the twelve questions of christmas.

note: i realize some of you live where there's no snow, or where it's actually summer now - so please bear with the snow questions ;P
additional note: i know some of you, like me, are not christian, but since xmas is so pervasive, i figured most people would have an answer for most of these; and i tried to make some non-specific to xmas.


1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?

eric said:

note: i realize some of you live where there's no snow, or where it's actually summer now - so please bear with the snow questions ;P
additional note: i know some of you, like me, are not christian, but since xmas is so pervasive, i figured most people would have an answer for most of these; and i tried to make some non-specific to xmas.


1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?

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My answers...

1. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

2. If I have one it has to be real.

3. The Queen's Speech... No, seriously probably The Wizard of Oz.

4. My something would have to be a someone, that someone would be Angelina Jolie!

5. b

6. You, for asking these questions I am compelled to answer ;D

7. Yes, nothing frozen here... YET!

8. Never, but there's always a first time.

9. Probably, at 2,000 years old he would be suffering from dementia!

10. No, my answer is normally "NOTHING"...

11. Neither, it is simply Bah! Humbug!

12. The more modern songs like: Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is You...

Merry Christmas everyone...

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
I despise any and all "holiday" music.

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
None.

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
"Holiday" shows are tepid, banal productions. Still, I have always been fond of the Bankin-Rass animations for their technical merit.

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.
I don't have a stocking.

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
Lots of snow is worse. The idiot brigades are out in full force when the roads are covered in the white stuff.

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
Hitting in the face isn't nice.

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
I suppose they could, but there aren't ever any swans around here at any time of the year.

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
Doing donuts is one of the single most idiotic things to do. I paid good money for my car and I don't see the logic in intentionally sliding my car across slick surfaces, allowing for any chance that the car will careen out of control.

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
This is a lot of "ifs".
If Jesus were real, and if he were alive today, then he would be confused.
According to Biblical descriptions, Jesus was more likely born sometime around March or April. The idea of a "Christ Mass" in December to celebrate his birth is the invention of the Roman Catholic Church.
They took a pagan solstice holiday which had nothing to do with Christ, the Church or the Bible.... and did their worst to mangle it into some sort of festival that resembled a Judeo-Christian observance... in a feeble effort to convince and coerce pagans into becoming Christian or at the very least, divert their attention away from their own religious festivals.

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
Nope.

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?
Have a good day.

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
See Answer #1.

oh, DB - how did i know you'd have answers like that. ;P

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?

Don't really have one

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?

Real, although there's a plastic one this year due to mitigating circumstances (like living in the desert)

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?

Christmas Vacation

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

a fixed blade rescue knife

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid

A sunny clear day in late Jan

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?

My 16 year old

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?

Yep.

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)

Did so all the time when I had my jeep, not so much now.

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?

Sure, he was probably born in June.

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?

I'm a parent, I just want quiet.

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?

Merry Christmas

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?

The barking dog jingle bells

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
whatevers playing on my ipod instead of the radio

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
whatever i can pee on when i'm drunk

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
whats a tv?

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.
bass guitar

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
what devilboy said

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
oh i've got a couple people i'd like to hit in the face, but it wouldn't be with a snowball...

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
no swans on teh coal

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
i dont do donuts in the snow in my car. other peopls cars, like honduhs and neesans, all the time. (sorry, my old ford is worth more than a parking lot full of their their little plastic rc cars)

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
what devil boy said

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
no

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?
i cant answer this, they told me i cant put star words (i.e. "*") in my posts

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
whatever IS playing on the radio (thank zeus i have an ipod...)

eric said:

note: i realize some of you live where there's no snow, or where it's actually summer now - so please bear with the snow questions ;P
additional note: i know some of you, like me, are not christian, but since xmas is so pervasive, i figured most people would have an answer for most of these; and i tried to make some non-specific to xmas.


1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?

John Lennon - "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?

It must be natural!

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?

Football. Soooo many bowl games to enjoy with the family and the NFL season peaking as the playoffs near.

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

A USB SD-card reader for my new Macbook. It doesn't have a slot like my old Inspiron.

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid

b - I love snow and what's the point of unbearable cold if there's no fluffy white stuff?

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?

Bob Nutting -- cheapskate owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?

Now? Yes, but tonight? Doubtful.

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)

Once in my life, when I worked at Target in high school, in the parking lot.

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?

He would probably be confused as to why it's so commercial, but not confused regarding the spirit of Christmas and the good-natured intentions of people this time of year.

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?

Nope.

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?

"Happy Holidays," unless I know that the person celebrates Christmas.

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?

"Little Drummer Boy"

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That was fun. ;D

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas ~ Merle Haggard
Penguin James Penguin ~ Brad Paisley

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
Plastic - Grew up with plastic, never had a real tree...

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
Grumpy/Grumpier Old Men, Christmas Story, or Home Alone 1&2

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.
Food Injector

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
B- I hate when it is freezing cold

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
My girlfriend, just for fun haha

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
Depends, give us a few more days like these past few and no!

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
Every chance I get... best part about driving in the snow!

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
Absolutely!

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
No, I can quickly come up with a mile long list of things though. I always have a wish list ;D

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?
Merry Christmas

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
I dont really think I have one...

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
Fairytale of New York - The pogues

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
Fake plastic

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
A wonderful Life, Doctor Who Christmas special and the new Wallace and Grommit animation

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.
A woman

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
Lots of snow and just cold

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
George Bush, or a major banker

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
Yes, especially on the Thames at Windsor

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
Never

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
Especially as he wasn't born in December

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
No, I would selfishly say a new MacBook

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?
Merry Christmas, its a christian holiday for Pete's sake, I wouldn't expect a muslim to say happy holidays during Ramadan, or a hindu to say that during Divali

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
Anything from the X Factor

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
No favorites

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
Natural

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
A Christmas Carol and A Christmas Story

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
a - people around here don't know how to drive in the rain. You can guess what will happen in snow.

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
neutral

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
yes

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
never

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
no, because he know everything

10) when people ask you what you want for Christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
no

11) Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
Merry Christmas

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
neutral

eric said:

note: i realize some of you live where there's no snow, or where it's actually summer now - so please bear with the snow questions ;P
additional note: i know some of you, like me, are not christian, but since xmas is so pervasive, i figured most people would have an answer for most of these; and i tried to make some non-specific to xmas.

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1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?

Have a lot of favorites, depends on the artist that sings/plays it. O Come All Ye Faithful would probably have to be my favorite classic Christmas carol, though.

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?

Artificial, not sure it can necessarily be called plastic, I guess the needles are.

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?

A Christmas Carol, the Patrick Stewart version

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.

An iTunes gift card

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid

b) definitely...I don't mind snow, but I do mind not being able to feel my face.

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?

Can't really think of anyone I dislike that much.

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?

They probably could, nothing's frozen.

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)

Never, we don't get snow down here.

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?

Probably, the secular aspects have taken on a life of their own.

10) when people ask you what you want for christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?

No.

11) merry christmas or happy holidays?

Merry Christmas.

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

1. Idk there all kind of on my nerves at this point
2. Plastic because dragging a real tree up to my appartment just doesn't make sense right now.
3. Football!!!
4. New gloves
5. Lots of snow for sure. (we just got an inch of ice here
6. Weathermen for sure
7. No chance
8. once every year or so
9. Most defiantly
10. hahaha nope would be amazing though
11. Depends on what kind of setting im in, but I dont find that people are too offended even when they dont celebrate christmas. If your going out of your way to wish someone good health they usually accept.
12. White Christmas hands down.

1) Christmas Is All Around

2) Real please. Though I have none ever since the day I was born.

3) Love Actually.

4) Anything except a bunch of coal. But anything would do right now, really.

5) No snow at all, just like right now at the moment, no snow ever!

6) Some of the local idiots here.

7) Yeah, its 30 degrees celcius for god's sake.

8) I dunno what are donuts.

9) Probably.

10) No, I'd say it'd be you LOL.

11) Merry Christmas by a mile.

12) Any Christmas song, is a good Christmas song.

1) what's your favorite song for the holidays?
Hark The Harold Angels Sing

2) tree: natural, plastic, or none?
Natural for sure. Have a 7' 4" one this year. Love the smell!

3) what's your favorite thing to watch on tv during the holidays?
A Christmas Carol (George C Scott version)and A Christmas Story

4) name something you'd like to find in your stocking.
An Apple iPod touch 32GB!

5) what's worse?
a) lots of snow when it's just sort of cold
b) little or no snow when it's absolutely frigid
No snow at all which is what we always get here!

6) if you could hit anyone in the face with a snowball right now, who would it be?
Steve Balmer of Microsoft!

7) can the swans swim where you live right now?
Yes for sure.

8) how often do you do donuts in the snow in your car just for fun?
(never, once or twice in my life, at least once every season, often, every chance i get)
Never

9) if Jesus were alive today, do you believe he'd be confused about this whole holiday?
Yes because it's become so commercialized!

10) when people ask you what you want for Christmas, are you the guy who always quickly answers "world peace"?
No.

11) Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
Merry Christmas!!

12) what's your least favorite song for the holidays?
Anything Metallica! Give me a good Christmas song