Christmas Meme

I found this on Melissa's blog and thought I'd do it as well. If you want to participate, just copy it onto your blog and change the answers. And please leave a comment to say you're participating, thanks.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both, I'm rubbish at wrapping up... prefer unwrapping ;-)

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real

3. When do you put up the tree? 12 days before Christmas

4. When do you take the tree down? 12 days after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Really can't remember...

7. Hardest person to buy for? my parents

8. Easiest person to buy for? This year - DH

9. Do you have a nativity scene? No

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Both really, depends on recipient

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Nothing - I always make sure people know what I like ;-)

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Polar Express

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November. Well, I try anyway.... ;-)

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No, I would never ever do that!!!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Marzipan

16. Lights on the tree? White and non-blinking

17. Favorite Christmas song? None but there are some German Christmas poems I really like

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel to my parents' for Christmas Eve and stay at home on Christmas Morning

19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? No

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both - see question 18 (great way of keeping everyone happy - the German who's used to opening presents on Christmas Eve, the Scot who's used to opening them on Christmas morning and the kids who used to love telling all the other kids that Santa comes to them twice *lol*).

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowded shops and "Last Christmas" on the radio! (Funny how they're playing that song just as I've finished writing this *grrrrrr*)

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Favourite colour is red

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? None - we're going out for dinner this year.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace, health and happiness - and that is what I wish you, too! Happy Christmas everyone!!!