Favorite Holiday Tradition?
 

I thought it might be fun to start a thread where people can list their favorite holiday tradition. It could be something like finding a tree. Or seeing a classic holiday movie on TV. Like watching It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Die Hard... etc.

So what's your tradition, guys??

Burning american flags on 4th of July.

I am not a big traditions fan...

my family is huge so we all have separate dinners on xmas night and then get together on boxing day for a pot luck dinner and tons of boozing! :) It's the one time of the year that everyone is int he same house all 80 of us! :)

That's special.

No, I don't have any holiday tradiations.

However, I remember once when I was in the Marines I rushed home for Christmas one year; The first time in many years I was home with my family for Christmas. Because it was all planned last minute, my parents didn't have time to get me much. I ended up getting socks and underwear and I was so disappointed. Years later when I was out of the Marines and flat broke and Christmas came around I remember that one Christmas and wish I had someone to give me some new underwear and socks because I couldn't afford any.

getting naked and running in the snow

That's an awesome tradition!! I have never had a real tree before. I can imagine how fucked up it would look if I tried. I would probably scuplt it into a naked woman! Haha Mmmm... lasagna, yummmmmmy!

Celebrating my wedding anniversary with my wife and my family, we were married on Christmas Eve. So we spend it with my family, and every year my oldest brother and I take turns dressing up like Santa Clause for the kids so they don't catch on too much that Uncle Andy isn't around, we throw them off, one year we even had a family friend do it, when they thought they were catching on that me and my brother were the ones doing it.

I think I know what to buy you for Christmas now!! Do you prefer thongs or full-back panties? :winkwink:

every year around Christmastime i go over to my parents house and we have a traditional dinner and then watch die hard

Watching :

It's a Wonderful Life
The Original Scrooge
A Christmas Story

Going over my sis' house and eating her husband's adobo and rice.

And, this year, a new tradition. Having Curious Toy Boy....come over for the holidays.....

Nice - Damn, that's got to be a lot of food and booze for 80 peeps!! :thumbsup

My favorite tradition is getting snot assed drunk on every saturday after thanksgiving. Then one by one I call my family members and tell them what I really think of them.

After that I call them all on Christmas Eve and tell them I'm a fat broke pornographer and need money for my kids christmas presents and try and borrow 20 bucks from each of them.

Die Hard such a great movie...heading to canada this year breaking all traditions...

Hope everyone has a very safe holiday.

:)

One of my favorites...if not the favorite...would be after we have the tree up. My two sons and I will sit on the couch together will all the lights off, admiring the tree, and drinking egg nog.

I always think then how incredibly fucking lucky I am. :)

looking forward to vegas and good friends :)

How about watching Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer? :winkwink: Its funny to watch it now as an adult and having my younger neice and nephews carry on that tradition

This shit is too much...... :1orglaugh

YARGH!

We give each of the kids a special ornament each year. When they open them, they place them on the tree.

We name and date each one. When they are old enough to move out, and have their own tree, they'll have a bunch to start with. It's cool too, because they can see what their interests/hobbies/etc. were over the years. each one is like a small time capsule.

my family has a fun tradition of giving Santa funny gifts on xams eve:

http://prehensile.com/tales/xmas/santanote.htm

I have a new one - sitting poolside having a martini.

I don't have any traditions but I'm starting some... like giving toys to tots

www.toysfortots.org

Buying a real tree and a real Christmas reef for the front door. Decorating the whole house, inside and out while listening to Christmas music. Every year I buy a special ornament, to represent that year, for the tree. Then cooking a big Ham for dinner and picking at it for days afterwards. Of course watching It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Story. :weihnacht

Tpyically the whole family gathers, have a nice meal, trade gifts and watch its a wonderful life. Since most of the family are musicians, we usually have a Jam session.... that alone is pretty cool

Its cool since its the one night that no one has to be anywhere other than there....

Xmas as a kid was spent swimming at the beach, playing cricket and eating ham with salads. :) I have not celerbrated xmas like that in 8years as I have been here in the USA and it's generally cold here. But this year due to spending xmas with friends and not family and living in FL, I have decided to put on the same spread like my family use to at xmas. Loads of food and alcohol!!! :)
May not be a tradition but still a pleasant way to spend xmas. :)

getting shit faced with my friends on xmas eve and pigging out on great food.

i don't like xmas. just xmas eve.

dont like tradition like change

Going to start some new ones this year. We have a 6 month old boy, and it will be fun to start some of our own.

And on top of that both of our families are on the East coast, and we are on the wrong coast.

Lighting the Menorah with my two sons and making/eating potatoe latkes with them.

I put on the same santa hat for my daughter every year when i bring her my presents.. :xmas-smil

That's my all time favorite X-Mas movie!!! I even have a shit load of Rudolph ornaments. I know... I am such a dork! hehe

Watching the tree get trimmed.

http://a1der-babe.com/ak0077.jpg

Can I ask what a Christmas reef is?

http://www.donsutherland.com/images/...0HP%20Reef.jpg

She's turning black. If that offends anyone, oh well. :winkwink:

My anniversary is Christmas Eve so that's always fun ; )

We also love watching Charlie Brown Christmas together every year.

ok, I'm falling for it...


that's some NICE TRIM ya got there maingggg...


:thumbsup

Same here :winkwink: This year is our 5th. How long have you been married?

My grandma making crab chiopino for Xmas eve dinner every year; the family gathered around the table with bibs, getting all messy eating crab and garlic bread and dipping fingers into bowls of water with lemon slices when I needed a drink.

Traditions have to start somewhere.

Playing "naked elf" while decorating the tree and dancing like an idiot to the Christmas tunes. Making homemade eggnog using moms recipe and drinking it out of the same Santa mug I have had since a kid. And making a hearty breakfast on Christmas morning before any gifts are unwrapped.

I love this! I put up my xmas tree a few nights ago & pulling each ornament out & unwrapping it, seeing the note my mom had written on the box to bring back a rush of memories was wonderful. Definitely my favorite tradition & one I'll hopefully be able to do when I have kids too. :thumbsup

putting out those Christmas decorations holds a special meaning to me. it makes me reflect on how good or bad my christmas had been

rofl! that's insane! :D

We just started a cooking contest last christmas, I guess we'll be doing that again.. :)