Christmas Awesome Stuff Survey

I really like to make up random questions and make you answer them just like I did in my Running Survey.  Today’s survey is ALL about Christmas/ the holiday season.  Please answer because I need to know these things about you guys… knowing your favorite Christmas stuff is a big step in our relationship.

1.  Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?

-Mariah Carey without a doubt.

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2.  Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?

-I think you know my answer… Run with Billy (Christmas 2010):

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3.  What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?

– Cinnamon rolls.  Recipe HERE!

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4.  Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?

-Gingerbread house making extravaganza.

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5.  Real tree, fake tree or no tree?

-Real.. the smell is my favorite.

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6.  Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?

-YAY!

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7.  Where do you spend the holidays?  Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?

-We switch off between my family and billy’s family every year.

Last year at my parents’ house:

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8.  Food that you always have during the holiday season?  Favorite Christmas food/treat?  I have two…

See’s Candy (the marshmallow and caramel circle one is the best):

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My mom’s incredible stuffing:

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9. Open presents all at once or take turns?  The picture for this question could also double as the weirdest present you have ever opened?

-Take turns so that people can see when you open things like broccoli.

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10.  Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?

-Elf of course and also White Christmas.

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Answer 1, a few or all!!!   Feel free to do it on your blog and link back too!

1.  Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?

2.  Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?

3.  What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?

4.  Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?

5.  Real tree, fake tree or no tree?

6.  Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?

7.  Where do you spend the holidays?  Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?

8.  Food that you always have during the holiday season?  Favorite Christmas food/treat?

9. Open presents all at once or take turns?  Stockings… yes or no?

10.  Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?

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1. Jessica Simpson Christmas album 2. This year I plan on running Christmas morning. 3. French toast!

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Oh… yes, J. Simpson’s Christmas album is AMAZING and now you have me craving French Toast!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Oh Holy Night

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? RUN!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? A BIG breakfast- baked french toast- eggs, bacon, hashbrowns

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Candle-light church on Christmas eve. Then we go and get hot cocoa and drive around and look at Christmas lights.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? REAL

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? LOVE-yay

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? our own house- unless we travel to my sister’s house in Wyoming….every several years.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Frosted cookies- dips of all kinds-
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? one at a time- YES STOCKINGS (the best part)

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
The Nativity Movie- ELF

Kelly in Michigan

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LOVE that song… always gives me goosebumps. I think I am going to pick up your hot cocoa and christmas lights tradition:) Hope you get to watch Elf soon with some frosted cookies. Have a great day Kelly!

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Did you seriously make that entire gingerbread house?!?! It looks completely professional!
PS I will answer the survey soon haha :)

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We did! It took us all day long hahaha! We have an intense competition going on for gingerbread houses!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Is it weird I dont really have a favorite?? I just listen to what my mom puts on

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I HAVE to take the day off–my dad and I get up every Christmas at 430am to spread a little Christmas joy in the form of homemade quiche to friends and family who have had a rough year. We make like 6-8 and deliver them up to over an hour away from the house right when they wake up in the morning so they dont have to worry about breakfast

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
QUICHE!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Making quiche (sensing a pattern) and eating blintzes (no we arent Jewish but they taste great!)

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
R-E-A-L

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
No….I have too many as is I dont need any extra lol

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
My parents and then my extended family

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
I love my grandmother’s sugar cookies

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Stockings before breakfast and then presents after breakfast and we do both

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
White Christmas–it is my mom’s rule that we HAVE to watch White Christmas while wrapping presents

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Not got as far as Christmas pjs, but I love Christmas socks!

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AWE. We love learning more about you too. That gingerbread house is the bomb. I think I’ll answer this survey on Christmas on the blog LOL. Anyways, my dad, brother and I have tradition of doing a 10 mile run on Christmas. Two years ago it was my first ever 10 miler and so we kept it going last year and hopefully this year too. Have a great day!

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I would answer these but my answers are legitimately exactly the same as yours. We get new PJ’s every Christmas Eve that we wear to bed and make pancakes or cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning before opening presents (one at a time). Oh, and I always have to go for a run right after to wear/use all of my new wicked cool running gear :)

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I love Jessica Simpson’s Christmas album. I take Christmas off of running to be with my family and see my kids enjoy their new toys etc. Plus if I ran on Christmas I would probably get divorce papers for Christmas ;) I’m only half joking about that!! We spend Christmas eve with my in-laws, drive home for our own little family Christmas morn and then we go to my family. I love pretty much every movie but I LOVE The Muppets Christmas Carol and haven’t seen it for years and that brings me much sadness.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Chipmunks Christmas Album! Oh the memories :)

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I’m from ND. I’ve never had the option to run on Christmas morning because I refuse to run outside when the temp is below 30.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Omelets or caramel rolls!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Favorite holiday is Christmas by far.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real because they smell terrific

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Yay! I wish my family did matching ones tho, that picture is so cute!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
I’ve always had to alternate between my moms and my dads… now I get to throw in my boyfriends parents this year. Santa needs to teach me how to be everywhere at once.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
I love making sugar cookies.. but I hate eating them. You can eat all of my share.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
I’m 24 and I still have a stocking. I also fill my parents stockings. They’re just fun.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Elf. Elf. Home Alone. and Elf.

Thanks for sharing your Christmas photos. The pjs and capes were my favorites. A little jealous of your broccoli present. :)

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Ahh I love this!! So much fun! :) And OMG BROCCOLI that cracks me up!

1. Mariah Carey: All I Want for Christmas is You. Best. Christmas. Song. Ever.

2. Run on Christmas morning!! With the siblings! :)

3. We usually have a delicious brunch on Christmas morning and my mom always puts little presents at each of our plates (usually a new pretty ornament!)

4. Hmm.. I love going to pick out the tree and then decorating it while listening to Christmas music. Also, watching tons of Christmas movies!

5. REAL tree!! Always!

6. Um, definitely YAY for Christmas pjs! I just had a Friendsmas last night and we exchanged pjs! Too fun :)

7. We go to my aunt’s house Christmas Eve, Spend the night at my parents that night and have stockings and Christmas morning with my parents and family then go to my hubby’s parent’s house on Christmas day! Phew! ;)

8. COOKIES! Lots and lots of different kinds of cookies! It’s a Norwegian tradition- must stick with tradition, right?? ;)

9. Take turns!!! I love seeing what everyone else got, plus it makes it last longer :) And yes, definitely stockings! That’s my favorite part!

10. Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Elf, and It’s a Wonderful Life. Can’t just pick one!

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haha I love the look on your face when you opened your broccoli!

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I am so glad I am not the only one who LOVES the Mariah carey Christmas CD. That one reminds me of my childhood.

I love your wrapped broccoli. Too funny. We take turns. Elf is the best..followed by the classic Grinch movie. I have never ran on Christmas. Trying to have our own Christmas, visit both families and it being Ross’ birthday, I have never had time. Perhaps I should remedy that this year?

Ross makes homemade tamales for Christmas morning. Yum!

Your gingerbread house is LEGIT! Remind me to never show you any of my sad attempts. I just eat the candy instead.

I love all your Christmas pictures. Prepare for Christmas to keep getting better ang better! Christmas is a bajillion times better and more fun when you have your own kids to watch get excited about it all :)

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?

Last Christmas by Wham!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?

Run

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?

Coffee cake / danish

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?

Christmas

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?

Real tree! We got our first one this year!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?

Never had them, but I’d be open to them

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?

We go to both my parents and the inlaws. Luckily, both parents are only 30 minutes away from each other.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?

Corn casserole

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?

Take turns, though when I was younger my vote would have certainly been all at once. Stockings for sure!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?

Elf & Four Christmases

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1. Elvis because that’s what my dad used to play in our house.
2. This year I hope to run.
3. Something light, not always the same thing as I need to start cooking Christmas lunch.
4.
5. I want a really abstract modern tree, but my family is not buying into it. Fake.
6. Yay. For the pjs .
7. Try to switch between the families, not always easy due to distance.
8. Eve. Fish. Christmas Day. Cappelletti in brodo. Cappelletti in broth.
9. We open at midnight … Tabling turns.
10. I do not like Christmas movies. (Sorry). :)

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Elvis… I need to download that! FISH…. I need more details!

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The Elvis album is beautiful.

Fish … Traditionally it was because of the Catholic tradition of abstinence in preparation for Christmas. So we abstain from meat and eat fish, which I guess nowadays can be more off a luxury than meat.

Onto the menu … Anything fish, I do three types of ceviche, when we are in Italy I do a special fish broth, seafood pasta, the main fish always changes … ;)

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I AM SO COMING over for your ceviche.. that sounds amazing!

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I love this post!!
1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? I really like Michael Buble’s Christmas album

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? I will run Christmas afternoon because our morning starts early

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? We eat this amazing monkey bread! (I didn’t know it was called that until Pinterest)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? On Christmas Eve we always watch National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation after church and dinner :D

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? We have a fake tree due to allergies BUT I really love both!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? I always spend Christmas at my house then visit the bf’s family later in the day

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? My favorite is my Mom’s stuffing. Sometimes the main dish changes but as long as there is stuffing I am beyond happy!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Oh we have to take turns! I love to see everyone’s reaction when they open gifts. We do stockings and I still love them.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? Favorite is Elf and Home Alone, both are classics.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Mariah Carey too! Followed by the Muppets.
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Depends on the temperature! I ran 3 miles last Christmas morning though.
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
My mom, sister, and I always make a bunch of different quick breads (banana, cinnamon swirl, date) and have them with hot chocolate and egg nog!
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Opening stockings before breakfast.
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
We have a fake one we bought on black Friday for our first Christmas together. This is the first year we aren’t going to my parents’ for Christmas, and I wanted to get a real one, but it just didn’t happen.
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
YAY!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
I usually go to my parents. This is my second Christmas being married though, so we are staying at our house and going to the in-laws for Christmas dinner (they live about an hour from us). I’m excited for our first Christmas at home!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Christmas cookies!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns. We do our stockings before breakfast and open those all at once.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
A Christmas Story

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1. Mariah Carey
2. Running on Christmas day!
3. I am boring – the usual. oatmeal or boiled eggs
4. Christmas Tradition? Uhmmm need to really start one…
5. Usually no tree as we always spend Christmas in Hawaii or some other warm place;-)
6. Love Christmas PJs;-)
7. Hawaii – that’s our tradition;-)
8. You will laugh at this – it’s sushi from my very favorite little place in Hawaii Kai. We always bike there with my hubby (it’s 15 miles one way), so it is a perfect – treat and great workout. Score!
9. We don’t really do presents as 3 weeks in Hawaii is a big present as it is.
10. Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase

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So fun!!!! As always!!!

1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
I am a sucker for oldies. Makes me think of Christmas with my grandparents!!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
RUN. Duh ;) haha

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
I don’t usually chnage my routine on holidays… but probably oatmeal with extra special toppings! Or a special green shake haha

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
The 839732 destinations so we can see everyone between Christmas Eve and Christmas!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
REAL. Fo shizzle. I’m with you! The smell is the BEST!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Because we have to drive to ‘Christmas Morning’… Nay :/ I like feeling put together in general so besides bedtime, I’m not really a pajamas gal… unless it’s lounging around in yoga clothes on the weekends but that’s a bit different :)

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
So many houses. Too many houses. haha But it’s very fun times!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Mince meat pie! (though they never have meat in them nowadays lol… back in the day it was beef suet or venison. Now butter is the fill in) Mince pie is the BEST! Lot’s of yummy dried fruits that have soaked in brandy for weeks with butter all piled into a buttery, flaky crust. You can make mince pie sans alcohol too! :D

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
TURNS! It’s fun to see peoples reactions! YOu look like you’re just dying of laughter while opening up your broccoli hahaha LOVE it!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation!!! Then Elf :D

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Martina Mcbride

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Off, rest day :-)

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Chocolate!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Family Christmas party

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Real!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Love the idea, but nay so far

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? My house, my parents.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Christmas bark

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?, spiral ham

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? Elf

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EEEEeeeEEE! Christmas :D Okay…

1. Michael Buble’s Christmas album
2. Run around the house screaming “It’s Christmas!!”? :D
3. Buttermilk pancakes or stuffed crepes
4. Going to midnight mass
5. Fake tree :( My building doesn’t allow real ones
6. Definite yay
7. Mom and Dad’s place
8. Peppermint hot chocolate
9. Take turns
10. Elf

Happy Sunday! :D

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Building a gingerbread house is one of my favorite holiday traditions. My house this year took a tumble this morning. Guess I just have to build another one. And yes the Marshmallow-Carmel See’s candy is the best!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Usually take the day off

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Cinnamon/pecan sticky bread thingy (really good!)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Christmas Day with my parents

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Fake (LOVE that it’s prelit) but love real, too

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Nay

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? My house and my parent’s house (they live just down the street. :)

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Sausage balls, sugared pecans

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Stockings and presents we take turns

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? The Grinch (Jim Carrey)

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Album/CD: Straight No Chaser’s Christmas Cheers – Deluxe Version
Song: “The Christmas Can-Can” from above album tied with “12 Days of Christmas” on the same album

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Run! They should have races on Christmas morning instead of just on the nearest weekend.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Bean, eggs, toast, and bangers (English Sausage)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite Christmas Tradition: Filling the stockings with goodies. Tied with decorating a lovely little tree.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real tree, a “live” tree, so that we can plant it afterwards.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Yay!!!!!!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
My house!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Best to repeat Thanksgiving dinner at Christmas since Thanksgiving dinner rocks. Favorite treat is a peppermint candy cane from the stocking!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Depends on how many. If there is only one each take turns. If there are several each all at once. YES to stocking! More important than presents!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Four Christmases

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Favorite song: NSYNC – Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. Always gets stuck in my head. Presents all at once or taking turns? I prefer all at once because I hate waiting, but I get why people would want to take turns. I’m too impatient though.

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2. I do plan on running on Christmas this year. I like starting a holiday where you are going to eat a lot that way.
3. I make Cinnamon rolls every year too! They are overnight cinnamon rolls. I haven’t been at home for Christmas in a couple of years so I had my mom take a picture of the recipe in the cookbook at home so I could make them here.
6. We always did Christmas jammies growing up. That was the one present we were allowed to open on Christmas Eve and we opened everything else on Christmas morning.

I love Christmas! So many happy memories and traditions!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Glee….the first Christmas album. (don’t judge)

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Day off! Run Christmas Eve and the day after.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Mom’s big breakfast-sausage, eggs, toast, donuts, orange juice

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
My parent’s don’t put gifts under the tree until we all go to bed. Then we wake up and santa has come! Even though we’re all 25+
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real! No question.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
YAY! I rock a red snowflake onesie as much as humanly possible.

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
My parent’s house! Makes me feel 10 all over again.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
hmm…cookies that we call Grandma Susie cookies because we have no idea what they are but have been handed down for generations. They taste so good!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
We do all at once, unless it’s a present with a bow. Then you have to do it in the spotlight. Of course stockings-thats where all the candy goes!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Love Actually. I started watching it with my roomie in college and it stuck every year!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Michael Buble. hands down.
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I’ve never run on Christmas before but I think maybe this year I’ll try it!!
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Breakfast casserole and cantaloupe :) family tradition.
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
I love that for FHE before Christmas we set up the Nativity and read the coordinating scriptures.
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
At my current home we have a fake tree {and have had it for years} but in my future home, I think I’d like to try a real tree every now and then.
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Nay but I think it’s a cute tradition that I’ll probably do one day.
7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
At my parent’s house!! Next Christmas will be spent in Brazil on my mission and after that, who knows!
8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Hot chocolate with marsh mellows and a candy cane to stir with.
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
We all take turns as dad video tapes. stockings- yes!
10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
WHITE CHRISTMAS. it’s the best. THE BEST. literally.

xoxo

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
– Nat King Cole’s Christmas album. There’s nothing better.
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
– Run of course! Gotta make room in my belly for all that good food!
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
– Just coffee while we’re opening presents. We have a big dinner around 4 so we save room for that.
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
– Decorating the Christmas tree.
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
– Real tree! It’s one of my favorite smells in the world.
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
– Yay! But I don’t have any right now. :(
7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
– My parents’ this year, we alternate with my boyfriend’s family.
8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
– Sugar cookies covered in frosting! And my best friend’s aunt owns an apple orchard and makes dried apple rings, they are so amazing.
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
– Take turns! Half of the fun is watching everyone else open what you gave them. Yes to stockings.
10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
– Elf and Bad Santa.

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1.  Amy Grant: Breath of Heaven

2.  Run on Christmas EVENING

3.  Quiche and baked goods

4.  Gift exchange with all of my siblings, everything has to be second-hand or homemade

5.  Real!

6.  Yay for my two year old, nay for me;-)

7.  My parent’s house

8.  Peppermint Bark that my best firend makes!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns?  Stockings… yes or no?

10.  Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?

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Oh and for movie: Elf and Christmas Vacation

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1. I really like all Christmas songs/albums but been listening to Michael Bubble lately

2.  Hopefully a run (if weather permits) if not some form of cardio and strength workout

3.  Big breakfast with the fam
4.  christmas is my favorite holiday and don’t really have specific trdition I like but love that our family is all together

5.  growing up we always had a real tree but now because my husband and I travel (and are pretty anal about cleanliness lol) we have a fake but beautiful tree

6.  Christmas pyjamas YAY however we don’t get them. Cute pic!

7.  We take it in turns each yesr so this year we are all going to my brother, SIL and nieces places for a few days.

8.  Mum’ almond bark and stuffing…mmmm can’t wait

9. Stockings first which is kinda a free for all then we take in turns opening presents so we can see what everyone got

10.  Home alone and National Lampoon Christmas

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
I love TTC version of The First Noel and Mindy Gledhill’s version of Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter. Plus lots of others.

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I take the day off, but most years we take the kids out on a walk/bike ride/or rugby at the beach. Depends on where we are living.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Whatever is in our stockings. Mostly chocolate.

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Secret Christmas Love for a neighbor, being Santa for my children, reading our Christmas books and our families Christmas Eve program.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Fake

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
I have Christmas socks.

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
If we’re outside of the country or state of our family- our house of course. When we’re in the same state we spend Christmas Eve with my family, Christmas morning and afternoon in our own home, and Christmas evening with hubby’s family.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Shrimp cocktail, homemade cinnamon rolls, and I’m always trying new treats each year.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns and yes for stockings, but only cheap small gifts inside.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Elf, White Christmas, Miracle of 34th Street, It’s a Wonderful Life, Santa Claus the Movie, Muppet Christmas Carol, and The Family Stone.

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I have missed you, I have been too busy lately.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? All I Want for Christmas is You – The Carpenters – Christmas Portrait. Will never be another that tops it – especially her version of Ave Maria

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Usually take the day off or just a short HIIT something – tabata-ish

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Hubby HAS to have cinnamon rolls with a side of bacon. I like the full loaded thing – hash browns, bacon, eggs, biscuits and gravy.

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Lighting the tree/house on Thanksgiving night.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Fake (LOVE that it’s prelit) but love the smell of a real one, too. Bath/Body works balsam candle makes the house smell like a tree,though.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Nay

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? A little of everywhere, but always the mornings at home.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? My Mimaw’s dressing.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? No stockings, though they are hung, and presents take turns..

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? Holiday Inn – If you like White Christmas, here is some trivia. The song White Christmas was written for Holiday Inn and was SO popular that they made the movie White Christmas for the song. You MUST watch Holiday Inn if you like the other. Trust me….

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On #1, meant to cut out All I Want for Christmas…Not a Mariah fan. But I do love the Michael Buble version!!!!!

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I think I’m going to borrow your survey :D

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody!!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Day off! Breakfast in bed time!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
No real traditions. My parents have a ham joint but so far, we don’t have a breaky tradition.

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Watching ‘The Snowman’ twice and crying both times

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real real real!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
A new tradition. I think it’s an American one but we’ve happily adopted it!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
We used to alternate but now we live on another continent…we’re at home!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Brits always have turkey, mince pies and Christmas pudding

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
We used to do stockings but seem to have stopped although our little boy has one. And we take turns to open presents!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie
Raymond Briggs ‘The Snowman’. You have to watch it, Janae…it’s gorgeous!

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1. Boney M or Celine Dion it’s a tie :)
2. I usually got for a walk with the family and dog. So no run.
3. We do a big breakfast of pancakes,bacon,eggs etc…and coffee :)
4. Christmas Eve church service then back to my parents house for the present game and appetizers!
5. Fake
6. No Christmas PJs
7. Christmas Eve at my parents, Christmas morning at our house and Christmas evening at my sister in laws.
8. Chocolate (turtles mmm!), Christmas baking and the usual turkey dinner stuff
9. Take turns
10. National lampoons Christmas vacation

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Homemade mix from my husband

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
RUN!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Stocking candy

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Ice skating

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
fake – only due to allergies

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Yay!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
Friends

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Spicy, dark gingerbread

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns. Yes on stockings

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Love Actually

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we always have sees candy too!

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I haven’t commented in a while, so I’m going for all of them!

1. Josh Groban. I am also liking Katharine McPhee’s Christmas album.

2. I would love to run on Christmas morning- but I never have. It’s hard with kids running wild all over the place :).

3. Cinnamon rolls when just at home- full on huge breakfast when with my parents in Oregon.

4. Christmas is my favorite- everything about it.

5. Real tree, for sure- but we use fake trees when in Utah for the holidays. Real tree when we are in Oregon. Real trees are just TOO expensive in Utah unless you go cut your own.

6. Yes, Christmas pajamas! Every year, new Christmas pajamas!

7. Alternate every other year with my family in Oregon and my husband’s family here in Utah. This year we are driving to Oregon- yay!

8. My dad’s super extra specially awesome fudge.

9. Take turns, of course!

10. A Christmas Story and White Christmas.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Transiberian Orchestra- all of their Christmas CDs.

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Just depends on how I feel. Typically, take the day off.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Krispy Kreme doughnuts, family tradition.

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? I have so many, we are a tradition family. Finger food supper on Christmas Eve, reading The Night Before Christmas before bed, or watching Christmas Vacation Christmas Eve all rank the highest though.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Real

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Nay

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? My parents. However, I am married now so next year will be at his parents house.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Fudge and chess squares.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Take turns, I wanna see whatever got for the year.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? All the claymation ones, like Rudolph and Santa Clause

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This is so fun!
1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Michael Bublé “Christmas”
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? This year I’m planning to run because I have to take the 26th off for travel!
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? I always make two types of make-aheads: one sweet (cinnamon rolls or french toast casserole) and a savory eggy thing.
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Getting up really early to open presents!
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Two fake trees, one with sentimental homemade ornaments from elementary school days past (my mom’s favorite) and one “fancy” tree with glass ornaments in the shape of pretty much anything, including food! (My dad’s favorite)
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Sure, why not?
7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? My parents’ house, and then my grandma’s house on my mom’s side.
8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Egg nog! But only a few sips and then I’m pretty much over it.
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Stockings yes, and we take turns!
10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? It’s a Wonderful Life, hands down.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?

I love so many … Mariah, Michael Buble, ‘NSYNC (yes, I said it), The Carpenters, etc etc!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?

Heck no haha. No working out on Christmas. ;)

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?

I’m with you … homemade cinnamon rolls for the win! :)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?

When I was a kid, my mom would always have my stuffed Christmas stocking waiting on my bed for me when I woke up. Before everyone else was awake, we would quietly sit on my bed and I would open everything in my stocking. It was nice memories!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?

Fake tree … it’s just what I’m used to. :)

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Wow! Can I join your family? We always have cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning too. Now it feels so fun to pass the tradition on to my kids!

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My favorite Christmas movies are definitely Elf and the Muppet’s Christmas Carol! That movie never fails to make me laugh, cry, and sing!

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1. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas Album
2. Day off =)
3. Left over tamales
5. Real Tree
6. nay, but i should get some
7. With my parents
8. Tamales and mexican hot chocolate
9. Take turns, no stockings
10. It’s a Wonderful Life

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I love that you do surveys!

1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Last Christmas by wham! And the beach boys Christmas album

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I would love to run but spend them day running around the house with the nieces :)

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Sister makes gluten free pancakes ans sausage yummmm

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Reading a traditional smiley Christmas story, each person has a part and lights a candle on Christmas Eve.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Definitely real!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
I love all and any pjs!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
Sisters house in the am and boyfriends parents house after dinner

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Cheesey Mac and cheese, ham, and anything and everything CHOCOLATE

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns :) best part of Christmas morning, watching everyone open gifts

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Elf of course, and a Christmas story! Also, anything on abc family

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1. Anything by Bing Crosby
2. Run!
3. chocolate chip pancakes
4. Christmas Eve mass and big dinner with all friends and family
5. Real!
6. My mom, sis, and I have gotten matching PJs for years. love it!
7. Depends, we switch it almost yearly.
8. This will be the first year I don’t have stone crabs on Christmas Eve and it will break my heart :(
9.Stockings, yes! and all at once. MAYHEM!
10. The Grinch or the Holiday, its a tie.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Merry Christmas, My Love

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
day off!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Cinnamon rolls! YEAH!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Driving around on Christmas Eve listening to the audio drama A Christmas Carol, sipping milkshakes, and looking at Christmas lights! Heavenly!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Um, is this even a question?! REAAAL!!!!!!!!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Not yet but maybe sometime!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
our HOME!!!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Pumpkin pies, cinnamon rolls (of course), ham, and mashed potatoes

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
TAKE TURNS. definitely. that way you can enjoy the whole experience – instead of a 5 minute flurry of wrapping paper, you can savor each moment and each present! (with 7 kids it’s pretty fun ;)) and nope at least not this year

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Ingalls Christmas? Idk…

Super fun, Janae!! Thanks for letting us take this fun little survey!! :) MERRY CHRISTMAS to y’all!!!!!!!!!!1

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1) Hanson Christmas album – I’ve had my copy since 5th grade!
2) depends on the weather
3) omlettes
4) decorating my parents’ house & making Christmas cookies with my grandma
5) fake
6) my mother in law always gets us pjs!
7) we go between houses, Christmas is a marathon, not a sprint for us
8) peanut butter balls, homemade pasta & sauce, maple cream Santas from Russell Stover
9) we take turns now that we’re older, but we used to go to town
10) Elf & The Santa Clause

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Run!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Monkey Bread, eggs, and bacon! And mimosas…

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? watching christmas movies!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Fake. Much easier and overall more affordable.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Nay

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? We usually don’t travel to see our family during the holidays because it’s too expensive. Instead we hang out at home in pj’s and watch movies with delicious food.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Monkey bread on Christmas a.m.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? I love stockings. My mom always sends ours. We open all of our gifts on Christmas morning, regardless of when they came in the mail.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? lots- White Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, Love Actually, the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and of course, Elf.

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
-Anything Michael Buble or Frank Sinatra ;)
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
-Would love to do a run but family relaxes and I stay with them
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
-Candy from my stocking
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
-Love everything! Advent calendars are a wonderful German tradition.
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
-Real, the smell can’t be topped
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
-Nay :o
7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
-I’m 16, at home haha
8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
-My German family always sends German treats and I looooovvveee Eggnog
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
-All at once!
10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
-Rudolph, the original :)

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I LOVE the Mariah Carrey Christmas CD, I used to play that on repeat all the time when I was younger…I ned to pull that sucker out!

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I don’t know how to answer on my blog and link back or I would! :(
1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Silent Night, Joy to the World and I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
This is my first year as a runner! I ran on Thanksgiving and I think I’ll do the same on Christmas day.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
I’ve been making an egg dish for a few years now. I’m not sure if the kids like it, but Glenn and I do. If I figure out the link-thing on my blog I’ll link to the recipe, too!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Glenn and I watch The Family Stone on Christmas Eve after the kids are in bed (while we wrap presents). This is a tie with many other favorites!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Fake for now…

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Nay, but it looks fun!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
With my family or Glenn’s family

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
We have lasagna for dinner. Yum!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Stockings for the kids for sure! We leave them in their rooms so they have something to open together while we wake up… they love to come into our room and show us everything they got!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
I love Elf!!

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And Frosty the Snowman makes me cry every time I watch it!

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1. Celine Dion – “Feliz Navidad” will forever be sung my our family

2. Take the day off!

3. Always have my mom’s breakfast casserole

4. Opening our fabulous stockings before breakfast

5. REAL, duh!

6. yay!!

7. Christmas Day is always spent at my parent’s house. Christmas Eve is spent at the in-laws

8. My mom’s corn casserole – I could eat the entire dish!

9. Stockings first; Presents are kind of a combo…we watch each other but it’s kind of a free for all

10. ELF, Miracle on 34th and It’s a Wonderful Life

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Michael Buble has the best Christmas music!
Loved this survey…may have to do it on my blog too :)

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Hey I just posted and answered the survey on my blog! Thanks so much!
I think your cinnamon rolls might become a new Christmas morning tradition! They look delicious!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song = Michael Buble CD!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Run my little legs off (of course after present opening)

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Chocolate chip waffles!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Making 12 dozen cookies for a cookie exchange and eating them ourselves!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? All 3 are fake…I miss the christmas tree smell!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? YAY!!! My brothers hate it!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? Parents house, extended family, and a stop at our friends’!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Pepperoni rolls for some reason? And pizzelles!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? LOVE the odds and ends in my stocking and we all take turns I love to watch everyone else get super excited about presents!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? THE GRINCH (with Jim Carrey) and Santa Claus with Tim Allen!

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1. I have really found a new love for Michael Buble. Jay Simp also has a special place in my heart.

4. My family usually does these amazing Bacardi rum cakes. Growing up, I could ALWAYS count on Clementines/Tangerines being in my stocking.

8. Gingerbread men, Panettone (Italian Christmas cake with powdered sugar), and Christmas toffee (the homemade kind with saltines)

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– love the Stevie Wonder Christmas album. “Someday at Christmas” is the 1st Christmas song we play while we decorate the tree. :) Babyface & Mariah are 2nd & 3rd!

– I make an egg-bake casserole, cinnamon rolls, tamales, pozole (mexican soup) on Christmas morning.

Definitely, our favorite time of the year!!! xo

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i am being 100% honest, i like seriously want to buy matching xmas pjs for everyone in my family and take a picture like that. i’m now on the hunt for cheap PJs. can you imagine looking back at that picture in 20years? omg. priceless.

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Joyeux Noel is an amazing Christmas movie! It is French, so it has subtitles, which aren’t always my favorite, but it is so worth it. We have watched it every year since we found it. You should check it out!

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1.  Bing Crosby – White Christmas (love Bing!) & Sarah McLochlan-Silent Night

2.  Hope to run Christmas day!

3.  Left over pannetone bread pudding.

4.  Our lights drive where we drive around drinking hot chocolate, looking for the best house lights :)

5.  Real tree! Even cut it down this year

6.  Christmas pajamas… YAY!

7.  Holidays are at my house and my in-laws

8.  I always make pannetone bread pudding with butter bourbon sauce

9. Open presents all together! Yes to stockings!

10. Elf, The Family Man, It’s a Wonderful Life and the old kid’s Christmas Classics

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That gingerbread house is AMAZING!

5. Fake tree — real ones are too messy!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Michael Buble Christmas but fave carol is Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Run- magical! Though last year it was a walk cause’ it was too icy.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Pain au chocolat weirdly… not sure why? Getting our sugar start early?

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Opening stocking presents on my parents bed even though Im 23 and my brother is 21…

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
REAL. I love lying under it and sniffing!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
YAY! Ideally red with a christmas pattern.

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
My parents or aunts most years. This year however Im doing boxing day at my BFs aunt/uncle! Pressure!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Fave food- christmas based chocs like matchsticks etc (do you get them in the USA?) and roast potatoes- my dad makes amazing ones.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns! And yeap, we still get stockings. I also still line all my presents up so people can admire them.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Love Actually.

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Love this! Here’s the link to mine!
http://jessrunshermouth.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-surveyjust-for-fun.html

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
I don’t know if I can pick just ONE Christmas album, but the songs that always get emotional are good renditions of “Oh Holy Night” and “What Child is This”. I also love Mannheim Steamroller, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and lots of other stuff.

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
It kind of depends where I am and what I’m doing. If it’s snowing this year, I’ll totally go for a run.

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Again, it just depends where we are. Usually at home or wherever we are.

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Setting up the tree and decorating on Thanksgiving weekend while blasting Christmas music through the house.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real tree — I grew up in Washington and Montana, and the best thing ever is to go into the real woods with a forest service tag and find our own tree. That being said, this year my husband and I broke down and got a stupid fake tree. It’s just not the same with a real tree from a lot in Nebraska.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
I’d do it, but my husband probably wouldn’t. Maybe when we have kids…?

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
Last year we were with my grandparents and aunt and uncle in Maui. We haven’t spent Christmas with my husbands family in Holland since 2006. And my immediate family hasn’t been ALL together at Christmas since 2005 — my bro came one year, and I went to Oregon when my husband was deployed once. Sooo… We just kind of do our own thing.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Cheesecake. Hashbrown casserole. Ham. CHOCOLATE.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns. Stockings…heck yes.

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
A Christmas Story or Miracle on 34th Street.

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And cinnamon rolls. That’s what we eat on Christmas. Not where do we eat…

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OMG, that teddy graham ski lift Ginger bread thing is so adorable!!!!

We like taking turns opening one present at a time so it lasts longer!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Hark the Herald
2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? First year running – but guessing take day off
3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Waffles with Cool Whip and cinnamon sugar!
4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? My Aunt’s Sugar cookies. Making, eating them etc…
5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? fake
6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? YES!!
7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? As the boys get older – the morning at our house and then switch each yr between each side
8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Christmas breakfast is my favorite!
9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Take turns as much as possible
10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? Home Alone!

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I love this!! Your answers are great!

1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? N’SYNC holiday songs woo

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? I usually take a walk

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? Cinnamon rolls too :o)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Baking more than I do the rest of the year haha. Also the holiday drinks at Starbucks.

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? Fake 2ft tree, I live in a small apartment haha.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Sorry, but nay.. haha

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? Usually my parents’ house but this year will be with friends.

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? Pumpkin everything, going through the end of the year, haha.

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Take turns / Yes to stockings!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? Love Actually!

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I’m a sucker for “surveys”…plus, it’s fun to read what everyone does! Merry Christmas to you and your family – safe travels!

2. No run on Christmas morning…I don’t want to risk missing the kids waking up while I’m gone and having to wait for mom to get home from her run before they run downstairs!

3. Christmas morning is always brunch with the family…we never change the menu because it’s tradition! Egg bakes, cinnamon rolls, fruit slushies, cheesey potatoes…yum!

5. Favorite tradition is the day after Thanksgiving we always go cut our Christmas tree down.

6. We started the tradition of giving our kids a new pair of pj’s on Christmas Eve.

9. We open presents one by one…sometimes it takes a while! We usually let the kids do theirs, then they play while the adults do theirs…and there are usually snack breaks thrown in there too…maybe that’s why it takes all day? Haha. Definitely stockings! We do those on Christmas Eve.

10. Favorite Christmas movie…The Grinch!

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1. Micheal Buble
2. RUN
3. Waffles or bacon and eggs
4. Decorating the tree
5. Real tree
6. YAY. I get a new pair every year
7. It depends!
8. Stuffing and a giant chocolate christmas log we get every year that one person can win!
9. Take turns and yes to stockings for sure.
10. Christmas with the Kranks

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Here are my answers! :) http://proverbsnineteen21.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/christmas-usuals/

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1. The Chipmunks!!!!!!
2. Take the day off, I don’t want to miss a minute of my kids enjoying Christmas while they are young, they grow up to fast as it is!! :(
3. pancakes! with just my family of 4
4. Going to my Grandmothers on Christmas Eve! I have since I was a weeee little girl!!
5. fake, gas heat, it would dry out to quick
6. Christmas pajamas… uhh… YAY!

7. Where do you spend the holidays? at my house, my parents and grandparents, since I only live less than 7 miles from all of the above!
8. Peanut butter fudge!
9. all at once!

Stockings… yes

10. ELF!!!!!!!! and Christmas Vacation

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AHAHAH you would get broccoli for christmas! LOVE it!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
Mariah Carey- hands down! :) We are so similar!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
Take the day off! :) Thanksgiving- def run though!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Cinnamon rolls at my parents or something small- then we usually have breakfast at my Grandma’s house

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
Christmas tradition- baking at least 40 dozen cookies with my mom and aunts all weekends in December

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Fake at the moment, but I do love real. They just can’t stay up as long.

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Never had them.

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
Christmas morning at my parents, then to Grandma’s house, then to one of my aunt’s house or back to my parents’ house depending on who is hosting that year

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
cookies! YUM!! :)

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
Take turns! Stockings- yes!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
White Christmas

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Ahhh I love Christmas surveys! I am totally doing this one :-)

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1. I kinda like “The Holly & the Ivy” to listen to (especially with French Horns)….to sing in the car? Mariah Carey – for sure!
2. Definitely run!!
3. Mom’s Cinnamon rolls!
4. Coming home from mass on Christmas eve and having sandwiches!
5. I love a real tree, but my family has been doing the fake one for years.
6. Note to Santa: Ask for Xmas PJ’s!!
7. Christmas eve = Parent’s House. Christmas Day = with friends
8. We always have “Hockey Pucks” – Ritz Crackers with Peanut Butter sandwiched in between, dipped in white or milk chocolate. Annnnd…..M&M’s!!
9. We take turns!
10. Christmas story is great and is always funny. Love Actually is sweet. If I’m feeling naughty: Bad Santa!

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What a cute and fun idea! And AGREED on the Maria Carey Christmas CD, I love it. I listen to mine so much it always skips on me, might be time for anew one!

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That Mariah Carey CD is timeless!! Classic! Now that I’m looking at the album cover again though, not so timeless… As far as Christmas movies go, it’s hard to beat Home Alone for me!

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That picture of you with the broccoli is amazing!!! I love it!

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I love the questions!

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Answer 1, a few or all!!! Feel free to do it on your blog and link back too!

1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song?
I love the Barenaked Ladies version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen!

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off?
I think we might run this year, it’s our first one together!

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning?
Usually cinnamon rolls and crock pot breakfast casserole!

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition?
My family has Papa Murphy’s for dinner on Christmas Eve!

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree?
Real! We went out to the forest and cut it ourselves this year! And by we I mean Mark cut it!

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay?
Sounds amazing and Mark does have a union suit… Hmm…

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends?
This year, my sister is getting married on Saturday, Christmas brunch with my family on Sunday and then Christmas Eve and Day with Mark’s family!

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat?
Buckeyes!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no?
One at a time too!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie?
Love Actually!!!

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1. Favorite Christmas Album/CD/Song? Silent Night

2. Run on Christmas morning or take the day off? Run with my husband

3. What do you usually eat on Christmas morning? We need to start a tradition this year (in past years it’s been pretty random, but always yummy!)

4. Favorite holiday or Christmas tradition? Opening Christmas stockings in bed on Christmas morning before doing anything else

5. Real tree, fake tree or no tree? I like both… We have a fake tree and try to buy real wreaths/swags + scented candles

6. Christmas pajamas… yay or nay? Yay!, but not matching… ;-)

7. Where do you spend the holidays? Your own house, your parents’ house, extended family, in-laws, friends? We’re a bicoastal couple, so we switch between my parents’ house and my husband’s mom’s house, but since having kids have decided to be in OUR house at least on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning (traveling before or after).

8. Food that you always have during the holiday season? Favorite Christmas food/treat? My mother-in-law’s Chex mix, See’s candies, and as many cookies and cupcakes as I can tolerate!

9. Open presents all at once or take turns? Stockings… yes or no? Take turns so everyone can see what’s being opened. And I will NEVER grow out of having a stocking (my husband has strict instructions that if nothing else, he better fill my stocking)!

10. Favorite Christmas(ish) movie? The Santa Clause with Tim Allen

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I had to post this survey on my blog today :) http://thislifeissparkling.com/2012/12/11/a-christmasy-survey/

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Loved this post so much I’m sharing my own today!!! The Broccoli is hilarious!

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Aw, love this idea! Posted mine with a link back here: http://freeingimperfections.blogspot.com/2012/12/fun-christmas-survey.html

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