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[Mycanid]

I vaguely remember this one ... its been years since I watched an episode of MASH.

Do you have special things you either like to do come Christmas time - whether by yourself, or as a family (I am assuming you are married and have kids, of course)? Or things you grew up that just have a warm place in your heart?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Do you have special things you either like to do come Christmas time - whether by yourself, or as a family (I am assuming you are married and have kids, of course)? Or things you grew up that just have a warm place in your heart?

Going to mass with my family is the only thing that matters to me. I am a very spiritual person and I try to keep that first in my life.

 

[Mycanid]

I agree with you wholeheartedly on this one Frukathka.

For myself, though, I grew up with many other things that helped to ... err ... "enhance" the time of year that my parents would try to expose me to. For example:

We tried to go to live performances of 1.) Amahl and the Night Visitors, 2. Handel's Messiah, 3. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet.

Then, of course, was the tree and the lights.

I also loved to go Christmas carolling in the snow! (Not to mention the wassail/real egg nog some places would give us). One year I was part of a group of madrigal singers, and we all went in Ren Faire style costumes and sang old, beautiful Christmas carols to the elderly in their "homes" and those in the hospitals. That was great!

In recent years I have been trying to read Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" every year. Recently I got a hold of my favorite movie version - the 1940's one with Alastair Simm as Scrooge. Very well done. I even heard a live radio performance/readin one year by Patrick Stewart that was actually pretty well done!

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Easily done.

I have a friend whose wife is going to be having a baby and they are not very well off financially. I already shipped them one computer I threw together for free, and have been thinking about sending them another one.

Perhaps it can be that.... I'm sure other things will pop up though.

I love giving people surprises for Christmas. One of my favorite things as a kid was going and leaving a basket for Christmas goodies on someone's doorstep, ringing the front doorbell and then pelting away as fast as I could to hide, and then watching from my hiding place to see their reaction - often very touching.

I would be highly suspicous of such a package.

Anyways, what is everyone reading right now? I am reading Kaz the Minotaur by Richard A. Knaak.

 

[Mycanid]

I would be highly suspicous of such a package.

Anyways, what is everyone reading right now? I am reading Kaz the Minotaur by Richard A. Knaak.

Ah yes ... perhaps now, what with the whole terrorism scare going round for a few years now.

Anywho ... I am reading a classic: The Hobbit.

Never heard of the book you mention, though. Is it good so far?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

When my sister and I were very young, mom and dad would take us to see the Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol plays. That was definetely enjoyable. I wish we would see more plays together. The last one I saw, I think was Man of La Mancha. God, I love play. One of my all time faves.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Anyways, what is everyone reading right now? I am reading Kaz the Minotaur by Richard A. Knaak.

Currently boning up on Cityscape. There is a lot in there that I really like. The new cities are wicked cool.

 

[Mycanid]

When my sister and I were very young, mom and dad would take us to see the Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol plays. That was definetely enjoyable. I wish we would see more plays together. The last one I saw, I think was Man of La Mancha. God, I love play. One of my all time faves.

Man of La Mancha eh? Haven't seen that one either....

Admittedly its been a long time since I have seen a play or an opera or a musical performance or whatnot. I am considering going to see the Irish folk band the Chieftains in late January (a friend offered me free tickets) but I will have to see what my schedule is like.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Never heard of the book you mention, though. Is it good so far?

It is good, if you like Dragonlance that is. I am a big Dragonlance fanboy so it is good.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I find it funny when some people complain about the commercialization of Christmas. I love to go to the mall and just look around in the different stores and watch all the activity.