Any personal holiday traditions?

[FilterFunk]

I mean little things you like to do for yourself during the holiday season. Even if you share them with others, they're just those things that bring you a little joy this time of year.

Here are two sweet treats I indulge in at Christmas time:

I have a few other holiday traditions, but I'll start with those. So...do any of you have any foods, music, movies, TV specials, or other personal holiday traditions?

 

[bassicmike]

Apple pancakes on Christmas morning.

 

[westrock]

Chocolate covered cherries.

 

[bass12]

Panettone, and usually way too much of it.

 

[hbarcat]

Every year, sometime during the week before Christmas, I watch Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on DVD with my family.

It's a 4 hour movie produced by Sky 1 (British) based on the fantasy novel of the same name from Pratchett's Discworld series.

The story is a parody/satire of Christmas where the Hogfather (Discworld's version of Santa Claus) disapperars on Hogswatch night (Christmas Eve).

Alarmed that nobody will get presents, Death (The Grim Reaper) dresses up in a red suit and a false beard and takes over the job of flying around the Discworld in a magic sleigh delivering presents while his granddaughter, Susan, goes on a mission to locate the missing Hogfather and bring him back.


Closing scene (SPOILER ALERT!):




Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - Wikipedia

 

[P. Aaron]

We might watch The Godfather or the Bourne movies as we lounge about.

My all-time favorite thing is still that 1st cup of coffee. Alone. Hours before anyone else is awake. I usually practice reading music and then play-along to whatever comes up on the YouTube feed. Or, Sirius/XM app.

 

[fig]

Watching Christmas movies from Hallmark, and other stations, pretty much all the time. She started that one probably 20 years ago. I got onboard later, it works for me now.

Christmas dinner will be Chinese food and watching A Christmas Story.

 

[Michedelic]

Oh, the usual, a triple bill of Office Christmas Party(my wife loves it), Bad Santa(director’s cut), and Bad Santa II(admittedly, a bit of a letdown).

 

[Tom Bomb]

Deep inside the pudding, there'll be one thruppenny bit, for each and every one of us. Not so easy to pull off — there's a knack to it. Nan's gone now, but she'll be here in spirit.
​

 

[FilterFunk]

I love holiday music, and I have Christmas/seasonal music for days...weeks, even! A huge variety. So I put my very favorite must-hear tunes on CDs (yep, I still listen to CDs!) to make sure I hear certain songs. I also have a lot of classical Christmas music that I like to listen to when I'm just chillin'.

 

[5StringBlues]

It's not Christmas until I watch the grinch. Don't ask me what grinch, there's only 1!. The only other tradition I have is getting emotional when I hear John Lennon's Christmas song.

 

[FilterFunk]

It's not Christmas until I watch the grinch. Don't ask me what grinch, there's only 1!. The only other tradition I have is getting emotional when I hear John Lennon's Christmas song.

You don't have to tell an old-schooler like me which Grinch you're talkin' 'bout!

 

[MJ5150]

Panettone, and usually way too much of it.

We made a panettone last week. That is a labour of love. We decided we'll just buy it from now on.

-Mike

 

[Pilgrim]

My friends and I send each other a can of Cougar Gold cheese.

 

[friskinator]

I watch this to get in the spirit. No, I don’t take the holidays too seriously.

 

[Richard Lindsey]

I make lasagna on Christmas Eve. My mother did it, and her mother too. I have no idea why, as we don't have an ounce of Italian ancestry AFAIK.

 

[bobba66]

The theme for this Christmas will be "Tamale Overdose."

 

[Tom Bomb]

Here, there's a glut of avocados. Thank you, Santa​

 

[IamGroot]

Every year, sometime during the week before Christmas, I watch Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on DVD with my family.

It's a 4 hour movie produced by Sky 1 (British) based on the fantasy novel of the same name from Pratchett's Discworld series.

The story is a parody/satire of Christmas where the Hogfather (Discworld's version of Santa Claus) disapperars on Hogswatch night (Christmas Eve).

Alarmed that nobody will get presents, Death (The Grim Reaper) dresses up in a red suit and a false beard and takes over the job of flying around the Discworld in a magic sleigh delivering presents while his granddaughter, Susan, goes on a mission to locate the missing Hogfather and bring him back.


Closing scene (SPOILER ALERT!):




Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - Wikipedia

Very profound thoughts in that clip from the Grim Reaper. You normally can't pay me to watch anything on TV, but that clips was superb.

 

[foal30]

Avoid lunatics who may be family members is ny tip