Christmas

[john1066]

When my two were young i used to lay newspaper from the chimney breast to the Christmas tree then get a wellington boot dipped in soot and make foot prints on the paper...They are now 44 & 50 and they still remember it....Happy Christmas....xx

[Buenchico]

Central heating might have many advantages but, regrettably, it's put paid to such lovely practices in most homes.

However even modern parents still seem to find ways to keep the magic special. A couple of Christmas Eve's ago, I was shopping in Asda when I met a mum with her two delightful little lads who were wanting to tell me (and anyone else who would listen) about how they'd carefully counted the carrots that they were leaving out for Santa's reindeer, in order to make sure that none of them were left out. Those little boys smiled with their eyes even more than they did with they mouths. It was a moment I'll always treasure.

Merry Christmas! ;-)

Chris

[john1066]

Happy days!

[horselady]

We used to have some little bells on a string that my husband would stand in another room and jingle while I was saying goodnight to our 2 when they were little. I would tell them to listen carefully and they would hear that Santa was on his way. They are now aged 35 and 38 and still remember that.

[Naomicorlett]

Father Christmas writes to our children every year and leaves the letter in the stocking. He uses special writing paper and green ink. The letter always mentions special things that have happened recently. ( The children are now 29,28 and 24 but he still writes and they still come into our bed to open stockings and show us what is in them.) Son-in- Law thinks we are very strange !!

[Totterdown]

In our house, a glass of sherry and mince pie was always left out for Santa. Santa always polished it off leaving an empty glass and crumbs on the plate leaving glass and plate in the fireplace.

[Totterdown]

Just to add, one Christmas my son pointed out that Santa might not like sherry. I whispered to him that I had it on good authority that Santa did like sherry. This was proved next morning with the emply glass.

[paddywak]

One of the earliest memories I've got is being allowed to go to Midnight Mass which was a big family thing with all my uncles & aunts cousins etc (I was a about 5) and leaving the sherry and pies out for Santa and then comming home to find all the presents round the tree and the sherry and pies gone. I learnt muchlater that my uncle & cousin, would leave the church early and go round on their motorbikes putting the pressies out while everybody was talking & walking home.Believe me when you are only 5 it was sheer magic

[whiskeryron]

How great to read these lovely posts in this day & age when there are so many horrible things happening, please keep up with the magic. Ron.

[I.Don No]

magical posts...
thanks to all......it really cheers me to know that this sort of thing still goes on....long may it continue!

[pericat]

In our house the letters from Santa are left in the fireplace and magically disappear . When my eldest was 12 the letter was forgotten about but magically disappeared anyway and that's how I learned that my eldest didn't believe any more

[craft1948]

When my daughter was little she used to worry that Santa wouldn't come because we didn't have a chimney. Before waking her up my husband used to have to sneak downstairs where all the presents were and slightly open the patio doors. She'd go downstairs while we stayed in our bedroom and I'll never forget the.......oh daddy, mummy, he's been!!