Tuesday 4

This is a new-to-me meme called Tuesday 4. It has been around a while, but I don't normally do it. I decided to do it this week because it deals with the holidays.

1. Do you have a favorite Christmas carol and if so is there a particular version you especially like?

A. I love Do You Hear What I Hear? I think that's such a beautiful carol. I also like Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Angels We Have Heard on High. Playing that "gloria" part on the guitar is a trip.

2. Do you have a special dinner for the holidays? What foods are included?

A. We generally just have fudge and a cheeseball as special foods at Christmas. Maybe cookies.

3. Holiday movies . . . which do you like to watch?

A. I like It's a Wonderful Life, but my husband doesn't, so unless I catch it while he's out, I don't see it. We have to watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer every year, although that's not a movie. There aren't any others that I seek out but I will watch The Santa Clause, Christmas Story, and a few others if they're on. I'm not a big TV watcher.

4. What traditions do you continue to keep year after year for the holidays?

A. Because my husband was a firefighter and frequently worked the holidays, it was difficult for the two of us to have our own traditions. Our traditions were wrapped around our former families. Now that it is the two of us, we are creating our own traditions. Those include a viewing of The Lord of the Rings movies throughout the month of December, old-fashioned tinsel on the tree, making fudge and baking cookies, and just generally enjoying one another's company. We also visit my husband's mother on Christmas Day. I don't want her to spend the day alone.