20 Christmas Questions 🎄

As I was planning some Christmassy activities to do with my students on their last week of classes, I found this 20 Christmas Questions questionnaire on a blog and thought it'd be fun to answer it here to get in the Holiday spirit. I'm sure I answered some of them before, maybe. But still, we're doing it! Hehe.

Let's start!

 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Eggnog! I love hot chocolate but I only drink eggnog during this season so, I have to choose it.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa usually wraps presents.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored lights. I grew up with them and when I moved, I got pastel lights but, I wouldn't dislike having white lights.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope, I don't even think I've seen it in real life. Ever.

5. When do you put your decorations away? Sometimes right after New Years or the first week of January, depending on the time I have.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I've never been a big Christmas food lover but, my grandma made the BEST biscayan style cod, that was my favorite thing to eat every year. I also like the mexican Christmas apple salad.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: I don't think I have one specific memory. But all the years we celebrated Christmas at my grandparents' house, with all the cousins, aunts and uncles reunited were the best. Sometimes my sister, my cousins and I would have a random performance to entertain the family and we were always looking forward to opening the gifts together. It was a lot of fun and I cherish those memories a lot. Same with New Year's Eve, we used to go to my godmother's house and spend it with my dad's side of the family. My cousin and I are the same age, we were like sisters so, we also had a lot of fun together.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? In my family, Santa didn't visit us that much? It was mostly The 3 Wise Men but I really don't remember how or when I found out. Guess it wasn't traumatic, hehe. And even now, I still receive some pressies on that day.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We open all the gifts on Christmas Eve, we have tried waiting until actual Christmas but, I just doesn't work for us.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? When I first moved out of my family home, I bought a white tree, it was my dream to have one and decorate it with pastel colors and so, I did it. I bought pink, blue and silver ornaments and started adding other things such as some homemade stuff I made with my friends, cute things that other people give me for my tree but, I think I'm over the pastel & white tree now, but I'm not someone who likes to buy new Christmas decor every year so, I think it'll take me a while to change it. I want a Yule-ish tree now.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it! But just because it doesn't snow where I live so, I don't experience the bad side of it.

Snowy days in Spain were the best!

12. Can you ice skate? Nope, I tried once and failed at ti big time. 

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I don't think I have a favorite gift. I'm lucky enough to say that most of the gifts I receive (from family and friends) are things that I love but there's nothing that comes to my mind when I think of a "favorite" one.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with people I love. Thing is, I'm not a big Christmas person anymore, I celebrate it because I'm used to celebrating it but, to me, it is not one of the most important Holidays.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? I... don't think I have a traditional one that can be called a favorite. My aunt used to make a "swiss roll" I loved, but I don't remember if it was during christmas.

16. What tops your tree? A silver star and a matching bow.

17. Which do you prefer – giving or receiving? I could go with the classic "I love to give more than receiving" but nope, I like both. I love to choose presents for people I love and make them special but, I also love receiving pressies, I'd be lying if I said I didn't. 

18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Kiss me for Christmas by Jessica Simpson and Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt (and other versions)

19. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum. Don't love them but don't dislike them either.

20. Favorite holiday movie? I don't really like holiday movies... I'll go with Nightmare Before Christmas and, this year I watched a french one called "Advent Calendar" that was pretty good. (it's horror tho)

And, there you go! 20 x-mas questions. Feel free to answer them yourself, I'd love to read since the holidays are different for everyone.

I'll see you next time~! 💋🎄