Favorite Holiday traditions

[diane]

So given the change in status, this will be the first year I will be without Anakin for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will have him for the all important New Years (we are list people and love impossible goal setting). It has made me rethink some traditions I have always had with him. It also means the possibility of new holiday traditions.

One will be the annual watching of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. This is getting moved to the day before Thanksgiving instead of on it. It actually makes more sense since it is about having to deal with relatives and all the hoopla of holidays, so watching before kinda fits. Plus Anakin loves it and his laugh is half the fun of watching it.

It also means I can now work in the lovely BBC Hogfather movie. Wow. I love it. It is hands down my favorite Terry Prachett novel, and is even in my favorite 7 books listing. But this is tradition worthy. They did a wonderful job. I think this will now become the movie I watch while preparing Christmas cards and the Cookie-a-Thon results gift list. I always carve out sometime to watch a movie or movies and sit and do the cards. It helps with the massive list (huge family). I always buy several different types of cards and stamps and then try to select the appropriate one for the person or family. Cheesy I know, but you would be amazed how much my friends love it. Either that or they love to bullshit me.

So what are your favorite holiday traditions? Any cookie or pie that has to be there or it is just not that holiday? Any movie that must be annually watched at this time of year?

[scoobydiesel]

I think my new tradition is working....

Before hand Football for sure. love me some NFL and turkey.

Over the holiday season as a whole i try to see a movie with my mom(trying to go see bolt with her if i have time)

I enjoy cooking the holiday dinners if i can(working thanksgiving)

I always watch the movie specials on tv(like charlie brown and wonderful life)

but thats about it my family is pretty boring, too much dislike ment among family members

[tsmith15]

As a Canadian and an NFL fan my only American Thanksgiving holiday tradition is watching the lions lose thursday afternoon. Although, this year, in honor of the Arizona vs. Philly thursday night match, I am making myself a southwest fusion philly cheese-steak for dinner.

Christmas-wise my parents always drag me out to see my French family for Christmas; and we used to stick around for New Years but now my parents and I tend to go our own ways for New Years. This year I'm going to celebrate my friend's Dec. 31 birthday by getting madly wasted with him and others.

[tokenuser]

I would like to say that Thanksgiving is a holiday I would love to introduce back home. For Australians, Christmas/Boxing Day is like Thanksgiving and Christmas over here rolled into one ... too much eating, presents, religious overtones, major sporting events, etc.

I'd like to seperate out the Thanksgiving side of things into a standalone event down under. I like that it is about family and friends getting together, with no religion involved (beside sports I guess), and lots of food.

Since living in the US, our tradition has become to put up the Christmas lights on the first weekend in Decmeber, and we have people over for some "adult beverages" before going outside and lighting the lights. Its not like we have an over the top Christmas light display (just "icicle strands" around the gutter line), its just that its an excuse to get people together for a drink or three, maybe use the BBQ grill for the last time before next summer.

I'll probably also get the dried fruit soaking in brandy or rum for the Boiled Christmas Pudding - something our American friends agree that you should definately have in the US more often.

[heyseuss]

Ignoring the phone, email, front door.

[diane]

Ignoring the phone, email, front door.

Lol. I wish I could just sit at a movie theatre all day. That would be my dream since I won't have Anakin. But that won't happen until I move. I guess I have to have red rice and roasted pig instead of buckets of popcorn. I will just have to tough it out.

You could always come to Cleveland, the land of snow and pig out with me on my grandma's cooking.

[comhcinc]

i have a new family and so i get to start new traditions.

for me it is the rankin/bass stuff. i love it.

diane i show you talk about hogfather on twitter and went and put in my netflix que. i should get it tomorrow.

[heyseuss]

You could always come to Cleveland, the land of snow and pig

So enticing when you say it like that.

[diane]

So enticing when you say it like that.

You know what I mean goober!

[yssman]

Seems like my holidays consist mostly of traveling by car to opposite ends of the country, while feasting upon food at either destination. The watching of the Lions game is of greatest importance at both lunch/dinners, sadly however, the Lions NEVER deliver. Other than that, the Macy's parade is usually watched first thing in the morning, same with the Disney parade following that....

Since I work in retail, most of Thanksgiving is consumed by the dread of working the next day. Since my company is closing up after this Christmas season, this could be my last year in the rush, but you never know. I'll be closing the store that night. God help us all.

[dolson]

Ignoring the phone, email, front door.

Let me guess...

All your attention is focused on the back door.

Was I close?

[heyseuss]

Let me guess...

All your attention is focused on the back door.

Was I close?

Who comes to the back door ? Only Police, and I worry about them at my back door, all the time, not just on holidays.

[dolson]

Who comes to the back door ? Only Police, and I worry about them at my back door, all the time, not just on holidays.

Oh, wow, for once you're not talking using some kind of sexual metaphor...

That I can tell, anyhow.. lol

[nycest]

For christmas, my brother and I used to watch any Christmas movie we could get our hands on to pass the time. Since I'm hispanic, we opened up our presents at midnight instead of Christmas morning. So around 10pm xmas eve, we would start watching something and then start the countdown whenever the movie finished. If it was 11:50pm, it would be the longest 10 minutes ever.

I do remember A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott) was played A LOT.

[scoobydiesel]

I wonder if anyone will bring turkey to work....that'd be awesome :D

[gonzooo]

Watching "Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135636/) on christmas eve. It's a great story about spreading the wealth and making people's lives easier, even if it's just for one day.

[phairus]

well on turkey day i always look forward to having some homemade cranberry sauce, they always make a second batch for me to take home with me.

and christmas time, it's our annual viewing of xmas vacaction and the muppet family xmas special, oh yeah, the claymation xmas special too

but this year will most likely include some wii action of some sort

[cucumberboy]

Watching "Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135636/) on christmas eve. It's a great story about spreading the wealth and making people's lives easier, even if it's just for one day.

Dude, yes!

"Jag har närt en kommunist vid min barm!"

[royterp]

There seems to be an influx of Scandinavians here ;) so I'll add a Norwegian tradition: my aunt would make kransekake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kransekake) for Christmas every year, but unfortunately they moved to Australia in 2006 so I am definitely missing it. That, and the akevitt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akevitt).

God Jul!

[cucumberboy]

There seems to be an influx of Scandinavians here ;) so I'll add a Norwegian tradition: my aunt would make kransekake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kransekake) for Christmas every year, but unfortunately they moved to Australia in 2006 so I am definitely missing it. That, and the akevitt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akevitt).

God Jul!

Kransekake is sooooo delicious!

[purplelotus]

Being a Brit... its always been Turkey, The Wizard Of Oz, chocolate orange, nuts, and pressie opening with the family. Now I've emigrated... it will be Turkey, The Wizard Of Oz, chocolate orange, nuts, and pressie opening without the family! And maybe a nice drive over the mountains to take some photos.... I hope it snows!!! Mmmm cold turkey sandwiches in the evening with some pickled onions too... oh and dont forget the ham and eggs for breakfast!

And a Bond movie after the Queens speech!

Ahhh yes....

Purps :-)

[gonzooo]

Dude, yes!

"Jag har närt en kommunist vid min barm!"
Haha. My brother and I always burst into laughter when the guy with the pool table says "Ska'ru ha ett fikon?". I love watching Karl-Bertil...