A Christmas Blog Tag

 Merry Christmas (again!) I’ve been tagged for the Christmas Blog Tag and this felt like a very fitting day to stop procrastinating that. (For obvious reasons.)

    Here are the rules:

1. Acknowledge who tagged you (Thank you, Lizzie!)
2. Answer the questions
3. Tag friends & notify them
4. Fill out this form to have your blog challenge post spotlighted on The Moonlight Wanderer’s December Newsletter! (Optional)
5. Have fun!

1. What are some traditions that you and your family have leading up to the holidays? And what’s something new that you want to try this month?

Let’s see… we get our tree around the end of Thanksgiving season, and continually procrastinate on putting up Christmas lights. On Christmas Eve, we go to our church service (my brother and I join the worship team with our violins), watch Miracle on 34th Street and wrap presents - it started as more procrastinating, but it’s become a fun tradition! As for something new… hm. We’re always do so busy that we’re kind of lacking in the decoration department, so it would be wonderful to do some more of that.

2. What’s your favourite Christmas recipe, food, or drink?

I’m a sucker for hot chocolate, apple cider, tea, and anything peppermint!

3. Every Christmas is different, and some years come with unexpected twists. But if you could have the perfect Christmas, what would the day look like for you?

Well, it doesn’t snow where I live, but if I had my way it would! We’d get up on the relatively early side, eat blueberry pancakes and exchange gifts, maybe take a trip to the mountains or something, and have a generally cozy time. And then we always have family over for dinner, which is really wonderful!

4. What are some of your favourite winter activities? (e.g. carolling, sledding, drinking hot cocoa)

Really all of the above! I love Christmas activities in general, and also reading cozily by the fireplace and exchanging gifts.

5. Do you decorate? How?

Like I said, I do wish we decorated more than we did, but we tend to favour candles and greenery and red ribbons and also some Norwegian traditions, because my family’s very European.

6. What is your favourite Christmas song or hymn? Why is it your favourite?

I don’t have a favourite, per se, but I do love The First Noel because it has an interesting and beautiful melody and also encapsulates the entire Christmas story.

7. What’s a gift or experience you’re really wishing for this Christmas? And what’s your favourite gift to give others?

We live about a two hour drive from the mountains and slightly longer than that from Sedona, and I do love taking road trips to see snow! As for what to give others… I don’t have a lot of time or money, and usually give people hand-painted gifts.

8. Describe some of your favourite Christmas memories. 

There are a lot, but some of my favourite include Christmas Eve services and time with family on Christmas morning.

9. What is your favourite Christmas-y book? Movie?

I love The Christmas Carol, The Gift of the Magi, and also It’s A Wonderful Life and really all old movies.

10. List ten words to that encapsulate the feel of Christmas for you.

cozy

family

Christ

candles

peppermint

apple cider

red

fire

snow

laughter

11. In your own words, what is the meaning of Christmas?

Christmas literally means Christ’s mass. It’s a time of gift-giving and remembrance and beauty and joy. It’s a time of spending time with family and eating good food. But most of all, it’s a time of worship and of glorifying God for the good He’s done for us.

And I’m not sure who’s been tagged and who’s not, so if you’d like to steal it, feel free!

Merry Christmas!