Kent Hoover -I grew up as the youngest in a family with 5 children. We are all in our forties and fifties now, but a few years ago my sister made us all line up at the top of the stairs (from youngest to oldest) just like we used to on Christmas morning. I was always first in line to run down the stairs, take a quick stop by my stocking (hung on the stair rail) and then dive under the Christmas tree to see what Santa might have dropped off for me. If you can imagine five 'mid-life" grown ups lining up in age order to run down the stairs, thats funny!
The Galema's -Adam's grandmother lights brand new candle sticks at the table for Christmas/Thanksgiving lunch and someone will make a mark on each of them about half way down.... everyone eats and sits around the table talking and laughing and then when the candle burns to the mark-its time to eat again!
Dianne White -A family tradition our family has always enjoyed was that before December 1, I would purchase a long taper candle and score the candle with 25 lines. Every evening at dinner we would burn the candle, anticipating how many days were left before Christmas, the birth of our Savior. As our boys got older, it was always a great privilege to be the one who got to light the candle. Christmas morning was always celebrated with a special breakfast that always included orange Julius, a tradition we continue to keep and enjoy!
Jenni Sprague -We have an advent Christmas tree made by Dept. 56 in the Snowbabies line. It is white and gold. This little tree sits atop a square base which has 6 tiny drawers on each side, giving us 24 days to count down. Each drawer holds a tiny ornament. We gather together as a family each night before tuck-ins to remove an ornament and hang it on the tree. Then we wind up the tree--it's a music box too--and we sing together the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." We have done this since the kids were born. I bought this tree before I even had kids!!!
Jenessa Denniston -One of my very favorites is a Danish tradition that my Mom's family has always done and now we do also. We pull the Christmas tree out into the middle of the room and turn out all of the lights except for the tree. Then everyone holds hands around it and sings carols. We start with the youngest family member and move to the oldest. We walk around as we sing, changing directions with each song. Grandma is last and always chooses a peppy Danish song. Grandma also made a wax birthday cake for Jesus and we always sing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
Keep the traditions coming! It's wonderful hearing from everybody! You can email them to nlccblog@yahoo.com.
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