least? Grandma got run over by a reindeer

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Homemade cookies
16. Lights on the tree? Yes
17. Lights outside? Yes
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? No
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Sometimes Angel sometimes the star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Way too much to do, and dinners here and there. Just plain too busy
23. Favorite thing about this time of the year? Happy children, and the family get together at momma and daddy's. My parents are like kids at Christmas :D
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? The angel tree topper momma made. And I love the clear and pale blue lights.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Just about everything.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? My grand daughter and her baby to come in from Maryland. <<lvhrt>>

Hey Neb-I was having trouble viewing links on WB. Could you post that link to the song here?

Oops! I made a mistake when posting the link. :<swty>:


Try clicking here

If you're ever looking for words, try www.cyberhymnal.org. They have alot of hymns, but only ones without copyright in the public domain. It's a very useful resource.