The Christmas Thread

Armistead · 12-01-14, 06:50 PM

Thought I would start a thread to to discuss Christmas. Got pictures of your decorations or Christmas tree? Have any family traditions you would like to share, special memories, wants, etc.,...Anything Christmas you can put here.

Not long ago I purchased several large boxes of Christmas decorations at an estate sale. I knew they were old and boxes filled with decorations from the 40-60's era it seems. One box had numerous cards and pictures in it and was interesting to see Christmas unfold yearly. I plan to use a lot of these decorations this year.....

Christmas is a lil sad for me since my mother passed a few years ago and my father in May.

Sailor Steve · 12-01-14, 06:56 PM

No Christmas here. My kids are far away and so is my sister. Cards maybe, phone calls maybe. It's cool though, I do well enough alone.

Rockstar · 12-01-14, 07:53 PM

Not a christian, but everyone else in my family is. Still, I have a fun time and love getting together with family, if we manage getting together, which isn't often. I get and give gifts and cards and not at all bothered with the seasonal proselytization(if there's such word). I get a kick out of the whole thing and have fun.

swamprat69er · 12-01-14, 09:24 PM

I'm not a christian either, but I do the christmas thing anyway. We wont put the tree up for another two weeks or so, though. The cats would have it down in a day or two.

Oberon · 12-01-14, 10:15 PM

Our last tree was brutally murdered by our cats, demolished a coffee table with it too. Fortunately our two are pretty elderly now so their tree climbing days are over.

fireftr18 · 12-01-14, 10:56 PM

I love the magic of the season and the celebrations. I'm not much on the gifting thing though. I feel we should be giving all year long, not just one month out of the year. As far as receiving gifts, anything I want or need that is reasonably priced, I can afford to buy. My brother and sister feel the same way and we have agreed to stop gifting with each other.

12-01-14, 06:50 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	The Christmas Thread Thought I would start a thread to to discuss Christmas. Got pictures of your decorations or Christmas tree? Have any family traditions you would like to share, special memories, wants, etc.,...Anything Christmas you can put here. Not long ago I purchased several large boxes of Christmas decorations at an estate sale. I knew they were old and boxes filled with decorations from the 40-60's era it seems. One box had numerous cards and pictures in it and was interesting to see Christmas unfold yearly. I plan to use a lot of these decorations this year..... Christmas is a lil sad for me since my mother passed a few years ago and my father in May. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

12-01-14, 06:56 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No Christmas here. My kids are far away and so is my sister. Cards maybe, phone calls maybe. It's cool though, I do well enough alone. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-01-14, 09:24 PM	#4
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I'm not a christian either, but I do the christmas thing anyway. We wont put the tree up for another two weeks or so, though. The cats would have it down in a day or two. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I love the magic of the season and the celebrations. I'm not much on the gifting thing though. I feel we should be giving all year long, not just one month out of the year. As far as receiving gifts, anything I want or need that is reasonably priced, I can afford to buy. My brother and sister feel the same way and we have agreed to stop gifting with each other. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

12-01-14, 07:53 PM	#3
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Not a christian, but everyone else in my family is. Still, I have a fun time and love getting together with family, if we manage getting together, which isn't often. I get and give gifts and cards and not at all bothered with the seasonal proselytization(if there's such word). I get a kick out of the whole thing and have fun.

12-01-14, 10:15 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Our last tree was brutally murdered by our cats, demolished a coffee table with it too. Fortunately our two are pretty elderly now so their tree climbing days are over.