Christmas Traditions

Aaron and I have been married for almost four years. We have developed a few Christmas traditions on our own but not many. I am sure that will come with time. But we both have great memories of traditions we grew up with and I thought I would share just a few of mine with you.

There are two that stand out in my mind. The first involves Alvin and The Chipmunks. Ever year, when we would get ready to decorate our Christmas tree, my parents would put on Christmas with the Chipmunks. We would dance around and sing while hanging the lights, garland and ornaments. My sister and I looked forward to it every year! This past Saturday before Aaron and I put up out tree we made a trip to Wally World to purchase the CD. After searching the whole store we finally found it! When we played it while putting up the tree, all seemed right with the world!

The second tradition we had at my house was that Santa always left a stuffed animal on our beds for us to find Christmas morning. My sister and I were so excited to wake up and see what we had gotten! There were even nights we slept in the same room hoping to catch him leaving us a gift. We would compare stuffed animals but Santa always knew the perfect stuffed animal to leave for each of us. Santa continued to bring me a special something at the end of my bed until I was about 22 years old. This is a special tradition that if we are blessed to have children I would love to carry on in our family.

My parents always made Christmas time special, maybe that is why I love it so much! Are there any Christmas traditions that you love? I would love to hear about them!