Holiday Traditions

mutineer10 · 12-24-2004, 04:28 PM

May be a liitle late to ask - being Christmas Eve and all - but a radio talk show I was listening to this morning was asking callers what their holiday traditions were. I thought it might be interesting to hear what some of you guys do traditionally on the holidays.

In my family, we get together every year on Christmas Eve, light up the tree, put on some old holiday LP's (my parents still have a working record player!), and play board games ... usually Scrabble. I dunno how it got started, but with the addition of in-laws and such, the annual Christmas Eve Scrabble game has become a serious family competition - so much so that new additions to the family are somewhat judged by their Scrabble acumen.

Sure, sounds like a lame tradition, but it's been the basis for some of my fondest holiday memories. While taken seriously, the Scrabble game is really more of an opportunity for the family to sit down, have a beverage, and enjoy each other's company and conversation. Hard to explain, but there's something charming about it all, really...

What do some of you guys do?

[Edited on 24/12/2004 by mutineer10]

12-24-2004, 04:28 PM	#1
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	Holiday Traditions May be a liitle late to ask - being Christmas Eve and all - but a radio talk show I was listening to this morning was asking callers what their holiday traditions were. I thought it might be interesting to hear what some of you guys do traditionally on the holidays. In my family, we get together every year on Christmas Eve, light up the tree, put on some old holiday LP's (my parents still have a working record player!), and play board games ... usually Scrabble. I dunno how it got started, but with the addition of in-laws and such, the annual Christmas Eve Scrabble game has become a serious family competition - so much so that new additions to the family are somewhat judged by their Scrabble acumen. Sure, sounds like a lame tradition, but it's been the basis for some of my fondest holiday memories. While taken seriously, the Scrabble game is really more of an opportunity for the family to sit down, have a beverage, and enjoy each other's company and conversation. Hard to explain, but there's something charming about it all, really... What do some of you guys do? [Edited on 24/12/2004 by mutineer10]