Bluerauder
12-11-2007, 01:27 PM
I grew up in the 1950's so I can really associate with the movie "A Christmas Story". Here are some of my early memories of Christmas. Post yours ....
MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST
1. All 5 watt blue lights on a live Christmas tree
2. A Christmas garden under the tree with both Lionel and HO trains, fake snow, and handmade houses, church and train station.
3. Selling Christmas trees during the holidays for $1.00 per foot in 10*F weather and having a 55 gallon drum fire nearby.
4. Bundling holly branches into 25, 50, and 75 cent bundles for sale in the neighborhood
5. Christmas dinners at the grandparents with all the family in attendance
6. A ladder firetruck, a yellow dump truck, and a construction bucket loader
7. Helping my father string the lights outside, on the tree, and on the garden
8. Pine smell throughout the house
9. The smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies
10. The total glow and magic of Christmas morning
MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST
1. All 5 watt blue lights on a live Christmas tree
2. A Christmas garden under the tree with both Lionel and HO trains, fake snow, and handmade houses, church and train station.
3. Selling Christmas trees during the holidays for $1.00 per foot in 10*F weather and having a 55 gallon drum fire nearby.
4. Bundling holly branches into 25, 50, and 75 cent bundles for sale in the neighborhood
5. Christmas dinners at the grandparents with all the family in attendance
6. A ladder firetruck, a yellow dump truck, and a construction bucket loader
7. Helping my father string the lights outside, on the tree, and on the garden
8. Pine smell throughout the house
9. The smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies
10. The total glow and magic of Christmas morning