Christmas brings many images to mind – rushing around getting gifts organised, preparing food, visiting family and friends, decorations everywhere, end of year projects/assignments being finished, cricket season, and so on.
There are so many different ways to celebrate Christmas, too. Especially when you consider the variety of family size and structures now, and how many people don’t live close to family.
This section of our blog is for sharing those traditions, ideas and stories that have made our Christmases what they are. Hopefully, reliving the memory will bring a smile to your face and the face of others. And it may just start a family tradition for others, too.
To add your story, please register on the site by clicking register under the meta heading on the left, and then log in using your password. Go to the write page and type in your story – simple! Stories are all moderated before they go live (just to ensure it stays family friendly) but your story should be live not long after you post it.
So please let us know some of the things that make your Christmas special.
Love Santa’s Elf
I remember being away from home one Christmas. We were staying in an old house that my Grandfather has built. It was years old and had roll down canvas blinds over flywire screens – there were no glass windows. My Dad and I stood looking out at the bush, and all of a sudden we heard the jingle of bells. He was so excited (well, he certainly convinced me anyway) and said ” Wow! that must be Father Christmas and his reindeers”. We searched the skies together, looking for the reindeer as the bells kept ringing. Unfortunately he couldn’t be seen, but I knew that he was there somewhere.
I must have been about 5 at the time, and I still remember it many years later. It was one of the most exciting memories of Father Christmas to ever happen to me.
Heather
That would have been so exciting Heather 🙂