tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post5309291334326387692..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: Thinking of ChristmasAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-42402146113538716872007-12-04T06:11:00.000-07:002007-12-04T06:11:00.000-07:00We solved the tree decorating dilemma by picking u...We solved the tree decorating dilemma by picking up a second small tree on on after-Christmas clearance on year. <BR/><BR/>The big tree got all of the color-coordinated lights and ornaments, and functioned simply as a decoration in the formal living space.<BR/><BR/>The smaller tree got multi-colored lights and was an ornamental free-for-all. We set it on a table in the family room, and piled the presents around it.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-6466355860068679742007-12-04T06:09:00.000-07:002007-12-04T06:09:00.000-07:00i am with you sister on the bing! my favorite Chr...i am with you sister on the bing! my favorite Christmas song is bing's "chestnuts roasting on an open fire." my hubby bought that CD and we play it over and over. thanks for reminding me of it, kathleen :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-88768055019981220412007-12-03T19:16:00.000-07:002007-12-03T19:16:00.000-07:00What a lovely lovely list! Thank you for sharing w...What a lovely lovely list! Thank you for sharing with us. :)<BR/><BR/>I suppose I'm fortunate, stress-wise, because there is only one tradition that I adamantly follow with my family, and that is the watching of the Christmas Classics. Ever since I was a kid, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town are movies my family would curl up on the couch together to watch. I'm so happy I can share the same tradition with my own family.<BR/><BR/>Now it's even easier for us to have time to follow tradition, because we can just pop the movies into the DVD player. This season, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Frosty the Snowman and four more holiday classics are all available in one beautiful keepsake package: The Christmas Classics DVD Box-Set. It even comes with a bonus music CD! You can buy this wherever DVDs are sold, but it's also available at http://www.christmasclassics.tv. I only know about it because I work with the company, but it's something my family and I will treasure for many holiday seasons to come. I hope you can share the magic with your family as well. :) <BR/><BR/>Happy holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-73420320991178613242007-12-03T17:04:00.000-07:002007-12-03T17:04:00.000-07:00A themed tree? I think I love your Mom, and I thi...A themed tree? I think I love your Mom, and I think my husband won't like that I want to start a new project.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-90861006198556499272007-12-03T14:07:00.000-07:002007-12-03T14:07:00.000-07:00Tristi stole my comment. Seriously, that's exactl...Tristi stole my comment. Seriously, that's exactly what I was going to say. I can't stand other versions of White Christmas especially. It's gotta be Bing.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-41459157325461785902007-12-03T12:54:00.000-07:002007-12-03T12:54:00.000-07:00What a great list! One tradition from Patrick's f...What a great list! One tradition from Patrick's family that we have kept up is putting real candles on the tree. The tree obviously must be very fresh, and the candles are only lit on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Night. It's a stunning sight.Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-77196175622007712402007-12-03T07:00:00.000-07:002007-12-03T07:00:00.000-07:00My boyfriend and I are struggling (in a good way) ...My boyfriend and I are struggling (in a good way) to incorporate our traditions this holiday season. He wanted to serve Thanksgiving dinner "buffet style," and I adamantly opposed. In return, I'm holding off on the Christmas decorating until at least next weekend to keep things a little toned down (not like I had time anyway...)<BR/><BR/>Deborah<BR/>www.therhythmofwrite.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-25390490046534875482007-12-02T23:16:00.000-07:002007-12-02T23:16:00.000-07:00We've got some stuff in common, Annette -- I love ...We've got some stuff in common, Annette -- I love Bing, I adore Nat, I watch White Christmas every year without fail, and one of my favorite Christmas things to do is to turn off all the lights and just look at the tree. <BR/><BR/>Sigh -- I love this time of year.Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-18701738724076475562007-12-02T21:34:00.000-07:002007-12-02T21:34:00.000-07:00It all sounds lovely. Except that I took my kids ...It all sounds lovely. Except that I took my kids to the North Pole, and it was in Alaska. We have pictures to prove it. North Pole, Alaska, with candy cane lightposts, reindeer outside in a pen, and the official workshop with Santa and his elves. So, I don't know where you were sista. :) I go back and forth with the theme tree too, and then when I had a big house we did TWO trees: one with a theme, and one that was child heaven with all the memories.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015165553390298826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-82441594130724049112007-12-02T12:02:00.000-07:002007-12-02T12:02:00.000-07:00ah Christmas as a child. For me it was Sprite wit...ah Christmas as a child. For me it was Sprite with a twist of lime and pink popcorn while dad and I scooted up the big chairs to the fire so we could read and snack at the same time. We never turned on any light except the tree lights. That with the fire were enough to read by. And mom's decorations . . . sigh. I miss that too. I hope my kids miss home at the holidays when they get big. It sounds like your childhood was fabulous. And how cool they gogt you a typewriter!!!!!Julie Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311231654035295596noreply@blogger.com