Festivus 2

This week’s blog is pretty much a repeat from one from a couple of years ago:

 It’s that time of year again, a time when many of us give and receive gifts. Of course, I’m talking about the month of the Winter Solstice. With that in mind, I am offering up a brief questionnaire to help you through the season. I’d love to hear your responses, and I hope to put them together in next week’s blog. No need to respond to all the questions. No need, in fact, to respond to any of them – but what’s the fun in that?

 

·      What is the best gift you have ever received?

 

·      What is the best gift you have ever given?

 

·      Have you ever given or received a partridge in a pear tree?

 

·      Which would you rather receive as a gift, a thing or an event?

 

·      How do you feel about cash as a gift?

 

·      Do you have a favorite Christmas movie?

 

·      What Christmas song do you hope never to hear again?

 

·      What, if anything, makes you sad this time of year?

 

·      How has the Holiday Season changed since you were a kid?

 

·      What are you planning to do to make this holiday season different this year?

 

·      Do you and your family have any unusual or amusing holiday traditions?

 

·      Who would you like to come down your chimney?

 

·      What are “reindeer games,” and have you played any?

 

·      If you are not a Christian, what does Christmas mean to you?

 

·      If you are a Christian, is your faith an important part of how you celebrate Christmas? In what way?

 

That’s it. Please email your best responses to me at dstring@ix.netcom.com. I’ll publish them, and if I don’t get enough, I’ll publish my favorites from last time.