The Stockings Were Hung By the Chimney With Care
By Susan
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
December 22, 2018 11:13am CST
Do you hang stockings out for Santa every year? We still do even though we no longer have children living in our home. It is something we do for all of our children, grandchildren, husbands. and animals.
It just seems to be one of those things we automatically do. Even when we had no fireplace and chimney to hand them on, there they were on Christmas Eve hanging, waiting to be filled.
We also used to leave cookies and a glass of milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. The girls were so excited when, the next morning, they would find and empty glass and plate and the carrots were gone.
We have such wonderful memories of Christmas past. What are your memories of Christmas long ago?
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@moffittjc (128856)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Dec 18
We always hang our stockings by the fireplace each Christmas. Sometimes I think the kids get more excited by what's in their stockings than they do with the presents under the tree!
My favorite memory every year is planning a day with the kids to go out to a Christmas tree and pick out the perfect tree, and then come home and do all of our decorating together as a family. Even though the kids are almost grown now, we still plan our weekend where we make sure we are all home so we can do our Christmas decorating.
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@moffittjc (128856)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Dec 18
@HazySue I love picking the perfect tree as well. My two kids have become quite the pros at picking out good trees. Of course, anything they pick must meet my seal of approval first! haha
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Dec 18
@moffittjc of course. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.
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@RasmaSandra (98157)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec 18
No stockings and no place to hang them. This year is another tough Christmas with memories but I did put up a small Christmas tree.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
22 Dec 18
Our kids have always had stockings, but many years ago, I started making stockings for each child and grandchild, sons-in-law and daughers-in-law, and some of the pets. This year I made one for our granddaughter's Maltipoo, Winnie. Great memories, aren't they?
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
22 Dec 18
Our stockings were just one of our socks out of our sock drawer. I do remember trying to hang up a pair of my tights one year.
We always got an orange and some nuts and candy. Later on there started to be small gifts too. As adults we continued at our parents with stockings and then I made us all pretty stockings including stockings for mom and dad. It can still be fun as adults.
We always got an orange and some nuts and candy. Later on there started to be small gifts too. As adults we continued at our parents with stockings and then I made us all pretty stockings including stockings for mom and dad. It can still be fun as adults.1 person likes this
