Christmas holiday memories from my childhood

Christmas holiday memories, we all have them and it’s one of the most prominent times in our childhood that we remember most fondly. In this post I share some of mine.

I find the build up to Christmas can be quite exhausting, but it is lovely to hear Christmas songs, see decorations (especially in London), and look forward to some quality family time as the Christmas spirit sets in.

Christmas holiday memories

Christmas as a child is the most exciting time of year, not to mention magical. Now I’m older, Christmas is so much more than the presents, and I find it sad that this aspect drives so many people’s total obsession with this time of year.

For me –as cheesy as it sounds- it’s about people coming together around the table, sharing a meal and making memories, particularly if you don’t see each other all that often.

I love the idea of putting together the ultimate holiday nostalgia time capsule filled with all the things that remind me of my favourite Christmas memories. Here is what I would include and why:

Christmas Eve films

On Christmas Eve growing up, we would watch three Christmas movies: Mickey’s Christmas Carol, The Snowman, and Father Christmas. In later years we added The Muppets Christmas Carol and probably Love Actually into the mix.

Christmas Holiday Nostalgia

Christmas Eve stories

After watching the three videos we got ready for bed and Dad would read my two brothers and me three stories: The Night Before ChristmasFrog and Toad (Christmas Eve); and Wake Up Bear…It’s Christmas.

Christmas holiday nostalgia

We would then be expected to fall asleep before Father Christmas arrived, and I remember always getting a bit anxious that my excitement was preventing me from sleep.

The Radio Times & a pack of highlighter pens

Every year since I can remember I have always had a copy of the Radio Times (later replaced with cheaper TV guides) and gone through it meticulously and highlighted everything I want to watch over Christmas.

Until moving out of the family nest nearly 9 years ago, I drove my parents mad doing it. Now that I am the controller of my own TV and schedule, I can still be found in the run up to Christmas furiously scouring and highlighting the TV guide.

There are also a whole bunch of memories I have that aren’t necessarily associated or can be associated to a gift, things like being Mary, the Angel Gabriel and a Shepherd for my Nativity acting credits; always being woken up far too early by my brothers on Christmas morning but when you’re awake, you’re awake (you can’t fight sleep when there’s a stocking full of gifts at the end of your bed!).

I also remember one year being out at church on Christmas eve and getting really anxious that we wouldn’t be home in time for Santa’s arrival, ha!

If you had to build your own crate full of Christmas holiday memories, what would you put in it?

Until next time x

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