Tag, I'm it!

I've been tagged by the lovely Ms. Corinna.
So, just in case you wanted to know my holiday peccadilloes...

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
This is a hard, one, but I'll have to go with the Chocolate.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
This Santa wraps, badly. My gifts always look like manic gerbil tried to wrap them.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
No house lights, and if we had a tree there would be colored lights.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
15 minutes before company arrives

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
My mom's creamed corn pudding. It is so sweet it is almost dessert, yet counts as a vegetable. Mmmm.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?
My Grammie and Poppy would have us write letters to Santa, then they'd make a big fire in the fireplace. We'd put the letters in the fireplace and run out to watch the embers blowing out of the chimney, carrying our wishes to Santa. Sounds kind of strange, I know but when I was little it was as close to magic as I've ever seen.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
My mom told me when I was about 5.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We always opened the gifts from out of town friends and family after midnight Mass.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
We haven't had a tree for years--but this year we bought a tree stand, so next year we are LOCK for a tree. I just know it.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
I love snow. Makes being cold seem worth it.

12. Can you ice skate?
Are you kidding? You've met me, right? The girl who trips over dust? No--ice skating is not one of my Many Talents.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
1,001 Electronics Kit

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Reflecting on the year gone by, and the people who made it special.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Punkin Pie. With Cool Whip.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
I don't have too many--Rob and I have a solstice traditional ritual of letting go and bringing in which actually requires the use of cookies, so I'd have to say that is my favorite.

17. What tops your tree?
Likely a star, if I ever manage to get my crap together enough to purchase a tree. We do have TONS of LED lights though!

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
I'm rather uncomfortable with receiving gifts, but I really like to give them. If I were rich, I'd be like Oprah and constantly shower everyone I know with gifts. So keep praying for me to win the lottery!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
O Come, O Come Emmanuel

A close second though, is Father Christmas from Warrant (long after the lovely Jani Lane left the band)
Here is a sample of the thought provoking chorus:
Father Christmas, give us some money
Don't mess around with those silly toys
Beat you up if you don't hand it over
We want your bread so don't make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
It is available on iTunes. I'm just saying...

(In case you care, my LEAST favorite Christmas Song? Rockin around the Christmas Tree. *shudder*)

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Love 'em!