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1. Do you have a favorite Christmas carol and if so is there a particular version you especially like?
I just like Christmas carols, I don't think I have a favourite. My grandfather's favourite was Away in a Manger and when I hear it I think of him..
2. Do you have a special dinner for the holidays? What foods are included?
When I was young we had the full Christmas roast. Lamb, potatoes, pumpkin, carrots with peas. Mint sauce and gravy. Pudding was jelly, icecream and fruit as well as steamed plum duff (Christmas pudding), complete with thr'penny bits, with custard and cream. And don't forget that Christmas is the middle of summer here. These days it tends to be a barbecue or cold meats and salads. The desserts are usually a selection of cold goodies - trifle, fruit salad, ambrosia, icecream and you can't have Christmas without at least one pavlova. A much more sensible way of celebrating. No one slaving over a hot stove half the day. There's usually Christmas cake and little Christmas tarts to nibble on along with other sweet and savoury snacks.
3. Holiday movies ... which do you like to watch?
I like to watch White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life. After that I like anything as long as it has a nice Christmassy vibe.
4. What traditions do you continue to keep year after year for the holidays?
We always gather as many of the family as can make it at one place for Christmas Day. I guess that's a tradition. Personally I like to go to the Carol service on Christmas Eve but sadly I'm not usually joined by any family members. We have a Christmas tree but at the rate I'm going this year will be lucky to get one up. But the girls both have one so I'll enjoy theirs. I used to decorate the sitting room but since the family have grown up and left the nest that no longer happens :)
Diana
Enjoyed reading all your answers.
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