Becca's Christmas Traditions

"It's the MOST wonderful time of the year..." Sing it with me now!


Many of you I'm sure have a ton of old family traditions like decorating the tree together while listening to Christmas music and reminiscing of years past. Which, sure, I do too, but this list is of the contemporary traditions I have and plan to share with you.



1. Every year I try to find some sort of different variation of wrapping paper that says "Ho Ho Ho" and then find it hard not to giggle when I strategically wrap my sister's gift in it. haha Not that she's a "ho", but its just funny to see if she notices.


2. Fried turkey. There is no other kind of turkey to eat on Christmas day.


3. One gift is to be opened on Christmas eve - and its always always ALWAYS pajamas to wear that night. Well, once it was a fish tank that my parents got for me and Charlotte, but thats another story.


4. Said pajamas must always have somewhere that says: Naughty or Nice.


5. Starting when I was in 9th grade, I woke up before everyone else in my house - showered, did my hair and touched up with a little makeup, threw my pajamas back on from the night before and was ready to roll as if I just out of bed. lol And yes, last year I woke up at 6am and since everyone else was still sleeping - I showered and got ready.


6. Most people love traditional Christmas songs, "Oh Holy Night", etc. and while I LOVE all Christmas music - here are the songs that are my Christmas jams:
- N'Sync's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
- Mariah Carey - "All I want for Christmas is you!"
- Wham's "Last Christmas"
- Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas"


7. During Christmas day after you've eaten the feast - try to find out something about a family member you didn't previously know. For instance, last year I found out that my mother-in-law never knew George Michael was gay! (see above, Wham! reference)


8. Shopping during this time of year is a joy too, isn't it? All the crazies out and about, in such a hurry to pick up Hickory Farms baskets and bath and body works lotions that they nearly side swipe you in the parking lot. This is why I do almost ALL of my shopping from online and random catalogs. I swear I get the weirdest catalogs in the mail. Uncommon Goods, A Touch of Class, Body Central, Things you never knew Existed!, Victoria's Secret, LL Bean, Home Decorators, Lakeside Collections and ABC distributing. With the exception of A Touch of Class, I actually recommend these catalogs.


9. I always give a calender to someone for a Christmas gift.


10. You must watch a classic Christmas movie every year. I love Christmas movies, but my absolute ones I must watch each year usually fall on the Family Channel or Lifetime. I do heart National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.



I will update more later! I have been working on quite a few blogs, but haven't posted them. :)