This is a journal entry here to appease the requirement of reposting as proof I did the meme as validation to be entered into a contest to potentially win a free photomorph

So without Further ado I present to you a Christmas meme
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And now onto the show:

1. Real tree or Artificial Tree?- I used to be a total real tree person but that was till we started placing bubblers on the tree and I got to see how much heat a set of lights can create and the dangers real trees can be. That and trees nowadays are so much more improved than the past, gone is the thing that looks closer to a clothes hangers dressed in tinsel than trees, todays fake trees are tough to tell difference when decorated.

2. Italian lights, LED lights, or Old fashioned bulbs on your tree? I like the old bulbs that were many colors and looked like a flower. Those were nice as if one bulb died you just had one bulb out, not an entire strand. Its too bad because alot of the lights sold now are that way as if they are made to fail yearly. I hate complete circuit bulb strings.

3. Do you prefer Tinsel or Garland? I like a shiny tree, lots of sparklies. Garland is nice for a fireplace though.

4. What kind of ornaments are on your tree? When we had one I put sparkly bulbs and white ones going for a symetrical look on my tiny 3 foot tree. As a kid we had ornaments of all shapes and sizes and materials from wood to ceramic to,,, pasta angels.

5. Do you have a favorite? I liked the Halmark speaking ones. One we had was a star trek shuttlecraft. It had a button you pushed and would go "shuttlecraft to enterprise x2 Spock here, happy holidays, live long and prosper. That ornament was fun and annoying at the same time. Other than that bubblers

6. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

7. When do you take the tree down? We often kept it up about 4 days after Christmas. Within 3 days with the real one though as you had to go early to get a decent one and by time Christmas rolled around they were dangerously dry.

8. Do you have a Nativity Scene (Creche)? As a kid we did, as an adult no but I had cute rotties protecting the tree.

9. Where do you set the Nativity Scene up? A table nearby

10. Do you celebrate Advent before Christmas? I never even heard of that till I got to Canada where they sell these chocolate calendars, sadly the chocolate for it sucked but you shouldn't expect much from a dollar candy calendar I suppose.

11. Do you celebrate the Feast of the Three Kings?
nope

12. Do you celebrate other faith holidays during this season? Does Thanksgiving count, otherwise no

13. Is there a special thing you you do (or have done) with your family at Christmastime? yes we took a trip to California once and Arizona once with my foster family. With my real mom it is basically just another day

14. Do you go to church on Christmas, watch it on TV, or nothing at all? Christmas is a day to relax and watch football, we did all the celebration stuff on Christmas eve and Santa left goodies for us Christmas Morning.

15. Have you ever put out cookies and drink for Santa? His reindeer? Yep and he enjoyed it too I hope.

16. Did you ever try to stay up and see Santa? Never

17. Do you still believe in Santa? If not, when did you stop? I never believed the fairy tale really, but it was fun nonetheless.

18. What is your funniest memory of Santa? I think it was when I knew the person whom dressed the part at a party I attended.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yep, and supposedly Donner is Dunder and Blitzen is Bixten or something according to the original Night before Christmas poem. I know them mostly from the Rudolph Song by Gene Autry though.

20. Who are "Hardrock, Cocoa, and Joe?" I haven't the faintest Idea

21. Do you like it to snow at Christmas? I sure do,

22. What is you favorite Animated Christmas movie on TV? Hmm, well I would say Rudolph by Rankin Bass is my favorite of the Christmas shows as I love Rudolphs voice. There is something very unique about it. But since you specify movie I suppose Rover Dangerfield if that counts.

23. What is you favorite Non-animated Christmas movie on TV? I would say Scrooged or the Original Christmas Carol one that was sponsored by IBM for many years.

24, Who is your favorite "A Christmas Carol" ghost? And why? The fat guy with the two kids is pretty cool

25. What is your favorite Christmas song (religious)? God rest ye merry Gentleman

26. What is your favorite Christmas song (secular)?
probably Trans-siberian Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itjtee8fwHs though I love Feliz Navidad too.
27. What is your favorite Santa Christmas song?
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

28. What is your favorite holiday drink (alcoholic or non)?
Sparkling Apple Juice

29. What is your favorite holiday snack food?
I would say homemade peanut brittle

30. Do you prefer hot cocoa or Eggnog?
egg nog

31. What is your favorite Christmas cookie?
gingerbread cookies

32. What do you love to eat at your Christmas dinner?
probably roast beef

33. What's your favorite Christmas dinner dessert?
hot cross buns

34. Do you string up your Christmas Cards, Put them in a card bin, or set them up on a table? Actually we put them atop the china hutch

35. Do you (have you) ever go (gone) Christmas caroling? once and never again

36. Have you ever been kissed under the Mistletoe?
I don't believe so

37. Have you ever dressed your pet up for Christmas?
nope

38. What is your most favorite Christmas story?
I liked the story about the Donkey that accompanied Mary and Joseph, Nester or something was its name.

39. What is your most favorite Christmas memory?
I think getting what looked like a toilet paper roll for Christmas one year. It was the filter that allowed us to recieve Disney Channel. Well when we plugged it in the channel was showing some sorta black and white program, that was truly a its the thought that counts moment for me

40. If you were a "Christmas Character," who would you be? Oh Hermy the elf I suppose

41. Do you open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
presents Christmas eve, Santa gifts Christmas morning.
42. Do you all take turns, or just "dive in" and scramble?
We try to do the take turns thing but it only worked like mabye once.

43. Do you like to give or get presents? I never been big on presents as I am not one whom likes the limelight. This made Christmas often a tough pill to swallow despite the gifts for me.

44. Best Christmas gift you ever received? I guess the best gift I received was a miniature Galaxian game. I played it hours on end. This was before Nintendo even existed.

45. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I would say that would be a dune buggy remote control car, the piece of crap couldn't hold a straight line.

46. Were you gracious about receiving it? yes as in packaging it seemed cool

47. Most Favorite gift received as a child? I think the item I loved the most was my Krismutt Stuffed animal.

48. Hardest person to buy for? Dad

49. Easiest person to buy for? My step brother

50. Have you ever made a Christmas gift for someone? yes I did, I made an ornament from a set.

51. Have you ever "re-gifted" a Christmas present? never

52. What you hate most about shopping for Christmas gifts? I would say the worst thing is trying to find a truly unique item.

53. What is your favorite "scent" during the holidays? I guess the smell of freshly baked bread

54. Do you go to your company's Holiday Party? I did but never was the life of the party, I pretty much was there for the free food and raffle

55. Most wonderful thing about this time of the year?Holiday bonus

56. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?People tend to be more harried and rude

57. Do you do something for a complete stranger at this time of year? no

58. Do you do something special for yourself at this time of year? I buy myself a lottery ticket

59. What do you want for Christmas this year?A miracle in that my debt would be wiped clean so I could live without so much stress from worrying about being able to make the payments but more realistically I would say a 2009 Sofawolf Press fursuit calendar.

60. If you had one wish to give to anyone this Christmas, what would it be? I suppose it would be to wish that my friend Wolfus find a mate to keep him warm in his new Condo.