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I made this meme last year. I want to get it out there, thought I'd post it again. Most of my answers are the same, but I updated a few.
My family has a book called The Christmas Conversation Peice, filled with over 300 questions to spark creative discussions around the holidays. I've had a lot of fun with it in the past, so I figured I would pick out a few choice questions and answer them in my journal. Feel free to repost in your journal with this explanation. There are a lot of questions (99), but you don't have to answer them all.
1. What is your favorite Christmas scent?
That weird smell in the house when you turn on the heater for the first time in months.
2. If time were not a concern and you had plenty of money, how would you decorate the outside of your home?
Like Santa’s Magical Kingdom—-ambiguous light shapes, giant plywood cutouts of Hanna Barbara characters and acid trip style foods with faces.
3. If, like Santa, you could take a night flight in a sleigh over any city in the world, which city would you choose?
Tokyo
4. Suppose that a new fad was to wrap your gifts in anything other than wrapping paper. With what would you wrap your presents?
Old school worksheets. “Merry Christmas, here’s my 10th grade study packet on Julius Caesar!”
5. You’ve been chosen to host a sensational Christmas celebration on TV. What three guests (living or deceased) would you have on the show to make it the best Christmas special ever?
Flight of the Conchords
Neil Patrick Harris
Tina Fey
6. You are a painter and have just been commissioned to do a large oil-on-canvas painting that depicts something about the holiday season. What scene would you choose to paint?
Santa’s Magical Kingdom. I am just obsessed with the trippiness of that place.
7. If you were one of the three kings visiting the Bethlehem baby in today’s world, what would you bring as a gift?
A GPS. Nobody wants to lose Jesus.
8. If you were designing a brand-new outfit for old St. Nick, what would it look like?
I’d like my St. Nick to look like Doctor Who, but I’m not sure which version.
9. If you could write a sequel to any Christmas movie ever produced, which one would you choose and what would the plot be?
I’d like to see a Home Alone where the burglars have to have outlandish, Dungeons & Dragons style obstacles, instead of just slapstick and getting hit in the crotch jokes.
10. What is the longest period of time you’ve ever left your tree up after Christmas?
TWO YEARS. It's in our basement rec room, so no one sees it but us.
11. Regardless of your gender, which role in a live nativity scene do you think you’re best cut out for?
I’m a sheep. :)
12. If you were going to be Santa Claus for a Christmas Eve, what one amenity or convenience factor would you insist that your sleigh feature?
A chauffeur. I can’t drive a car, much less a sleigh.
13. What type of design or pattern on wrapping paper would definitely catch your eye?
Snowflakes, or brightly colored, snazzy patterns.
14. If you had a miniature Christmas village set up in your home, what show, building, or other object would be the most prominently displayed in your little town?
The bookstore.
15. Besides the golden rings, which gift from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” would you be most interested in receiving?
The maids-a-milking, because I’m thirsty.
16. As the Christmas season draws near, what song is it that you can’t wait to hear?
“Christmas Eve (Sajevo 12/24)” by Trans Siberian Orchestra [You may not know the title, but I’m sure you’d recognize the song.]
17. What particular holiday food do you enjoy the most?
Christmas cookies!
18. Without looking in your ornament storage box, approximately how many ornaments could you describe from memory?
Big red metal balls
Flat gold cutouts of Santa, sleighs, ect.
A cloth penguin
These weird plastic Santa’s that link arms like in Barrel of Monkeys
An African American angel
Birds with wire on their feet so they can perch on branches
19. If you were asked to choose four songs for a Christmas melody, which songs would you pick?
“Christmas Eve (Sajevo 12/24)” by Trans Siberian Orchestra
“Step Into Christmas” by Elton John
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLaughlin
"Don't Shoot Me, Santa Claus" by The Killers
20. In your opinion, how would an angelic choir look, and how would it sound? Be as specific as you can.
Small, adorable children in snow white robes singing in a somewhat high-pitched, but adorable harmony.
21. What particular event or aspect of the Christmas season do you look forward to most of all?
I hate to sound like an after school special, but it really is the family. I get to go to a big party and see all my mom’s side of the family, and head down to the farm to see my dad’s side of the family. This Christmas Day, we're going to over to Tim & Soozi's to see them and the kids.
22. If you had written the story, what type of animal would be pulling Santa’s sleigh?
Unicorns!
23. What is your favorite Christmas sound?
It’s not specifically Christmas, but nothing makes me happier than the sound of my nephew’s laughter.
24. This year, what is the most important thing on your Christmas list?
Combat boots
25. If you own a pet, does it have its own stocking? Does it get Christmas gifts along with everyone else?
Nope, no pets.
26. If snow could fall in any flavor, what flavor would you choose?
Vanilla. *shrug*
27. If an ice company offered to carve a large ice sculpture for you, what object would you want them to carve?
A fire, just for the sake of irony.
28. If you were creating a movie about toys coming to life, which toy would be your main character?
A Ken doll, ala Plastic!Winchester Theatre.
29. If you had outstanding promotion and distribution working behind you, what brand-new toy—children’ or adults’—would you create and introduce?
Human-sized pet toys. Haven’t you always wanted to roll around in a ball like a hamster or bat at shiny things like a cat?
30. Where does Santa summer?
Rio de Janero
31. If you could Christmas shop until you drop in any one store, which store would you choose?
Barnes & Nobel. Or Best Buy.
32. Were you ever in a Christmas pageant? If so, what part did you play?
I sang in the chorus in our elementary school Christmas pageants. I got to play a henpecking granny in one.
33. How do you think you were react if you were visited by an angel?
Ask him if he knows Castiel, ha.
33. If, as the winner of a Christmas contest, you were given five minutes in one of the following three departments to haul away as many items as you could physically carry out the door, which department would you choose—consumer electronics, home furnishings and accessories, or sports equipment and attire? (Assume that you cannot solicit the help of a salesperson.)
Consumer electronics, seeing as how they’d be smaller and it would be easier to carry more of them out.
34. If you were hosting a small group of people for a Christmas party and had to choose something other than showing a movie for the entertainment, what would you choose?
Does Scene It count? Otherwise, I’d do Apples to Apples.
35. Approximately how many Christmas cards do you send out each year?
Probably about twenty-five.
36. Have you ever cut down your own Christmas tree? If you had a convenient opportunity to do so, would you?
We’ve always had artificial trees. The idea of cutting down and having a real tree in your house seems so alien to me.
37. What do you typically do the day after Christmas?
Go out and spend our gift cards and cash, buy any accessories or things we need to go with our gifts.
38. If an acquaintance wanted to spend about $15 on a gift for you, what would you suggest that he/she buy?
Gift card for Barnes & Nobel, Best Buy. Books, cheap DVDs, maybe jewelry.
39. If you could dress up a snowman as someone famous, who would it look like?
Mr. T
40. If you had a child born on Christmas Day and had to give him/her a name that related to Christmas, what named would you choose? (Example: Holly for a girl.)
Snowmiser
41. If you had to write a Christmas greeting no more than ten words in length that would be printed on 100, 000 Christmas cards, what would it be?
Happy Holidays! Go Watch TV!
42. A large snowman has been built in a popular city party; it is your job to supply the hat for his head. What hat would you choose to make this snowman unique?
Jayne hat
43. In your opinion, what is the most timeless toy?
The teddy bear.
44. What’s the most creative way you can think of to decorate your car for Christmas?
I’d cover the entire outside surface of the car in bows.
45. When does your family traditionally open gifts?
Christmas morning, usually around nine.
46. If you could decorate any store’s window for the Christmas season, which one would you choose?
Past and Presents, that retro, vintage TV, movies, and music store in the mall.
47. Many snow globes feature something other than snow that falls (e.g., hundreds of little white bones in a globe featuring a dog). What do you think would be most interesting to have falling inside a snow globe?
Sharp things
48. If you could invite any famous person to your house for Christmas dinner, whom would you invite?
Joss Whedon
49. If you could have two front-row tickets for any musical event this Christmas, what or whom would you most like to hear?
It'd be cool to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra do "Christmas Eve (Sarejavo 12/24)" live. I also love Rockapella's Christmas albums, it'd be neat to see them do all of that in person.
50. Of all your friends and family members, which person do you think is best suited to play the part of Santa Claus?
My dad. He’s big and bearded, and, if you catch him the right mood, he can be jolly.
51. If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas, what store would you want it to be from?
Torrid
52. Suppose you could have any gift in the world this Christmas, regardless of cost, provided that it would fit in the trunk of a mid-sized car. What would you want?
David Tennant's Doctor Who coat. The brown one.
53. If Frosty the Snowman really did come to life for a day, what one national attraction or tourist site would you encourage him to see before he melted away?
The City Museum here in St. Louis. That place rocks.
54. What is your favorite Christmas phrase, quote, or verse?
“We’ll have to muddle through somehow” – Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
55. What is your favorite Christmas decoration in your home? (The Christmas tree doesn’t count!)
My stocking. It has a Santa-hat wearing skull on it. I also enjoy our Whittled Wooden Puritan Snowman, and my new Jack Sparrow nutcracker.
56. Whose televised Christmas special do you anticipate the most each year?
A Muppet Christmas Carol. I have to go out and rent that.
57. If it were socially acceptable for you to play with any children’s toy, with which toy would you be spending a lot of time?
One of those really big fancy dollhouses.
58. Have you ever purposely stood under mistletoe with the hope of being kissed by someone? Have you ever unknowingly stood under mistletoe and been kissed by someone?
While I like the concept of mistletoe and the hijinx it implies, I’ve never intentionally stood under it. I’ve been smooched by my aunts a couple times.
59. Regardless of the electric bill, what manmade or natural object would you most like to see strung or outlined with Christmas lights?
The London Eye ferris wheel
60. What would be the ideal way for you to spend Christmas Eve?
Go out with the family and eat a nice dinner and see a Christmas movie at the theatre.
61. If any Christmas song were to bring you to tears, which one would it be?
CHRISTMAS SHOES. I heard this in the car on the way back from Black Friday shopping last year and just started bawling.
62. If you had to ascribe an age to Santa Claus based on how old you think he looks, what age would you give him?
77
63. If you were on a committee assigned to decorating the world’s largest Christmas tree, what suggestions would you have for the adorning of the tree?
Find yourself some appropriately proportional Christmas ornaments, so that they don’t get lost in the tree itself. It is the world’s biggest Christmas tree, after all. Also, pick a good color scheme.
64. What Christmas song drives you nuts?
See the aforementioned “Christmas Shoes”.
65. If you had the opportunity to take a Christmas ride down and around Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue, would you rather take the tour in one of the popular horse-drawn carriages or in a luxurious white stretch limousine?
A carriage, as long as its not absolutely freezing outside.
66. If you had a great voice and could record a Christmas duet with any famous singer, whom would you choose as your singing partner?
Kermit the Frog
67. If you were Santa Claus, what food and beverage would you want children to leave for you?
Diet Dr. Pepper and peanut butter M&Ms
68. If you were involved in a progressive holiday dinner, for which course would you want to be responsible—hors d’oeuvres, soup salad, main course, or dessert?
Dessert—-my cousins all love my Oreo and ice cream dessert.
69. If keeping the laughs going at your Christmas party was a primary concern, whom would you be sure to invite out of all your friends?
Tim
70. If you could somehow “jump into” any Christmas carol or song and actually experience what the lyrics say, which song would you choose?
“Merry Christmas From the Family”, from country band Montgomery Gentry. It's about a hoosier family Christmas party
71. If you could spend Christmas Day with any TV family, past or present, with which family would you choose to celebrate?
(Example: The Bunkers.)
The Cranes. Not only are they caring and fun, they're rich!
72. If your or your family could have a Christmas photography taken anywhere in the world, where would you want to have the picture taken? (Assume the photo will be sent out with all your Christmas cards.)
Comic Con
73. If you got a puppy or kitten for Christmas and had to name it after one of the nine reindeer—Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, or Rudolph—what would you name it?
Comet. When I’d call for it, everyone would look up in the sky and then be disappointed because there is no comet, ha.
74. He’s making a list and checking it twice. On a scale of one to ten (with one being very naughty and ten being very nice), how naughty or nice have you been this year?
I’d say an eight. I’m real sweet and all, but I’m a procrastinator. And I have a real bad habit of talking at the theatre. (It’s Special Hell for me!)
75. If you could see one snowfall in a color other than white, what color would you want it to be?
Red or black would be creepy, but neon blue might be cool.
76. If you were going to make a Christmas wreath out of something other than pine boughs, what would you use to make your wreath truly unique?
Blank CDs
77. In that famous Christmas poem, the house is so quiet the night before Christmas that not even a mouse is stirring. What is the usual atmosphere in your house the night before Christmas?
Lazing around, doing last minute Christmas things, watching TV.
78. If you could decorate any famous building for Christmas (inside and outside), which building would you choose?
One of the Ripley’s museums. Those places are cool.
79. If a child asked you what causes Rudolph’s nose to glow, what would your response be?
Lupus.
80. As a late-night talk-show host, you must book a guest for your December 23 show who is highly relevant to the Christmas season. Whom would you choose as the guest? (The person does not need to be famous.)
Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of the late 1800’s. He created the modern image of Santa Claus—the jolly, bearded, pipe-smoking man in red with a team of reindeer.
81. What Christmas song’s lyrics have you memorized more completely than any other?
Probably “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”. It’s one of those songs where you know all the lyrics, but not necessarily the order.
82. If you were to start a snow globe collection around a certain theme, what would the theme be?
Television, of course.
83 .If you were given one pound of fresh cranberries, what would you do with them?
Give them to Mashi.
84. When the excitement of Christmas and New Years is over, what is the next big day that you begin to anticipate?
Tim's birthday, January 7th. He's going to be 32 this year, wow.
85. What is the most creative way you can think of to present an engagement ring during the holidays?
Have the recipient be lead around by carolers giving hints, like a treasure hunt.
86. If all the Christmas gifts you gave away this year had to be homemade by you, what would you be most likely to make?
I’d just Photoshop stuff.
87. You must add a new pair or reindeer to Santa’s sleigh-pulling team (the load’s a little heavier this year). What would you name the two newcomers?
Merry & Pippin
88. What Christmas movie that you haven’t seen for years are you yearning to see again?
A Muppet Christmas Carol. We watched it in French class last year, but I had to make up a test so I missed most of it.
89. Which particular aspect of the biblical Christmas account are you most interested in?
Joseph. I always felt sorry for him. He marries this lovely girl, and she’s like “Well, sorry, honey, I’m kind of already pregnant with the SON OF GOD, who’ll grow up to be famous and awesome and they’ll put me and him in songs and on statues and you’ll, um… well, I, uh… Have a nice day, Joseph!”
90. If fallen snow had to have a scent, what scent would you want it to have?
The First Cone ice cream parlor at Six Flags.
91. If you could cover any large area with ice besides a body of water, what would you want to ice over?
Trees. Iced-over trees are always really pretty.
92. If you could hire a skywriter to write a Christmas message over the sky in your city or town, what would it be?
I want people to get up on Christmas morning, look out their windows, and see, written in the sky, IT’S THURSDAY TODAY.
93. What’s the greatest distance you’ve ever traveled t take part in a Christmas celebration?
It’s about two and a half, three hours to my grandparents. We go there at some point every Christmas.
94. What color do you think Santa’s hair was before it turned white?
Red, like fire truck red, so he could never wear red clothes without it looking awkward. Now that his hair is white, he wears red all the time.
95. What movie’s Christmas celebration would you most like to have attended?
Edward Scissorhands. What? It was Christmas at the end of the movie!
96. What’s your preferred method of displaying Christmas cards, if you display them at all?
I tape them to the light fixture box over the bar separating the dining room and kitchen.
97. What’s the biggest change in your life since last Christmas?
New laptop (Vista!), new life experiences (MMOSH, camp), new family members (Soozi & Lily), new fandoms (too many to list).
98. If you could receive any new Christmas ornament this holiday season, what would you like it to be?
There's a neat one at the Hallmark store that's Bart and Lisa lying on the rug watching Itchy & Scratchy on the TV. Considering that it's the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, it seems appropriate.
99. As the end of the year approaches, it’s only natural to reflect back on the last twelve months. Which three news events would you label as the most memorable this year?
Obama
Michael Phelps
End of the Writers Strike
My family has a book called The Christmas Conversation Peice, filled with over 300 questions to spark creative discussions around the holidays. I've had a lot of fun with it in the past, so I figured I would pick out a few choice questions and answer them in my journal. Feel free to repost in your journal with this explanation. There are a lot of questions (99), but you don't have to answer them all.
1. What is your favorite Christmas scent?
That weird smell in the house when you turn on the heater for the first time in months.
2. If time were not a concern and you had plenty of money, how would you decorate the outside of your home?
Like Santa’s Magical Kingdom—-ambiguous light shapes, giant plywood cutouts of Hanna Barbara characters and acid trip style foods with faces.
3. If, like Santa, you could take a night flight in a sleigh over any city in the world, which city would you choose?
Tokyo
4. Suppose that a new fad was to wrap your gifts in anything other than wrapping paper. With what would you wrap your presents?
Old school worksheets. “Merry Christmas, here’s my 10th grade study packet on Julius Caesar!”
5. You’ve been chosen to host a sensational Christmas celebration on TV. What three guests (living or deceased) would you have on the show to make it the best Christmas special ever?
Flight of the Conchords
Neil Patrick Harris
Tina Fey
6. You are a painter and have just been commissioned to do a large oil-on-canvas painting that depicts something about the holiday season. What scene would you choose to paint?
Santa’s Magical Kingdom. I am just obsessed with the trippiness of that place.
7. If you were one of the three kings visiting the Bethlehem baby in today’s world, what would you bring as a gift?
A GPS. Nobody wants to lose Jesus.
8. If you were designing a brand-new outfit for old St. Nick, what would it look like?
I’d like my St. Nick to look like Doctor Who, but I’m not sure which version.
9. If you could write a sequel to any Christmas movie ever produced, which one would you choose and what would the plot be?
I’d like to see a Home Alone where the burglars have to have outlandish, Dungeons & Dragons style obstacles, instead of just slapstick and getting hit in the crotch jokes.
10. What is the longest period of time you’ve ever left your tree up after Christmas?
TWO YEARS. It's in our basement rec room, so no one sees it but us.
11. Regardless of your gender, which role in a live nativity scene do you think you’re best cut out for?
I’m a sheep. :)
12. If you were going to be Santa Claus for a Christmas Eve, what one amenity or convenience factor would you insist that your sleigh feature?
A chauffeur. I can’t drive a car, much less a sleigh.
13. What type of design or pattern on wrapping paper would definitely catch your eye?
Snowflakes, or brightly colored, snazzy patterns.
14. If you had a miniature Christmas village set up in your home, what show, building, or other object would be the most prominently displayed in your little town?
The bookstore.
15. Besides the golden rings, which gift from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” would you be most interested in receiving?
The maids-a-milking, because I’m thirsty.
16. As the Christmas season draws near, what song is it that you can’t wait to hear?
“Christmas Eve (Sajevo 12/24)” by Trans Siberian Orchestra [You may not know the title, but I’m sure you’d recognize the song.]
17. What particular holiday food do you enjoy the most?
Christmas cookies!
18. Without looking in your ornament storage box, approximately how many ornaments could you describe from memory?
Big red metal balls
Flat gold cutouts of Santa, sleighs, ect.
A cloth penguin
These weird plastic Santa’s that link arms like in Barrel of Monkeys
An African American angel
Birds with wire on their feet so they can perch on branches
19. If you were asked to choose four songs for a Christmas melody, which songs would you pick?
“Christmas Eve (Sajevo 12/24)” by Trans Siberian Orchestra
“Step Into Christmas” by Elton John
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLaughlin
"Don't Shoot Me, Santa Claus" by The Killers
20. In your opinion, how would an angelic choir look, and how would it sound? Be as specific as you can.
Small, adorable children in snow white robes singing in a somewhat high-pitched, but adorable harmony.
21. What particular event or aspect of the Christmas season do you look forward to most of all?
I hate to sound like an after school special, but it really is the family. I get to go to a big party and see all my mom’s side of the family, and head down to the farm to see my dad’s side of the family. This Christmas Day, we're going to over to Tim & Soozi's to see them and the kids.
22. If you had written the story, what type of animal would be pulling Santa’s sleigh?
Unicorns!
23. What is your favorite Christmas sound?
It’s not specifically Christmas, but nothing makes me happier than the sound of my nephew’s laughter.
24. This year, what is the most important thing on your Christmas list?
Combat boots
25. If you own a pet, does it have its own stocking? Does it get Christmas gifts along with everyone else?
Nope, no pets.
26. If snow could fall in any flavor, what flavor would you choose?
Vanilla. *shrug*
27. If an ice company offered to carve a large ice sculpture for you, what object would you want them to carve?
A fire, just for the sake of irony.
28. If you were creating a movie about toys coming to life, which toy would be your main character?
A Ken doll, ala Plastic!Winchester Theatre.
29. If you had outstanding promotion and distribution working behind you, what brand-new toy—children’ or adults’—would you create and introduce?
Human-sized pet toys. Haven’t you always wanted to roll around in a ball like a hamster or bat at shiny things like a cat?
30. Where does Santa summer?
Rio de Janero
31. If you could Christmas shop until you drop in any one store, which store would you choose?
Barnes & Nobel. Or Best Buy.
32. Were you ever in a Christmas pageant? If so, what part did you play?
I sang in the chorus in our elementary school Christmas pageants. I got to play a henpecking granny in one.
33. How do you think you were react if you were visited by an angel?
Ask him if he knows Castiel, ha.
33. If, as the winner of a Christmas contest, you were given five minutes in one of the following three departments to haul away as many items as you could physically carry out the door, which department would you choose—consumer electronics, home furnishings and accessories, or sports equipment and attire? (Assume that you cannot solicit the help of a salesperson.)
Consumer electronics, seeing as how they’d be smaller and it would be easier to carry more of them out.
34. If you were hosting a small group of people for a Christmas party and had to choose something other than showing a movie for the entertainment, what would you choose?
Does Scene It count? Otherwise, I’d do Apples to Apples.
35. Approximately how many Christmas cards do you send out each year?
Probably about twenty-five.
36. Have you ever cut down your own Christmas tree? If you had a convenient opportunity to do so, would you?
We’ve always had artificial trees. The idea of cutting down and having a real tree in your house seems so alien to me.
37. What do you typically do the day after Christmas?
Go out and spend our gift cards and cash, buy any accessories or things we need to go with our gifts.
38. If an acquaintance wanted to spend about $15 on a gift for you, what would you suggest that he/she buy?
Gift card for Barnes & Nobel, Best Buy. Books, cheap DVDs, maybe jewelry.
39. If you could dress up a snowman as someone famous, who would it look like?
Mr. T
40. If you had a child born on Christmas Day and had to give him/her a name that related to Christmas, what named would you choose? (Example: Holly for a girl.)
Snowmiser
41. If you had to write a Christmas greeting no more than ten words in length that would be printed on 100, 000 Christmas cards, what would it be?
Happy Holidays! Go Watch TV!
42. A large snowman has been built in a popular city party; it is your job to supply the hat for his head. What hat would you choose to make this snowman unique?
Jayne hat
43. In your opinion, what is the most timeless toy?
The teddy bear.
44. What’s the most creative way you can think of to decorate your car for Christmas?
I’d cover the entire outside surface of the car in bows.
45. When does your family traditionally open gifts?
Christmas morning, usually around nine.
46. If you could decorate any store’s window for the Christmas season, which one would you choose?
Past and Presents, that retro, vintage TV, movies, and music store in the mall.
47. Many snow globes feature something other than snow that falls (e.g., hundreds of little white bones in a globe featuring a dog). What do you think would be most interesting to have falling inside a snow globe?
Sharp things
48. If you could invite any famous person to your house for Christmas dinner, whom would you invite?
Joss Whedon
49. If you could have two front-row tickets for any musical event this Christmas, what or whom would you most like to hear?
It'd be cool to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra do "Christmas Eve (Sarejavo 12/24)" live. I also love Rockapella's Christmas albums, it'd be neat to see them do all of that in person.
50. Of all your friends and family members, which person do you think is best suited to play the part of Santa Claus?
My dad. He’s big and bearded, and, if you catch him the right mood, he can be jolly.
51. If someone wanted to give you a $100 gift certificate for Christmas, what store would you want it to be from?
Torrid
52. Suppose you could have any gift in the world this Christmas, regardless of cost, provided that it would fit in the trunk of a mid-sized car. What would you want?
David Tennant's Doctor Who coat. The brown one.
53. If Frosty the Snowman really did come to life for a day, what one national attraction or tourist site would you encourage him to see before he melted away?
The City Museum here in St. Louis. That place rocks.
54. What is your favorite Christmas phrase, quote, or verse?
“We’ll have to muddle through somehow” – Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
55. What is your favorite Christmas decoration in your home? (The Christmas tree doesn’t count!)
My stocking. It has a Santa-hat wearing skull on it. I also enjoy our Whittled Wooden Puritan Snowman, and my new Jack Sparrow nutcracker.
56. Whose televised Christmas special do you anticipate the most each year?
A Muppet Christmas Carol. I have to go out and rent that.
57. If it were socially acceptable for you to play with any children’s toy, with which toy would you be spending a lot of time?
One of those really big fancy dollhouses.
58. Have you ever purposely stood under mistletoe with the hope of being kissed by someone? Have you ever unknowingly stood under mistletoe and been kissed by someone?
While I like the concept of mistletoe and the hijinx it implies, I’ve never intentionally stood under it. I’ve been smooched by my aunts a couple times.
59. Regardless of the electric bill, what manmade or natural object would you most like to see strung or outlined with Christmas lights?
The London Eye ferris wheel
60. What would be the ideal way for you to spend Christmas Eve?
Go out with the family and eat a nice dinner and see a Christmas movie at the theatre.
61. If any Christmas song were to bring you to tears, which one would it be?
CHRISTMAS SHOES. I heard this in the car on the way back from Black Friday shopping last year and just started bawling.
62. If you had to ascribe an age to Santa Claus based on how old you think he looks, what age would you give him?
77
63. If you were on a committee assigned to decorating the world’s largest Christmas tree, what suggestions would you have for the adorning of the tree?
Find yourself some appropriately proportional Christmas ornaments, so that they don’t get lost in the tree itself. It is the world’s biggest Christmas tree, after all. Also, pick a good color scheme.
64. What Christmas song drives you nuts?
See the aforementioned “Christmas Shoes”.
65. If you had the opportunity to take a Christmas ride down and around Chicago’s famous Michigan Avenue, would you rather take the tour in one of the popular horse-drawn carriages or in a luxurious white stretch limousine?
A carriage, as long as its not absolutely freezing outside.
66. If you had a great voice and could record a Christmas duet with any famous singer, whom would you choose as your singing partner?
Kermit the Frog
67. If you were Santa Claus, what food and beverage would you want children to leave for you?
Diet Dr. Pepper and peanut butter M&Ms
68. If you were involved in a progressive holiday dinner, for which course would you want to be responsible—hors d’oeuvres, soup salad, main course, or dessert?
Dessert—-my cousins all love my Oreo and ice cream dessert.
69. If keeping the laughs going at your Christmas party was a primary concern, whom would you be sure to invite out of all your friends?
Tim
70. If you could somehow “jump into” any Christmas carol or song and actually experience what the lyrics say, which song would you choose?
“Merry Christmas From the Family”, from country band Montgomery Gentry. It's about a hoosier family Christmas party
71. If you could spend Christmas Day with any TV family, past or present, with which family would you choose to celebrate?
(Example: The Bunkers.)
The Cranes. Not only are they caring and fun, they're rich!
72. If your or your family could have a Christmas photography taken anywhere in the world, where would you want to have the picture taken? (Assume the photo will be sent out with all your Christmas cards.)
Comic Con
73. If you got a puppy or kitten for Christmas and had to name it after one of the nine reindeer—Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, or Rudolph—what would you name it?
Comet. When I’d call for it, everyone would look up in the sky and then be disappointed because there is no comet, ha.
74. He’s making a list and checking it twice. On a scale of one to ten (with one being very naughty and ten being very nice), how naughty or nice have you been this year?
I’d say an eight. I’m real sweet and all, but I’m a procrastinator. And I have a real bad habit of talking at the theatre. (It’s Special Hell for me!)
75. If you could see one snowfall in a color other than white, what color would you want it to be?
Red or black would be creepy, but neon blue might be cool.
76. If you were going to make a Christmas wreath out of something other than pine boughs, what would you use to make your wreath truly unique?
Blank CDs
77. In that famous Christmas poem, the house is so quiet the night before Christmas that not even a mouse is stirring. What is the usual atmosphere in your house the night before Christmas?
Lazing around, doing last minute Christmas things, watching TV.
78. If you could decorate any famous building for Christmas (inside and outside), which building would you choose?
One of the Ripley’s museums. Those places are cool.
79. If a child asked you what causes Rudolph’s nose to glow, what would your response be?
Lupus.
80. As a late-night talk-show host, you must book a guest for your December 23 show who is highly relevant to the Christmas season. Whom would you choose as the guest? (The person does not need to be famous.)
Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of the late 1800’s. He created the modern image of Santa Claus—the jolly, bearded, pipe-smoking man in red with a team of reindeer.
81. What Christmas song’s lyrics have you memorized more completely than any other?
Probably “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”. It’s one of those songs where you know all the lyrics, but not necessarily the order.
82. If you were to start a snow globe collection around a certain theme, what would the theme be?
Television, of course.
83 .If you were given one pound of fresh cranberries, what would you do with them?
Give them to Mashi.
84. When the excitement of Christmas and New Years is over, what is the next big day that you begin to anticipate?
Tim's birthday, January 7th. He's going to be 32 this year, wow.
85. What is the most creative way you can think of to present an engagement ring during the holidays?
Have the recipient be lead around by carolers giving hints, like a treasure hunt.
86. If all the Christmas gifts you gave away this year had to be homemade by you, what would you be most likely to make?
I’d just Photoshop stuff.
87. You must add a new pair or reindeer to Santa’s sleigh-pulling team (the load’s a little heavier this year). What would you name the two newcomers?
Merry & Pippin
88. What Christmas movie that you haven’t seen for years are you yearning to see again?
A Muppet Christmas Carol. We watched it in French class last year, but I had to make up a test so I missed most of it.
89. Which particular aspect of the biblical Christmas account are you most interested in?
Joseph. I always felt sorry for him. He marries this lovely girl, and she’s like “Well, sorry, honey, I’m kind of already pregnant with the SON OF GOD, who’ll grow up to be famous and awesome and they’ll put me and him in songs and on statues and you’ll, um… well, I, uh… Have a nice day, Joseph!”
90. If fallen snow had to have a scent, what scent would you want it to have?
The First Cone ice cream parlor at Six Flags.
91. If you could cover any large area with ice besides a body of water, what would you want to ice over?
Trees. Iced-over trees are always really pretty.
92. If you could hire a skywriter to write a Christmas message over the sky in your city or town, what would it be?
I want people to get up on Christmas morning, look out their windows, and see, written in the sky, IT’S THURSDAY TODAY.
93. What’s the greatest distance you’ve ever traveled t take part in a Christmas celebration?
It’s about two and a half, three hours to my grandparents. We go there at some point every Christmas.
94. What color do you think Santa’s hair was before it turned white?
Red, like fire truck red, so he could never wear red clothes without it looking awkward. Now that his hair is white, he wears red all the time.
95. What movie’s Christmas celebration would you most like to have attended?
Edward Scissorhands. What? It was Christmas at the end of the movie!
96. What’s your preferred method of displaying Christmas cards, if you display them at all?
I tape them to the light fixture box over the bar separating the dining room and kitchen.
97. What’s the biggest change in your life since last Christmas?
New laptop (Vista!), new life experiences (MMOSH, camp), new family members (Soozi & Lily), new fandoms (too many to list).
98. If you could receive any new Christmas ornament this holiday season, what would you like it to be?
There's a neat one at the Hallmark store that's Bart and Lisa lying on the rug watching Itchy & Scratchy on the TV. Considering that it's the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, it seems appropriate.
99. As the end of the year approaches, it’s only natural to reflect back on the last twelve months. Which three news events would you label as the most memorable this year?
Obama
Michael Phelps
End of the Writers Strike
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