What's YOUR fondest memory... of Christmas Morning?

Question

...was it a thing, pet, car, vacation cruise, what was your
fondest, memory...

ie. as a military member attending school at Lowery AFB,
Denver, Co, I was invited to spend Xmas eve and day with a family...when I woke, cleaned up and walked into the living room everyone was waiting for me to open my present, so they could open theirs. what a beautiful, surprise, '77.

memories, the builder of character,
values and experience, for starters all
a part of one's life...thank YOU, all for
sharing with US, a glimpse of your life,
to:DeeJay, heart6213a, and lin-ahyah,
for the interest and support, and to All,
Thank YOU, for your time & experience.

Answer 1

When I was 7 years of age my family was really poor. My mother worked 3 jobs and we really never saw her. It was one of those rare Christmas seasons in Seattle where it was snowing all most every day.

On Christmas Eve my mother told all 5 of us kids that we we not going to receive Christmas presents this year because she had to pay all of the bills and there was nothing left. We totally understood, but being children we were a little disappointed, but we didn't let our mother know because we knew how hard she worked to put food on the table and a roof over or heads. Even I at the age of 7 years old understood this, so we all went to bed around 7:00 pm.

The next morning arond 6:00 in the morning our mother woke us up. This was unusual because she never woke us up because she was already gone about time we came out of our sleep cycle, but this morning it was different.

The 1st thing that hit my nose after I washed my face was the deliscious scent of eggnog and pancakes in the air. we all came down stairs and there, in the middle of a living room was a fully decorated Christmas tree, and underneath it was a mound; and I mean mound of presents. We were all struck dumb right there.

Our mother said "Merry Christmas" to us and made us go to the kitchen where she stuffed us full of pancakes, eggs, sausages, and biscuits! It was the best breakfast I have ever had when I was young, and after that we followed her into the living room where we sat and opened presents. She must have gone all out because we all recieved 8 presents each and they were such wonderful presents!!! But the story doesn't end there.

She told me to go down the basememnt to get some wood for the fireplace, and she wanted the rest of the kids to go down and help me carry the wood up the stairs. When we got down there....sitting in the middle of the basement were five, shiny, brand new bicycles! I almost passed out. We all were speechless.

My mother came down the stairs and she found all of us just standing there saying nothing, and then she utter the words we never heard from her before and after that day...she said "Merry Christmas, I love all of you"

Now and then I think back to that event, and I must confess I get a bit teary-eyed when I remember it.

Thanks for asking this question.

Answer 2

Mine is also related to the military. When my daughter was about 3, my soldier husband was away on some army matter. She and I spent Christmas Eve alone, talking about the Christmas story, and then sitting out on the porch in the dark, trying to see if Santa's sleigh was coming across the sky....listening for the sleigh bells. Magic.

In the morning, we opened our presents, and then out of the blue, a lady from down the street turned up and asked if we'd like to have lunch with her family. I was so surprised..... we hardly knew them...but along we went, since the lady was so kind. When we arrived, I found that we were not the only guests.....about 5 other "lame ducks" had been invited . I remember 2 were Asian students from the university nearby, there was a middle-aged bachelor, and a frail elderly couple.We'd all have been alone, but for the generosity of this family.

We all sat at a long trestle table underneath the house, and had a lovely and very jolly meal. We got along famously, and had lots of laughs. The hostess' grandchildren put on a little concert, and we were all presented with a small gift - I remember receiving a scarf.

We were a motley crew, but we all got into the spirit of the day and had a lovely time. It was a shining example of the true spirit of Christmas, and 30 years later it still gives me a warm glow to think of it.

NB A merry Christmas to you all !

Answer 3

When I was 10, my 3 brothers, 7 {twins} and 5 all woke everyone up about 4:30 in the morning. They had tried so hard to be quiet, but they got a little noisy shouting in excitement..1 bicycle, 2 bicycles, 3 bicycles..and hugging and dancing all over the living room..There was no going back to sleep after that..I don't remember what I got as that was almost 60 years ago..

Answer 4

Wow. after reading all the posts here, i feel that the world isnt such a bad place after all. With so much love and stuff, it makes me look forward to christmas. Well, My family doesn't celebrate christmas except for me, so i always had a lonely christmas. But this year i decided to make use of christmas day to invite friends for dinner, and im so excited, i cant wait for christmas, it'll be my very first real christmas.Merry Christmas to everyone, whether you have good experiences or not, i hope this christmas would be a good one for all of you.

Answer 5

The newness of it all, the lights and the smell of a real tree is what I remember most. It was the only time I ever got anything new so it was exciting to open presents...and yet there was never anything significant to be excited about except finding candy in my sock and the anticipation and the hope of it all. All rather magical stuff when you believe in Santa Claus.

Answer 6

Thank you for sharing that with us! I've had a lot of special Christmas's related to the Military way of life! Generally mornings were a very busy time for Mom (Me) as there was our family and then our Military Family to tend to! The house was full every year with young troops away from home... we would play games and eat... goodness all the food! Everyone always had fun! Thanks for reminding me of those days, of those faces from so long ago...

Answer 7

The year my oldest brother returned from Nam (69). He flew in on the 24th of December. Best Christmas ever.


Heart 621...Merry Christmas to you.....Coming from a very poor farm family it brought back the sacrifices that I know my parents made to make sure we had something under the tree and a good meal. Thank you!

Answer 8

Christmas morning was the one day my dad did not have to work. He worked two to three jobs because my parents had seven children, and my mom was paralyzed in a car accident when she was hit by a drunk driver and my baby brother was brain damaged in the same accident. So we had a lot of bills, I guess, and dad worked seven days a week. On christmas morning dad would be home with us, we had christmas dinner together as a family, (dad cooked a goose)and we usually spent the entire day together. Dad always helped us put together our new toys, or read us the directions to our new games, and mom always sat on the couch and watched us.

Answer 9

my parents had spent all night decorating the Xmas tree. Mother had sent away to Germany for the decorations which included electric candles. They awoke me at the early hours of the morning as they were so pleased and excited with the site of the beautiful tree with exotic glass decorations and the candle light which made every thing so sparkly......memories

Answer 10

It's not REAL clear but I remember opening all of my gifts and about an hour later my Dad called me downstairs and said he forgot to give me one and it was a doll I wanted AND a stroller I did not even ask for...I must have been so young because I really did not like dolls very long so I'm guessing maybe I was about three.