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oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">1. Christmas Eve or 🎄Christmas Day?</strong></p><p id="f0f4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">Christmas Eve. The highlight is going to Christmas Eve service with my family and celebrating the reason for the season. Ending the evening singing Christmas Carols with the congregation never fails to bring a tear to my eye as I sit with my arms around my nieces and nephew, full of gratitude for a year of blessings.</strong></p><p id="36aa" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">2. Santa or No Santa?</strong></p><p id="6b27" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">I do believe in Santa Claus. Santa embodies the spirit of giving, of miracles, and the magic of the season.</strong></p><p id="cdb0" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will?<em class="ox"> — </em><a class="af oy" href="https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/quotes/authors/jon-bon-jovi" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em class="ox">Jon Bon Jovi</em></a></p><p id="e4c7" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">3. Naughty or Nice?</strong></p><p id="7e61" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">Nice. Are you reading this, Santa?</strong></p><p id="1102" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">4. Egg Nog or ☕Hot Chocolate?</strong></p><p id="b498" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Vegan Egg Nog. I thank my oldest niece for getting me to try it and now I prefer it to the dairy version. Can’t say the same for “tofurkey”, however!</p><p id="0a60" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">5. Velvet or Fur?</strong></p><p id="1d57" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Fur if it’s still worn by its owner.</p><p id="d0e3" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">6. Red or White?</strong></p><p id="2420" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">White during the Christmas season, Red the rest of the year!</p><p id="febf" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">7. Peppermint or Cinnamon?</strong></p><p id="a481" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Peppermint. Growing up we would make a special trip to Marshall Field’s for their seasonal Frango Peppermint Bark after window shopping on State Street, where they were produced on the 13th floor of the flagship store for 70 years! I remember the scent to this day. When I open a box it’s my “petite Madeline” moment.</p><p id="ea03" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">8. Frosty ⛄️or Rudolph?</strong></p><p id="6f16" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Rudolf. I recently rewatched the Rankin-Bass version of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and discovered that the narrator, voiced by Burl Ives, played Sam the Snowman, and not Frosty!</p><p id="e503" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">9. Mistletoe or Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?</strong></p><p id="c92e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Mistletoe.</p><p id="e7f6" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">10. Real 🎄or Fake?</strong></p><p id="c10c" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Fake. I wouldn’t be able to sleep knowing I have a fire hazard cooking under flashing lights.</p><p id="bec5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">11. Wrapped 🎁or Bagged?</strong></p><p id="5694" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">I like Gift Bags and I cannot lie. My “wrapping” skill’s stultified!</strong></p><p id="b51d" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">12. Home for the Holidays or 🌎 Christmas Abroad ?</strong></p><p id="1140" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">Home for the holidays is a feeling, not a place. My family is where it’s at.</strong></p><p id="f1ce" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">13. Prancer </strong><a class="af oy" href="https://emojipedia.org/deer/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong class="od gv">🦌</strong></a><strong class="od gv">or Dancer?</strong></p><p id="b942" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Didn’t they both bully Rudolph? In human form I imagine them as Scut Farkus and Grover Dill — the antagonists in “The Christmas Story.”</p><p id="02b0" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">14. Let It Snow ❄️or Mele Kalikimaka?</strong></p><p id="19dc" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Let It Snow sung by Dean Martin.</p><p id="12c5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">15. Baubles or 🌿Garland?</strong></p><p id="8e0f" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">I have a sampler platter of both on my tilted tree dripping with ornaments. Though, they don’t stay put for long thanks to our cats’ love of sparkly, shiny trinkets and tinsel.</strong></p><p id="3c84" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">16. Gas or 🔥Wood-Burning?</strong></p><p id="28c8" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Does a fake fireplace count? I’m too fire-phobic to have a real one.</p><p id="1f92" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">17. City or 🏠Rural?</strong></p><p id="1073" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Suburban…with access to a big city.</p><p id="72b2" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">18. Turkey or Roast Beef?</strong></p><p id="5b6b" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk">Since spending half the year in Florida, a Turkey “Pub Sub” is my new favorite sandwich.</p><p id="94ce" class="pw-post-body-paragraph ob oc gu od b hs oe of og hv oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow gn bk"><strong class="od gv">19. 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