The Worst Christmas Gifts And Other Christmas Memories

Worst Christmas Gift Ever!

• A vacuum - Brandy M.
• My hubby gave (as a joke) to his 2 younger sisters “a broken/rusty vaporizer w/rocks in it”- they were so excited to unwrap gift (he had hyped it as a great gift) they were heartbroken - few minutes pass and gives them the “real gift” a new game they wanted. - Becky E.
• Dolls. Always wanted what my brothers got instead. - Bobbi M.
• A color changing shower head. - Darin P.
• Air spray that smelled like cow dung - Loretta C.
• A free hug coupon lol but it was white elephant so it's all in good fun - Brandy E.
• Earmuffs and underwear. I was a little kid when I got them and they weren't exciting gifts. - Mayra C.
• There was one year when I didn't get anything, not sure why but I just didn't. - Rosemary G.
• An empty chocolate covered cherries box!! So mean!! But I got a laugh and a hug!! ❤️ - Linda C.
• As a kid I asked for a football and my grandma got me a stuffed animal. It worked out great for my sister since I gave her the stuffed animal on the car ride home. - David L.
• My sister got an orange one Christmas as a joke. She hated fruit and was not amused. We all thought it was so funny! - Nicole S.
• Coal - Jaime H.
• The worst was a baseball glove for the wrong hand when I was a kid - Tim L.
• Coffee mug at 10 - John P.

Earliest Christmas Memory

• Running into our family living room at four or five years old at 3am to see that Santa had come and then running into my sister's room yelling "he came, he came". - David L.
• My mom making and decorating cookies shaped like a Christmas tree - Kay S.
• I was probably 6 or so. We heard ‘Santa’ at the door so we were peeking when mom answered it. A man grabbed mom, she screamed and we kids flew out the back door to grandma’s house next door. Grandpa came running with his gun. It was my dad, home from Vietnam to surprise us. - Kathy O.
• Waking up to see what Santa brought - Robbie T.
• Driving around looking at Christmas lights they were trying to make me go to sleep I think - James S.
• An aluminum tree that had a wheel with different colors on it and it’s shown on the tree and it changed colors - Loretta C.
• Getting a new baby doll and carriage about 4 yrs old big white flocked real tree with blue bulbs - Alana P.
• Not wanting to go to sleep and waking my parents way too early. - Gina D.
• Seeing Santa at Rainbow bread and getting a little loaf of bread. - Linda C.
• My earliest Christmas Memory is making Gingerbread houses with my parents - Kelli D.
• All memories is just having most of the family around at Christmas time. - RaeChelle M.
• Getting my first real bicycle. - Renee W.
• I was like 5 years old and Santa came to our house:) we took pics with him! We was so excited my 3 siblings and I! Who knew he was a Santa’s helper that had a little too much to drink... - Angela C.
• My earliest Christmas memory is attending Christmas services late evening on Christmas Eve. My Dad leading the choir which he did for 54 years. After attending Church services we would go home and eat Tamales that had been made by my parents. We got to open one gift. Christmas day we were excited to see if Santa had eaten his cookies we left for him and check our stocking for goodies. Santa had always left us a gift to open. Beautiful memories! - Nina B.
• My earliest memory was a family friend and his wife coming over as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Even though I recognized Mrs. Claus as the family friend, I still though Santa was actually in the house!! - Tim L.
• Out at the farm opening gifts, climbing the windmill. - Christine S.
• Christmas lights - Dwaina M.
• Leaving home made cookies for Santa and getting my first electric train - Eddie P.
• My grandpa getting me a doll taller than me! - Brandi W.
• My sister and I got batons and little white boots! I guess they were "marching boots"! Guess I was about 5 or 6. - Janis W.
• Getting a doll that was as tall as I was at the age of 8 - Norma O.
• My parents taking us riding around, looking at Christmas lights. - Belinda B.
• Christmas at grandparents and sleeping over on Christmas Eve. - Paula W.
• Making decorated cookies - Sheila K.
• Huge family gatherings!! - Gracie B.
• A white sock with fruit and nuts - Benna C.
• My dad taping a door shut so we could not see what was in that room till Christmas! - Sherri C.
• Community Christmas Pageant - Bobbi M.
• Traveling 700 miles in a station wagon with my parents and 3 siblings to spend Christmas with my grandparents - Terri H.
• In the middle of the night asking has Santa came and then saying not yet love that time he always came fun times - Cindy M.
• When I was about 5 years old and my grandpa was at our house for Christmas dinner. Great family memories! - Nicole S.

Favorite Christmas Tradition

• Opening Presents and spending time with all our family. - Patrick H.
• When we were little we would go to what was called Midnight Mass. It wasn't always at midnight but always late at night. I know as kids we were sleepy but then when we got home we were excited because we would be allowed to open our Christmas gifts that night and mom would make real chocolate. Today, as an adult I still know that when it is Christmas Eve, it means we will be going to Mass at night. - Rosemary G.
• Baking for Christmas Day - Benna C.
• Watching movies! - Shonda G.
• Opening a present early! - Paula W.
• Watching movies all together as a family and mayb we would b able to open 1 gift - Elizabeth R.
• Eating a delicious dinner and opening presents. - Mayra C.
• Dinner buffet at mom's - John P.
• Watching movies! - Robbie T.
• Watching Christmas movies - Christy K.
• Making tamales! - Alma C.
• Dinner at the mother in laws - Stephen W.
• Go to church then dinner and open gifts. - Linda H.
• Opening presents - Janis W.
• Gifts - Brandi W.
• Opening 1 gift which is always Christmas pajamas to wear that night. - Leanne K.
• Just having fun with family. - RaeChelle M.
• We eat a meal and let the kids open one gift - Laura K.
• Opening gifts with family. - Shanna B.
• Not having to put out milk and cookies for Santa anymore - James S.
• Going to grandmas house with all the family and eat and enjoy everyone's company! - Brittany B.
• Game night and getting to open one !!! - Veronika B.
• Attending late Church Service, eating tamales afterwards and opening gifts! - Nina B.
• Christmas Eve dinner - Bobbi M.
• Baking cookies - Andrea D.
• Having the kids over. - Renee W.
• Going to Christmas Eve service then coming home and playing games while eating Christmas goodies - Kelli D.
• Driving around to see the Christmas lights displays.
• Christmas Eve church service - Sheila K.
• Opening stockings - Becky E.
• Eating a meal and opening gifts - Eddie P.
• Christmas Eve service - Torri H.
• Looking at Xmas tree lights! - Angela C.
• Watching Hallmark channel. - Amanda D.
• watching Christmas story and fun games with family and friends - Paige H.
• Attending mass and prepare for Christmas Day when we eat, open gifts and play games with family - Rose G.
• Church services - Kathy O.
• Sprinkling reindeer food on the lawn with my daughter. - Gina D.
• Family dinner - Scott O.
• Making sugar cookies to leave our for Santa. - Tim L.
• Baking and preparing for Christmas dinner! - Nicole S.
• We open Christmas pajamas, play games and enjoy family - Suzanne G.
• Reading the Christmas story out of the Bible - Christine S.
• Riding around looking at Christmas lights - Belinda B.
• We are a blended family. My wife and I had to begin new traditions with teenagers. We annually create a scavenger hunt and send the kids out to take pictures, collect free items, and even give fruit and lifesavers to urgent care and firefighters, and donate clothes to a pink bin. The winners get little trinkets and bragging rights. - Jeff M.
• Christmas Eve church service - Kay S.
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