OK everyone what is everyone's Tradition for Thankgiving, Christmas and New Years Eve/Day?

23 Nov 2011 | US Navy Vet

[US Navy Vet]

I'll start, after the Thanksgiving leftovers are put away and the dishes are done we start the Chistmas Season off with viewing "A Christmas Carol" and "A Christmas Story".

[Red_Devil 232]

You bet Beer counts. I will be bottling a Porter this afternoon. Ordered another Belgian Trappists Ale Extract Kit and a Kit to make a Mead (Honey Wine) will Brew both week so the Mead will be ready for next Thanksgiving.

[eccentric]

Hey, Christmas is on Sunday this year so IF we don’t work Christmas Eve, I’d like to go to church. (I usually work Saturday nights til Sunday morning, then fall over in bed.)
I have asked about any place to volunteer service in this area, since I don’t have much family to celebrate with. No traveling, because I know we work Christmas night. (Fun, kind of spooky with no customers in the store.)

[bmwcyle]

I like to thank God we do not have a Muslin President....oh crap.

[Gettin Betta]

On Thanksgiving we will be at the 71st annual “Turkey Night Grand Prix” for USAC Midgets and Sprint Cars in Irwindale Ca. It a so cal tradition that I try to get to every few years.

[ErnBatavia]

our very liberal and fabulously wealthy relatives in Jersey who adore Obama

So you're related to "Bernie" Corzine, eh?? Tell him, for me, to start packing his clean undies and toothbrush.

[GeronL]

Turkey, Ham, yellow potato salad, banana pudding in cups, friends come over, Cowboys football!

[kempster]

Weird tradition for the night before Thanksgiving. (tonight) We call it “Slider Night”. We get together at whoever is having the dinner the next day and eat White Castle hamburgers and help the host prepare the house and the meal.

[tacticalogic]

I dare you to wear your “Socialism Sucks” t-shirt.

I had an "Overturn Wickard v Filburn" t-shirt printed, and wore it to visit some liberal relatives.

They though it was kind of cool until one of the Googled it and they figured out what it meant.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Thanksgiving, is the Turkey Bowl. High school football, rivalry. I cook for 10 hours to watch my guests eat in 10 minutes. Then we drink heavily.

Christmas, I work so my Christian brethren can enjoy the holiday.

New Years, the family gets together and gives thanks for the year. Then I kick everyone out and enjoy the rest of the evening with the little lady. On New Years day I cook breakfast for the family.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I don’t think it’s the Westminster. It’s something called The National Dog Show. I’m going to try to have it on in the bedroom where I’ll sneak away to watch it. My husband will have the Packers vs. Detroit on. I’ll have to switch back and forth.

Our day will start with Mass at 9 and then stopping at a local restaurant to pick up a pre-made TG dinner. I’ve never done that before. It’s just the 2 of us this year, and I’m sure I’ll be disappointed in the meal.

And it’s not less work. I’ve been agonizing for days as to which dishes and which linens to use. I gave away a set of dishes this year, and now I miss them. They were always perfect for TG. And I can’t find a set of linens that I want to use on the table. I’ve been cleaning for days, and the house doesn’t look any better than when I started.

[afraidfortherepublic]

But, but, but...Christmas is on a SUNDAY this year. Do you really mean that no churches will be open? I guess that’s what decades of Communist rule will get you. 80% atheists. Sad.

[Notary Sojac]

Which “Christmas Carol”? I sure hope it’s either the Alastair Sim or the George C. Scott version.

[proud American in Canada]

Never get tired of George willing to lasso the moon for Mary, we watch Its a Wonderful life,

Me neither! I watch it every year and it still brings tears to my eyes. Great story.

[Poser]

Start with a gallon of large fresh shucked oysters (counts if you can find them).

Grind up one box of oyster crackers (or Ritz)
Buy about 3 pounds of the freshest real salted butter you can find
Heat one nonstick electric fry pan to somewhere between low and medium, just enough to make butter bubble. A cast iron pan will do in a pinch, but the electric fry pan is easier to maintain at the proper temperature.
Dip and coat each oyster in the cracker crumbs
Gently saute the oysters in butter, turning only when the bottom is brown and crusty. Add butter to the pan as necessary.
When both sides are brown, crunchy and buttery, remove and eat.

This is a real fried oyster. Oysters done in deep fat are good, but nothing compares to the oyster as a butter delivery device. (Lobster is close, but still in second place)

[andy58-in-nh]

So you're related to "Bernie" Corzine, eh?? Tell him, for me, to start packing his clean undies and toothbrush.

Blessedly, I have no connection whatsoever to the ex-Governor, but I do hope that one day soon he will don an orange jumpsuit in the care of the state whose citizens he helped to rob blind.

And in light of the loving compassion Corzine's Democrat party claims for the "underprivileged" and also for the colorful practitioners of "alternative lifestyles", I cannot help but wish him to share a cellmate from among both their ranks.

Governor: I'd like to introduce you to Bubba. He's gonna be your best friend. Seven times a day.

[TexasRepublic]

Thanksgiving: We alternate years having lunch or dinner with my relatives or hers. I usually spend the evening groaning, “Why did I eat so much?. Never again.”

Christmas: Rise early, open presents with wife, son and two dogs. The dogs sure have the package thing figured out. Before going to a relative’s house for dinner, I might spend a few pleasant hours shooting lead downrange.

New Years Eve: We usually stay indoors — too many idiots in nearby apartments firing pistols in the air from a balcony.

New Years Day: clean up skyrockets from our roof and yard shot off by careless neighbors.

[Retired Greyhound]

I’ve been cleaning for days, and the house doesn’t look any better than when I started.

Well at least you're not going backwards. It seems like the more we clean, the messier our house seems to be getting this week.

We usually don't host TG, but we are this year, and it is a chore.

Do you know what channel the dog show is on?

[WorldviewDad]

Around here the Christmas music started a couple of weeks ago...with seven kids that love Christmas time they cannot seem to wait. After the Thanksgiving meal we will watch the movie “Scrooge” (the first movie my wife and I watched together when we started dating), and then the Christmas tree will be put up and decoration starts for the rest of the weekend. During December we will watch several Christmas related movies including “It's a Wonderful Life”, “Muppets Christmas Carol”, “Christmas Shoes”, “The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”, as well as others. On Christmas Eve we spend the day together as a family (immediate family only) and open our presents for each other. I will take off of work until the new year and we spend that week as a family and will then have people over during the week...

[afraidfortherepublic]

The same channel as the parade. That’s how I heard about it. It was mentioned in conjunction with the Macy’s Parade. I’ll be looking for it too. I love dog shows. I try to out guess the judges and then it gives me a half hour’s complaining time because the Golden Retrievers never get the blue ribbon.

With all the millions of beautiful Golden Retrievers in this country, you’d think that an occasional one, or two, would be worthy of Best in Show! It’s just not fair!

I asked my son-in-law (who majored in marketing) why there are so many Goldens in ads, and he says that they teach that in marketing school — a Golden Retriever is an appealing gimick in an ad. Sort of like the pretty girl in short shorts sitting on the car hood in the 1950s, I guess.

Just watch some time, and you will see more Goldens in ads than any other breed.

[Retired Greyhound]

I used to have a Golden. She was an amazing dog. Of all the dogs I’ve ever owned, she was the most affectionate and most in tune with my moods and emotions. She lived to please us and make us happy.

I now have two greyhounds, a pomer-uaua (Pomeranian/chihuahua mix), a poodle mix, and a dachshund mix.