A Christmas Meme

A meme found at *Chocolatechic's:*  I'm joining in the fun - found this meme at Vee's place.  Should be fun to see what everyone's answers will be!  Be sure and go by their places and see their answers, too!

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1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?
        Apple Cider!
2. Turkey or Ham?
        Greenberg's Hickory Smoked Turkey  (and ham, too)
3. Do you get a fake or real-you-cut-it-yourself Christmas tree?
         We go back and forth actually...
4. Decorations on the outside of your house?
          You Bet!  Lights, vintage sled, ribbon - we have to, we never have Christmas snow!
5. Snowball fights or sleddin’?
           Snowball fights IF we had snow...  altho sleddin' would be so fun, too!
6. Do you enjoy going downtown shopping?
           Sorry, not much - unless I can get the family to go and we all just hang out, walk around & window shop and piddle during the  holidays & stop for coffee and dessert or something! Sometimes we go and look at Christmas lights together!          
7. Favorite Christmas song?
           "O Holy Night" - strikes absolute AWE in me and makes me weep  at the miracle of Jesus' birth and His holiness come down to man....  I can't even come up with a worth description of the image in my head. I only want to fall down before Him.  I'm utterly speechless....
8. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
            Mostly they're silly, except for the classics like "It's a Wonderful Life", the Bing movies, altho I do love both versions of "Miracle on 34th Street",
9. When is it too early to start listening to Christmas music?
             Wait til after Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving has it's own special blessings to be enjoyed - don't rush through it.
10. Stockings before or after presents?
             After - that's when all the goodies and gags send us into fits of laughter!
11. Go to someone else’s house or they come to you?
             Go to mom & dad's house (same town) until they're ready to let somebody else host it!
12. Do you read the Christmas Story? If so when?
             Christmas Eve - by candlelight and twinkle lights
13. What do you do after presents and dinner?
              Sack out on the couches, watch Christmas movies, reminisce with loved ones, visit friends, call loved ones that couldn't come that year.  Have another dessert!
14. What is your favorite holiday smell?
               Pies cooking, leaves and wood burning, the fresh cut evergreens, spice candles, my mama's perfume...
15. Ice skating or walking around the mall?
              Would rather be ice skating, but we have no ice and no skating rink...  ;(
16. Do you open a present or presents on Christmas Eve, or wait until Christmas day?
               Christmas day!  Maybe just oonnnnneeee little bitty one Christmas Eve! Just cuz we can't stand it!
17. Favorite Christmas memory?
               From my childhood - the year I got my new 'big-girl' bike!  More recently - My first Christmas with my new husband (we didn't have any money and we gave each other one small gift) and the early years of my babies' faces on Christmas morning!
18. Favorite Part about winter?
               Snuggling in and being with family & friends in a warm cozy house, having all my kids home
19. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
               Of course, haven't you???

(It's an easy copy and paste.)  Be sure and let ChocolateChic and Vee know you participated!  And me, too! I wanna see your answers, too!  Have fun!!!