What are your childhood 圣诞节 memories?

Ah yes so many, but the one stands out. Chilling around the pool the entire 日 , 阅读 , eating and then finally going to town in the night to watch the town decorations while eating ice cream...
And then the presents!

When I was about 8 I went to buy 圣诞节 presents with my Grandma. I can't really remember much, but the feeling is still inside of me. We bought something for every family member and though the 商店 closed long ago, I still see a snapshot of that 圣诞节 shopping every time I look at the building. Which is 由 now an old abandoned, semi-wrecked house. Okay, it was quite abandoned and shack-like then too, but I guess that gave the feeling of it. I can still see the unstable brown wooden gate with its bottom covered in a thick layer of snow, my grandma telling me to go ahead, despite I was a little afraid of the old man who owned the thing. That event had a special atmosphere.

圣诞节 2002, When I Got My PS2 And Some Games To Go With It. I Was Really, Really Excited!

I remember asking for an American Girl doll for 圣诞节 one year. I knew that it was a lot of money, but I still wanted it. It just so happened that that 年 we celebrated 圣诞节 at my grandmother's house. I 迷失 hope. There was no way that Santa knew where I was now. On 圣诞节 morning I woke up and went out to the 树 prepared to be disappointed. To my surprise, my American Girl doll was underneath the tree. It was one of my 最喜爱的 Christmasssssssss.......