12 Delights of Christmas Tag

Better late than never, I suppose! Although it's still the actual Twelve Days of Christmas since that ends at Epiphany. So I guess this still counts. Many thanks to Heidi at Along the Brandywine for tagging me; so thoughtful of you!

I hope everyone has enjoyed a Merry Christmas. This year's holiday was a bit of a strain which is why I disappeared for almost an entire month. But I wanted to get one last post in before we ring out the old and ring in the new. Thankfully, this is the first time that my sister and I actually did Advent every day, so that was an enormous blessing in our lives. It helped keep some of the frantic worries at bay.

 1) A favorite Christmas tradition?

My family goes to the WWI memorial in a local cemetery on Christmas Eve to commemorate the Christmas Truce during the Great War. We play Silent Night in German on m phone (the version from the film Joyeux Noël), light candles, say a prayer, and leave a bouquet of flowers. It only takes us a couple of minutes, but it's important to remember those times when peace won out over war.

2) Say it snowed at your domicile, would you prefer to go out or stay curled up inside?

I'm more of the stay inside and read kinda girl. Although I do go ice fishing, so I guess it's a 50/50 chance.

3) Tea or hot chocolate?

Both! Although tea is healthier for me, so that's usually what I choose.

Our Christmas tree

4) Favorite Christmas colors (i.e. white, blue, silver, red and green etc)?

I've preferred the pastels of pinks and greens and silvers in the past, but this year I've enjoyed having a very Victorian Christmas tree in reds and greens and golds. I do have a shelf in my room with a Narnia flair so it's all white with some Jim Shore figurines from his White Woodland collection and I love it.

Date Nut Balls

5) Favorite kind of Christmas cookie?

Probably a recipe we make called Date Nut Balls. Loads of chocolate, dates, peanut butter, and walnuts. They're delicious.

6) How soon before Christmas do you decorate (more specifically, when does your tree go up)?

It's usually the day after Thanksgiving. My sister and I helped our parents decorate too so I don't remember which day, in particular, we decorated our apartment. Probably the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

My Narnia themed white shelf

7) Three favorite traditional Christmas carols?

Silent Night (sung in German), Once in Royal David's City (as sung by Michael Crawford), O Holy Night

8) A favorite Christmas song (i.e. something you might hear on the radio)?

Santa Claus is Coming to Town as sung by the Jackson Five

9) A favorite Christmas movie?

Mmm, probably The Apartment from 1960 with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. I know, I know, it's not really a Christmas movie, but I always watch it at Christmas. Otherwise, I love The Polar Express and both of the Home Alone movies.

10) Have you ever gone caroling?

Not so far, no.

11) Ice skating, sledding, skiing, or snowboarding?

Probably sledding since I loved that as a child. I haven't gone in years though, so sad.

12) Favorite Christmas feast dish?

The prime rib. So delectable!

 

Here are the questions if you choose to answer them on your own blog! Do let me know if you answer them and let Heidi know as well!

1) A favorite Christmas tradition?

2) Say it snowed at your domicile, would you prefer to go out or stay curled up inside?

3) Tea or hot chocolate?

4) Favorite Christmas colors (i.e. white, blue, silver, gold, red and green etc)?

5) Favorite kind of Christmas cookie?

6) How soon before Christmas do you decorate (more specifically, when does your tree go up)?

7) Three favorite traditional Christmas carols?

8) A favorite Christmas song (i.e. something you might hear on the radio)?

9) A favorite Christmas movie?

10) Have you ever gone caroling?

11) Ice skating, sledding, skiing, or snow boarding?

12) Favorite Christmas feast dish?