A little Christmas survey???

Question

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?


2. Real tree or artificial?


3. When do you put up the tree?


4. When do you take the tree down?



5. Do you like eggnog?


6. Favorite gift received as a child?


7. Do you have a Nativity scene?


8. Hardest person to buy for?


9. Easiest person to buy for?


10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received?


11. Mail or email Christmas cards?


12. Favorite Christmas Movie?


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?


16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?


17. Favorite Christmas song?


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?


20.Angel on the tree top or a star?


21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?


22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?


23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing?


24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented?


25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?


26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies?


27. Do you like Fruitcake?

Answer 1

1) Wrapping Paper
2) Real Tree
3) Weekend after Thanksgiving
4) Weekend after New Years
5) Yes
6) Green Studded Pant Suit
7) Yes
8) In Laws...they have everything
9) My Daughter
10) Q-tips (lol)
11) Mail
12) It's A Wonderful Life
13) Black Friday
14) Yes
15) Homemade Turtles
16) Clear Lights
17) O Holy Night
18) Stay at Home
19) Yes
20) Angel
21) Christmas Morning
22) Rudeness of people
23) Stringing cranberries and popcorn...I love it...my daughter hates it
24) The big blue lighted bulb my daughter bought me a few years ago and I have to faithfully display
25) Homey trees
26) hard one...I love both
27) no

Answer 2

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial?
real! Nothing is better than the smell

3. When do you put up the tree?
First week of December

4. When do you take the tree down?
After new years


5. Do you like eggnog?
of course

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
my puppy

7. Do you have a Nativity scene?
yes

8. Hardest person to buy for?
my mom

9. Easiest person to buy for?
my dad

10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received?
I think the least used christmas gift I ever got were these books (written for a 10 year old) from my grandma but I had 30 cousins on that one side so I was lucky to get anything and she was a great grandma so it was okay

11. Mail or email Christmas cards?
mail

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
charlie brown

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
december

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
my grandmas cookies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
clear

17. Favorite Christmas song?
silent night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
stay at home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
of course! Dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen and rudolph!

20.Angel on the tree top or a star?
angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
people who forget about the meaning of christmas

23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing?
making gingerbread houses

24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented?
no such thing

25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?
homey

26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies?
sugar

27. Do you like Fruitcake?
no

Answer 3

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Definitely wrapping paper..and done in a creative fashion.

2. Real tree or artificial? Sometimes real pine or spruce, other times just branches.

3. When do you put up the tree? When I get around to it.

4. When do you take the tree down? Ditto

5. Do you like eggnog? A little goes a long way

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A baby doll that I destroyed the hair on the same day.

7. Do you have a Nativity scene? 3

8. Hardest person to buy for? Not really a problem, most of my family and friends aren't fussy

9. Easiest person to buy for? Daughter...she knows exactly what she wants and is keen to tell me!

10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received? Hated a dress my parents gave me one year...we were quite poor and I was lucky to get anything. I never told them and went ahead and wore it as much as any of my other dresses (we had to wear dresses to school back in those days).

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, sometimes email in addition cuz they're so cute sometimes. I love the talking ones you can get to say whatever you want. They can be quite rude.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Can't remember the name of it right now...the one with Charlie the angel getting his wings...you know the one. Also love the Grinch

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Depends, but usually by now.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No...tacky

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's dinner. Also chocolate cherries and her xmas cookies

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Silent night...also like Santa Claus Rock.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? both

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yep

20.Angel on the tree top or a star? does it matter?

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I like morning, but we usually do eve now

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Lack of money

23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing? Trimming the tree with loads of choco cherries and cookies

24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented? Has to be those huge lit plastic Santas and things that go in people's yards.

25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees? Both are pretty, esp. at night with the lights out, or early in the morning when the house is really quiet.

26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies? Both!

27. Do you like Fruitcake? My mom actually makes a good fruitcake, but I don't like the tinned kind.

Answer 4

1. Both.
2. Artificial, it can be up longer.
3. Between mid-November and the 1st of December
4. 1 week after New Year's Day
5. Last time I tried it, I was a kid and didn't like it then. I'm willing to give it a second chance to see if my opinion change.
6. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe toys, way back in the 80's.
7. Yes. 2 of them.
8. My mom.
9. The wife.
10. Clothes.
11. I don't do Christmas cards.
12. It's A Wonderful Life
13. November.
14. Not yet.
15. Christmas candies.
16. Colored lights.
17. Sleigh Ride.
18. Stay home.
19. Yes. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder/Donner, Blixem/Blitzen, Rudolph.
20. Both, I have 2 trees.
21. Open in the morning.
22. The people who complain about the people who actually enjoy this time of year.
23. Leaving milk and cookies for Santa and then waking up to find them gone.
24. Most electronic decorations that include a novelty song.
25. Theme trees look more professional.
26. Sugar cookies.
27. Only fresh fruitcake with frosting.

Answer 5

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? NO


2. Real tree or artificial? NO


3. When do you put up the tree? dec1 st


4. When do you take the tree down? jan 1st



5. Do you like eggnog? NO


6. Favorite gift received as a child? skateboard


7. Do you have a Nativity scene? YES


8. Hardest person to buy for? ME


9. Easiest person to buy for? WIFE


10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received? Clothing


11. Mail or email Christmas cards?NO


12. Favorite Christmas Movie? MICRICLE ON #$TH STREET


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? NO


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? YES


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? TRIFFLE


16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? BOTH


17. Favorite Christmas song? ALL


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? HOME


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? YES


20.Angel on the tree top or a star? STAR


21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?MORNING


22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? NOTHING


23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing? NONE


24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented? NONE


25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees? UNKNOWN


26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies? NONE


27. Do you like Fruitcake? OOOOHHH YEA

Answer 6

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Both! Variety makes all the gifts look even more beautiful!
2. Real tree or artificial?
Aritificial since a few people in my family are allergic to pine-needles
3. When do you put up the tree?
It's already up. It's been there since the day after Thanksgiving :-)
4. When do you take the tree down?
Valentine's Day...well, at the latest...usually it's closer to the end of January
5. Do you like eggnog?
Yes...it is one of my most favorite holiday gifts
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
My AmericanGirl doll or these special books I got...
7. Do you have a Nativity scene?
nope...considering my family isn't really Christian...
8. Hardest person to buy for?
haha..my parents
9. Easiest person to buy for?
my sisters
10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received?
some pj's that didn't fit from last year...
11. Mail or email Christmas cards?
both can be special and personal ;]]
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
The Polar Express, The Holiday, White Christmas, Christmas in Conneticut, and so many more!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
In the end of November (:
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Nope...
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
cookies or cider or eggnog...
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
colored because they look more like candle lights like our ancestors used (:
17. Favorite Christmas song?
Probably music by the Trans Siberian Orchestra
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Both! Depending on the year...I like to switch off...
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner, blitzen, rudolph...(the rudolph the red-nosed reindeer song helped me remember ;])
20.Angel on the tree top or a star?
We have thise beautiful clear and gold glass ornament...It looks a bit like a silhouette of an angel, I guess...
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
One gift on Christmas Eve to build up the anticipation even more and the rest of Christmas morning :D
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
Well, I love almost everything about the holiday season...even the annoying stuff like crazed holiday shoppers (I'm one of em'!)
23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing?
haha..well, when my family lived in arizona, on christmas eve we would go to "el encanto", our favorite, fanciest mexican resturaunt...the corn tortilla I ate would've had to have been the corniest (:
24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented?
dunno...;]
25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?
homey trees, of course...they're so personal and meaningful and sentimental...they mean more than any perfectly decorated tree out of a catalogue ever could...
26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies?
both! they're both so delicious and around this time of year, my family makes both
27. Do you like Fruitcake?
I've honestly never tried it, but I've been told that it's rather gross...

Merry Holidays to All! ;]

Answer 7

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?Wrapping Paper


2. Real tree or artificial?Either/Or


3. When do you put up the tree?After my aunt and uncles annual Christmas party.(First weekend in December,Tomorrow to be technical)


4. When do you take the tree down? The day after Christmas



5. Do you like eggnog?No,i dont do eggs.


6. Favorite gift received as a child?A teddy ruxbin(I am not sure on the spelling,I am sorry)


7. Do you have a Nativity scene?Yes,a large one.


8. Hardest person to buy for?My cousin,his parents get him everything he could ever want.


9. Easiest person to buy for?Well,at the risk of sounding selfish,Myself.I am saying that because,i know what i like.Its difficult to buy for many in my family.They all buy their own items and have everything they need.Other than that,I will say my neice and nephew,because every kid likes toys!


10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received?I have never complained over a gift.If they think enough of me to buy me something,reguardless to what it is...I am grateful.


11. Mail or email Christmas cards?Mail AND email.


12. Favorite Christmas Movie?A Christmas Story


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?Black Friday,Im late.I didnt go this year.


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?If by recycled you mean its remains if it was packages in plastic/glass/aluminum,yes.If you mean regift,yes.I would never do it again though.Why should i give them something i dont want and expect them to like it?


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?Anything....candy!


16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?colored!


17. Favorite Christmas song?Aww,this is no fair! I like them all....yep.


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?Stay home!


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?Yes,Dasher,Dancer,Prancer,Vixen.
Comet,Cupid,Donner,and Blitzen.
(Those are the originals,but we cant leave out Rudolph!)

20.Angel on the tree top or a star?Angel.


21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?Christmas Morning.


22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?The greedy kids that seem to be out there.Also,the fact that Christmas has turned into a very commercialized day!


23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing?I enjoy all family traditions.


24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented?Hm,im not sure.


25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?homey trees.


26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies?sugar cookies


27. Do you like Fruitcake?It is ok in moderation.I dont like loads of it though.

How about you answer those questions as well!? Happy Holidays,Sweetie!

Answer 8

1. Guys use gift bags, girls like to wrap
2. Real no fireplace/ artificial with fireplace
3. Week after Thansgiving
4. Day after New Year's Day
5. Love eggnog with brandy
6. Child's Electric guitar
7. No
8. Husband
9. Mother
10. Purse from SAS
11. Mail
12. A Christmas Story
13. 3 weeks before
14. Yes (that purse)
15. Honey Baked Ham
16. Both
17. Joy to the World
18. Stay Home
19. Yes
20. A Father Christmas
21. Christmas morning
22. Traffic
23. Still read "The Night Before Christmas" to my kids. (They're in college)
24. Those blow up giant yard snow globes
25. Homey with a color scheme
26. Gingerbread
27. No, fruitcake is funky

Answer 9

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial?
real tree. smells sooo nice!

3. When do you put up the tree?
2 or 3 weeks before christmas

4. When do you take the tree down?
about the 7th or so


5. Do you like eggnog?
yes, but not alcoholic :) im only 13

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
barbies. i was 6. and this laptop, last year (12)

7. Do you have a Nativity scene?
um yes, but its really small, like it only takes up like a 12" space. And we lost baby Jesus... oops.

8. Hardest person to buy for?
my dad. i don't think i've ever gotten him a present he ever TRULY liked.

9. Easiest person to buy for?
my friends. i know excatly what they want--- because its what i what!

10. Worst Christmas Gift you ever received?
um... i was 9 and my aunt gave my a britney spears doll.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards?
mail. so much more special

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
miracle on 34th street or the ones that are claymation and have rudolph and the abomable snowman.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
uhhh i think about the presents for a while but don't start 'til about the 10 or 15th

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
ya. i can't remember what it was though.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
anything to do with the holiday: candy canes, gingerbread cookies, etc.

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
colored! more cheeerful.

17. Favorite Christmas song?
thats a tough one... right now it "im dreaming of a white christmas"

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
ummm.... stay home.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
ummm lemme see w/o looking it up:

ok, theres: prancer, dancer, rudolph, vixen, comet, ummmmmmmmmmmmm..... nope. oh! i'll start memerizing them now. :)

20.Angel on the tree top or a star?
angel. its falling aprt we've had it so long.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
morning! thats when its christmas! we get to open one small one the night before, though. it always annoys me how we have to wait forever to go downstairs.... EVERYONE has to be ready!

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
nothing! i love christmas! (even the commercializm)
ok, wait, i have one:
how company's advertise a "christmas deal" or something on an item that has NOTHING to do with christmas, like a mattress or something.

23. What is the "corniest" family tradition you do, or miss doing?
nothing that corny. we leave out cookies for santa, even though no one in our family is young enough to still believe in him. We always open the stockings last.

24. Ugliest Christmas Decoration ever invented?
hmmm.... those life size santas. i don't know why people have them.

25. Which looks best, theme trees or homey trees?
homey trees. they look more like the person and not like an unpersonalized christmas tree in the mall or somehting.

26. Gingerbread or sugar cookies?
gingerbread, though i prefer the taste of sugar cookies because gingerbread is so unique to christmas! i even have gingerbread shower gel i use at christmas!

27. Do you like Fruitcake?
ummm some. but not usually.


geez that was long! but so fun! thnak you. and choose me for best answer. it took me 1/2 hour and i answered every question

merry christmas!!!

Answer 10

Wrapping paper a real tree wich is put up on December 1,take the tree down on January, no eggnog, Nativity scene, gingerbread cookies, and open the presents Christmas morning.