This or that Game.....

[JOHNOR]

tough one! i'll go with large party.

an alcoholic beverage or two on christmas or not?

[Billy Battles]

Since I don't drink Alcohol I'm going to go not.


Take turns opening presents or everybody open then at the same time

[little miss icequeen]

Take turns

artificial trees: as natural as they get (green) or other colors (white/silver/black/or something else)

[Head Elf]

seeing as I have both it's hard to decide, but for the sake of an answer: Traditional green






Christmas colors (red green gold and silver) or non-traditional colors (bronze, orange and so on)

[sugarplum fairy]

traditional colors


decorative wreath or plain wreath with bow?

[Head Elf]

Again a toughy....I like both, but I will pick the traditional wreath with bow.





return gifts or tell aunt marge you love it?

[JOHNOR]

tell her you love it and then return it!

october or november?

[sugarplum fairy]

November (My birthday is the 20th and my son's is the 30th, Thanksgiving, and we put up our Christmas decorations!)


Santa hat or reindeer antlers?

[Head Elf]

My birthday is Nov 25 so I'm with you on that on......



Santa Hat (mine is Red with Black trim)





elves or snowmen

[pattyjo]

Snowmen


The Polar Express or Christmas with the kranks

[kidzrme]

fake ones(have cats!)
outside decorations

icycle lights or plain

[sgrover]

Plain lights, we've had bad luck with the icicle lights burning out!

Christmas Jammies - Plaid Flannel or Red Silk?

[kidzrme]

plaid flannel......

star or angel on the top of the tree?

[Head Elf]

Star







really, really cold or a little cold.

[JOHNOR]

really, really cold!

going christmas carrolling or going to church?

[TwinkleLights25]

Going to church


Christmas Eve: Family get-together with lots of family or immediate family?

[Head Elf]

immediate family






take the tree down day after christmas or closer to New Years Day

[Billy Battles]

Closer to new years


knowing that your getting what you want or not knowing what your going to get

[Iron Eagle]

Not knowing (is always better).




Egg Nog - With brandy or without ??

[JOHNOR]

WITH!!!! AND LOT'S OF IT!

mulled wine or egg nog?

[Rennabelle]

Depends, in cookies, the egg nog,
cooking, mulled wine,

I'm more the hot spiced cider or hot cocoa type.

Cake or pies for dessert?

[Head Elf]

I prefer pies (except mincemeat).






Lemon merangue or banana cream

[TwinkleLights25]

Hmmm....I guess I'll go with banana cream


Whipped cream on the pies or none

[Head Elf]

Only on Pumpkin, otherwise no whip cream





vanilla ice cream on apple pie or vanilla ice cream on spice cake

[Billy Battles]

On apple pie


Carmel apples or Candy apples

[sugarplum fairy]

caramel apples


peppermint sticks or cinnamon sticks

[kidzrme]

Christmas with the Kranks...

traditional Christmas music or todays hits?

[Head Elf]

caramel apples


peppermint sticks or cinnamon sticks



Cinnamon sticks

Kdzrme

traditional music

stringing popcorn or stringing cranberries

[JOHNOR]

popcorn

on halloween:

hosting a kids halloween party or taking the kids to the cinema to see a family halloween movie

[Head Elf]

taking the kids to a movie






lights on or off on Halloween night

[Iron Eagle]

Lights on, very on !!!




I need help with this one, I'm not sure how to go this year.

Real tree, artificial tree (a good one), or a very old aluminum tree ???

[Head Elf]

I like the idea of the aluminum tree, very nostalgic, but artificial either way!!!



Polar Express or Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express

[Billy Battles]

Polar Express(get to see Santa)


Spring or Fall

[JOHNOR]

most defiantely fall (autumn as we call it over here)

the perfect christmas night in:

you and a loved one, takeaway, egg nog and a christmas film OR you and some friends, lot's of mulled wine and other alcohol and some cheerful christmas music?

:snowball:

[sugarplum fairy]

me and a loved one, take-out, and a christmas film



holly or mistletoe?

[JanaBanana]

mistletoe

All white lights on the tree or all colored?

[Head Elf]

Jana, you're evil... How could you possibly ask that one? If I must pick "just" one.....

White lights




when putting together you nativity scene, placing the baby Jesus first or last

[kgstyles]

Last.





Decorate outside the house first or inside the house first?

[Head Elf]

I decorate outside first





black friday or dec 24 for shopping

[chanelsmile112298]

Black Friday of course!

Christmas Eve at home OR Family/Friends House??



:treeguy:

[JanaBanana]

at home

sledding or iceskating?

[Iron Eagle]

Christmas eve we rotate every year. We had our year, last year. So this year it's away at a family member's house.




Ok here's the biggie: Green Christmas - or - White Christmas ? (I'm standing by with a truck load of snow, just in case anyone needs a little help . . . . . )

[JanaBanana]

Oh without a doubt WHITE WHITE WHITE :D

Polar Express or Miracle on 34th St

[kidzrme]

Polar Express


Rudolph or Frosty?

[Head Elf]

Rudolph hands down






A Muppet Christmas Carol or the Original

[kgstyles]

the original.




Classic Christmas cards or humorous?

[JOHNOR]

classic cards

prawn cocktail or melon and parma ham?

[Head Elf]

prawn cocktail







potato soup or clam chowder

[sugarplum fairy]

potato soup
(don't like either but went with this one)


mashed potatoes or potato salad

[kgstyles]

mashed potatoes.



Potato salad or macaroni salad?

[Billy Battles]

Potato

Ranch or Italian

[JOHNOR]

ranch

turkey breast or leg?

[Billy Battles]

Leg

Open presents neatly or Rip the paper

[kidzrme]

RIP THE PAPER!

original candy canes or multi flavored?

[Head Elf]

Original flavor






Solid stockings or multi colored stockings

[Iron Eagle]

Multi colored ( mine is hand knitted from my Grandmother )





Fireplace: Real wood (that you have to keep adding wood to, and leaves a mess - or - a really nice large gas log set ???
Hint: it's not that hard to clean up.

[Billy Battles]

I don't have either, but I'll go the one with less mess


Dressing as Santa or Sitting on Santa's lap

[stillsnowberry]

Sitting on Santa's lap. Poor Santa.

Going caroling or listening to carolers?

[Billy Battles]

Listening to carolers

Heat Miser or Snow Miser

[sugarplum fairy]

Snow Miser


If you could chose only one, would you rather it be snowing on Christmas Day or snowing on Christmas Eve?

[Head Elf]

Christmas Eve, it muffles the reindeer sounds and makes it more magical





stuffed animal or a live pet for the kids

[kidzrme]

stuffed animals, already have 2 cats.

Christmas Vacation or Christmas Story?

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

I'll likely get a snowball tossed at me :snowball: for this . . .

A Christmas Story.


All you Chevy fans can simmer down.



Homemade gravy or canned gravy?

[Billy Battles]

Homemade

Pumpkin Pie or Sweet Potato Pie

[Head Elf]

pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream






ice skating on a pond with snow falling or an inside rink

[JOHNOR]

on a pond with snow!

turkey and cranberry sauce or turkey and bread sauce?

[sugarplum fairy]

turkey and cranberry sauce



hot apple cider or hot cocoa

[Head Elf]

Hot cocoa (with tiny marshmallows)






reading a good book curled up by the fire or reading a good book in a comfy chair by a window with snow falling outside

[TwinkleLights25]

Oooo thats a tough one! I think I'll go with 'reading a good book curled up by the fire'.


Warm the house with the fireplace or a heater

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Fireplace, definitely.

Scrooge or Scrooged?

(Sorry if that's already been said - I admit I didn't read all 57 pages of this thread)

[kidzrme]

Tough one, but I'm gonna go with Scrooge.

Christmas light outside, or just inside?

[JanaBanana]

Outside

Snow for Christmas or no snow?

[Head Elf]

snow for christmas






saucers or a piece of cardboard

[JOHNOR]

erm.... don't really understand that question!

i'll go with saucers.

tree decoration: silver and baby blue or gold and red?

[Head Elf]

saucers are round metal discs that you use on snow, kind of like a sled without rails. Cardboard does the same thing but gets ruined quicker.



blue and silver



mittens or gloves

[Billy Battles]

I prefer gloves.


Thanksgiving Or New Year Eve

[kidzrme]

THANKSGIVING!


Cocoa with marshamllow or whipped cream?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Whipped Cream - easier to stir together.

Bing Crosby or Burl Ives singing in the background Christmas Eve?

[Head Elf]

could I have a mix of that? no, ok I pick Bing Crosby





doing radar checks to see where santa is or reading a good book before bed Christmas Eve night

[kidzrme]

radar check...followed by good book :)


stringed popcorn of just ornaments

[Annette1990]

Christmas Day

Take your tree down after Christmas or after the New Year?

[JOHNOR]

after new year

fairytale of new york or all i want for christmas is you?

[little miss icequeen]

Fairytale of New York

Adventcalender with chocolate or adventcalender with pictures?

[JOHNOR]

chocolate!

the month that you start to feel extra christmassy: october or november?

[Billy Battles]

Probably November

Hanukkah or Kwanzaa

[kidzrme]

I don't celebrate either, but I'll choose Kwanzaa

jingle bells or jingle bell rock

[Billy Battles]

Jingle Bells

O Tannenbaum or O Christmas Tree

[JOHNOR]

o christmas tree

holly or ivy?

[Head Elf]

Holly




real yule log or fake screen saver one

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Real yule log.

Home Alone or Home Alone 2?

[kidzrme]

Home Alone


traditional tree or upside down(really they do exist!)

[JOHNOR]

traditional!

walking in a winter wonderland or chestnuts roasting on an open fire?

[sugarplum fairy]

That's a toughy.... I guess chestnuts roasting on an open fire...not as cold.LOL


a sleigh ride or ice skating with your significant other?

[Billy Battles]

I'm going to go Sleigh ride since I have never even bee Ice Skating.

Sledding with the family or Snowball fight with the family

[sgrover]

Sledding.

New Years Eve: Go out or Stay in?

[Minta]

Stay in

Christmas day - Dress up or Dress casual?

[sgrover]

Casual.

Hot chocolate or Hot apple cider?

[Head Elf]

Home Alone


traditional tree or upside down(really they do exist!)


Yes upside down trees do exist and they are cool (mine stays up all year around in our gameroom/bar)



Hot cocoa (with marshmallows)


silk or lace

[JOHNOR]

silk

santa clause is coming to town or i saw mommy kissing santa clause?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Santa Claus is coming to town.

Tinsel on the tree or no tinsel on the tree?

[JOHNOR]

no tinsel

away in a manger or little donkey?

[sugarplum fairy]

Away In A Manger


angel or star?

[Head Elf]

Star





Real pine wreath or artificial:hello:

[kidzrme]

real pine wreath

Christmas Eve Mass or Christmas Day?

[JOHNOR]

christmas day (morning)

christmas eve: buffet or sit down meal?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Sit down meal.

Christmas Vacation or A Christmas Story?

[JOHNOR]

a christmas story

glass of egg nog by the fire reading a book or glass of mulled wine watching a good christmas movie?

[Head Elf]

mulled wine and movie




cutting down a real tree or picking one from a lot

[JOHNOR]

picking one?

hark, the herald angels sing or once in royal david's city?

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Hark The Harold Angel Sings

Ruldolph or Frosty

[Head Elf]

Rudolph:rudolph:

[Billy Battles]

Rudolph:rudolph:


The Bumble orYukon Cornelius

[JOHNOR]

bumble

elf or the grinch (jim carrey version)

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

The Jim Carrey Grinch.

Turkey for Dinner or Ham?

[JOHNOR]

turkey

green beans, cauliflower cheese and carrot & turnip or sprouts, parsnips and broccoli on xmas dinner?

[Billy Battles]

I have never Had Parsnips, however I am a big fan of Broccoli


Baked Sweet Potatoes or Candied Sweet Potatoes

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Candied.

Christmas parade in person or Christmas parade on TV?

[sugarplum fairy]

Christmas parade on TV


homemade cranberry sauce or cranberry sauce from a can

[Head Elf]

I like the stuff in the can






sugar cookies or oatmeal raisin

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Sugar Cookies

Santa Claus is coming to town with just Frank Sinatra or Frank Sinatra with Cindy Lauper mixed in?

[sgrover]

Frank Sinatra Solo.

Butter or gravy on your mashed potatoes?

[Iron Eagle]

Gravy, lots of



Red or white table cloth????

[JOHNOR]

on christmas - red

sitting down to christmas dinner, do you prefer christmas music playing in the background or not?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Music playing.

Christmas day at home or on vacation somewhere?

[officepro4u]

Christmas day at home...definitely!!!!

[RavenHardt]

what are my choices??????????

[JOHNOR]

family gathering on xmas eve or quiet day at home?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Quiet day at home.

Kissing or no kissing under the mistletoe?

[Head Elf]

kissing and lots of it.



bringing in the new year with close friends or just you and your significant other

[Billy Battles]

Friends

Halloween or Thanksgiving

[The Miser Brothers]

both. too tough to decide. depends on my mood

Wine

red or white?

[sugarplum fairy]

I don't drink, so I have no idea.


Rudolph's Shiny New Year or Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Rudolph's Shiny New Year :rudolph:

Sledding or Snowmobiling?

[Billy Battles]

Sledding


Eggs and bacon or Biscuits and gravy

[sugarplum fairy]

That's a hard one! I guess I will go with....eggs and bacon.



chips and dip or chips and salsa?

[Billy Battles]

Chips and Salsa

Soup or Salad

[The Miser Brothers]

Salad


Coke or Pepsi?

[JOHNOR]

coke

chocolates or champagne

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Chocolate.

Stuffing in the turkey or no stuffing in the turkey?

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

Stuffing in turkey (I hate stuffing, but this is how my mom prepares it)

Eggnog or Hot Cocoa

[sugarplum fairy]

Hot Cocoa (I've never had eggnog.)



Frankenstein movies or Dracula movies?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Dracula.

A trip to the mountains or a trip to the beach during the winter?

[Head Elf]

A trip to the mountains (gotta see some snow)






Linus or Lucy

[Billy Battles]

Linus

Woodstock or Spike

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Woodstock.

Snowball fight or building snowmen?

[kidzrme]

building snowmen and women

hot apple cider, or hot cocoa?

[JOHNOR]

hot cocoa

cookies and cream or pralines and cream (icecream)

[The Miser Brothers]

pralines & cream


hot dogs w/mustard or ketchup?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Mustard.

Going Christmas caroling or watching Christmas carolers go from house to house?

[officepro4u]

Going christmas caroling.

Giving presents or receiving them?

[sugarplum fairy]

Both!!


Mickey's Christmas Carol or A Looney Toons Christmas Carol?

[JOHNOR]

mickey's christmas carol

santa baby or i saw mommy kissing santa clause?

[little miss icequeen]

Santa Baby (but not Madonna´s version)

October or November ?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

November.

Fruitcake to snack on or no fruitcake?

[The Miser Brothers]

no fruitcake.



classic Rankin & Bass specials

Year Without a Santaclause or Santa Claus Is Coming to Town?

[Billy Battles]

Year Without


Bad Santa: Funny or Not Funny

[sgrover]

NOT funny. It's downright sacriligious!

Pumpkin pie: With ice cream or whipped cream?

[JOHNOR]

ice cream

christmas dinner dessert:

christmas cake with hot cream or treacle sponge with hot custard?

[Head Elf]

treacle sponge with hot custard





Twas the night before christmas or rudolph the red nosed reindeer

[JOHNOR]

t'was the night before christmas

roast potatoes or mashed potatoes?

[TwinkleLights25]

Mashed potatoes

Homemade gravy or gravy from a can

[sugarplum fairy]

homemade gravy

green bean casserole or sweet potato casserole?

[~SnowFlake~]

green bean

hot cocoa or eggnog?

[sgrover]

Hot Cocoa.

Beer or Champaigne?

[Head Elf]

Beer in the form of Guinness





orange jello with fruit or plain jello

[JOHNOR]

plain

crispy peking duck or sesame prawn toast?

[sugarplum fairy]

duck


fried turkey or baked turkey?

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

baked turkey

Apple Pie -

Warmed up in microwave or Room Tempeture

[snowangel_x3]

Well I don't really like apple pie but I'd have to say room temperature; freshly baked. :P

umm

red ornaments or green ornaments?

[~*joyeux_noel*~]

I think...red! They make good contrast with a green tree don't-cha-know.

Okay, what movie do you like best: "Its a Wonderful Life" or "A Christmas Story"?

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

It's A Wonderful Life

Christmas Eve Bedtime Story -

The Story of Joseph and Mary or Twas the night before christmas

[snowangel_x3]

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Carolers or the radio?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Radio

Opening gifts on Christmas Eve or waiting until Christmas Day?

[sugarplum fairy]

Christmas Day


carrots or oats for Santa's reindeer?

[Billy Battles]

Carrots

The Grinch(cartoon) or Rudolph

[sugarplum fairy]

The Grinch


snowflakes or icicles?

[ChristmasSpirit76]

Snowflakes

Wreath or Mistletoe

[snowangel_x3]

Eh, I don't know. Wreath.

Gold ornaments or silver ornaments?

[Head Elf]

Silver ornaments







oatmeal raisin cookies or chocolate chip

[snowangel_x3]

Chocolate chip

Hot Chocolate-
made with milk or made with water?

[AL_Storm_Chaser]

Made with milk.

Milk or eggnog for Santa Christmas Eve?

[Billy Battles]

Milk

Nativity or A Christmas Village

[Iron Eagle]

Nativity


For Christmas:
Just a dusting of snow - or - lots of snow ?

[JOHNOR]

that's a toughy, i love snow but i don't want too much on christmas day because i have to drive, so i will say a generous dusting!

turkey or roast beef?

[Euan Buchan]

Turkey

Christmas Pantomime or Nativity Play

[JOHNOR]

nativity

christmas eve: quiet day at home relaxing or busy day visiting family and friends?

[The Miser Brothers]

busy day visiting



Heat Miser or Snow Miser?

[snowangel_x3]

Snow Miser

Making a snowman or having a snowball fight?

[sgrover]

Snowman

Jingle Bells or Silver Bells?

[snowangel_x3]

Hmm...
probably Jingle Bells

Homemade ornaments or store-bought ornaments?

[sgrover]

I have to go with store bought.

Red or White wine with dinner?

[snowangel_x3]

I don't drink wine. :P

Homemade Christmas cards or Store-bought Christmas cards?

[~SnowFlake~]

homemade

frosty or rudolph?

[snowangel_x3]

Hmm...
probably Rudolph.

On Christmas Day, pumpkin pie or apple pie?

[sugarplum fairy]

Apple Pie (I don't like Pumpkin Pie.)


Apple Pie: a la mode or not?

[pattyjo]

Not


Baked Potato or Mashed potatoes

[Head Elf]

For the holidays = mashed potatoes




Chives, butter and bacon on baked potatoes or broccoli and cheese on baked potatoes

[Billy Battles]

Broccoli and Cheese

Santa or Jesus

[sila]

both!!!
shop early for xmas or last minute?

[Billy Battles]

Both!!!

Pumpkin Pie or Sweat Potato Pie

[sila]

heh heh
i dont like pumkin so sweet potato
leave carrot for rudolf or not?

[The Miser Brothers]

leave a carrot


Hermie or Yukon Cornelius?

[JOHNOR]

don't know who either of those are but i'll go with hermie.

parsnips, broccoli and sprouts or cauilflower cheese, green beans and baked leeks?

[snowangel_x3]

o_o
umm... the one with broccoli.

a star on top of your Christmas tree or an angel on top of your Christmas tree?

[JOHNOR]

star

caramel coffee or chocolate coffee?

[snowangel_x3]

i don't drink coffee but... probably chocolate

coffee or hot chocolate?

[MikeClaus]

hot chocolate

Frosty the snowman or rudolph?

[snowangel_x3]

Rudolph

Let it Snow-
sung by Frank Sinatra -or- sung by Lena Horne?

[Billy Battles]

Frank

Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby

[MikeClaus]

Sinatra.

which part of christmas do you prefer (even though you do both)

opening the presents or the big dinner?

[snowangel_x3]

Opening the presents. I love seeing the facial expressions of my little siblings. :P

White Christmas Tree or Green Christmas Tree?

[MikeClaus]

Green for sure.
White is too unchristmasy and traditional for me.

Gingerbread or Candy Canes?

[snowangel_x3]

Candy Canes

Putting up your Christmas decorations in:

November -or- December?

[kidzrme]

NOVEMBER!

Take down decorations in December or January?

[sugarplum fairy]

January


multicolored ornaments or same color ornaments?

[kidzrme]

I go by themes, all snowmen(women) but they are different colors!

Jingle bells of Jingle bell rock?

[JOHNOR]

jingle bells

christmas dessert:

cheesecake or icecream sundae?

[sila]

ice cream sundae
mince pies or xmas pudding?

[officepro4u]

I've never had either one, but I think I'd take xmas pudding!!

Tinsel or garland?

[sugarplum fairy]

tinsel


snowmen decorations or Santa Claus decorations?

[JOHNOR]

snowmen or snowwomen!

feliz navidad or joyeux noel?

[kidzrme]

feliz navidad

Ham or Turkey for Christmas

[sugarplum fairy]

ham


New Year's Day family gathering or not?

[kidzrme]

Would love it, but we don't :(

Frosty or Rudolph?

[Head Elf]

Rudolph :rudolph:





walking in a winter wonderland or singing "Walking in A Winter Wonderland

[sila]

singing!!!
a magical xmas as a child or making xmas magical for your own children as an adult?

[JOHNOR]

both! you can't make me choose!

with dessert on christmas day: whipped cream or ice cream?

[Billy Battles]

Whipped Cream

Pie or Cake

[kidzrme]

pie!!!!


Charlie Brown's Christmas of Garfield's?

[Billy Battles]

Charlie Brown

Comet or Cupid

[kidzrme]

Comet


peppermint candycanes or different flavors?

[sila]

different flavours
xmas in your own home or at a relatives?

[MikeClaus]

I have both but Ill say own home.

Better movie: How the grinch stole christmas (jim carrey one) or the santa clause

[sila]

the grinch i love that film!!!!
hang a real sock or a special xmas one ?

[whychristmas]

Neither, use a pillow case!!! Lots of :}

Frosty the snowman or a frosty snow cone?

[kidzrme]

*(Frosty the snowman


hot cocoa with cinnamon or without

[ChristmasSpirit76]

Without

Rudolph Cartoon or The Grinch Cartoon

:rudolph:

[JOHNOR]

rudolph cartoon

o holy night - mariah or jessica?

[~SnowFlake~]

Mariah

eggnog or truffles?

[kidzrme]

Eggnog

Star or Angel for tree topper

[Head Elf]

Star


dress your pets or spare them their dignity

[ChristmasSpirit76]

Dress them :razz:


Multi colored Lights or White Lights

[RavenHardt]

multi colored

white chocolate or milk chocolate?

[sila]

white
buy gifts on ebay or not?

[JOHNOR]

not

ham sandwich or tuna sandwich?

[snowangel_x3]

ham

fake tree or live tree?

[RavenHardt]

fake....let the trees live !!!!!!

blue lights or clear ones?

[snowangel_x3]

hmm, probably blue.

Jingle Bells or Jingle Bell Rock?

[RavenHardt]

jingle bells

homemade cards or store bought?

[snowangel_x3]

home-made

Slow Christmas songs or Upbeat Christmas songs?