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Christmas Fun Questionairre - I'm having a nosey moment!!

71 replies

Sparkler · 21/12/2008 18:46

Which best sums up your Christmas?

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey?
2 - Real or Reusable Tree?
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags?
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em?
5 - Christmas at home or away?
6 - Big family get together or quiet time?
7 - Open presents before or after dinner?
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech?
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter?
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert?
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day?
12 - Do you celebrate New Year?

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LittleMonkeysMummysAXmasFairy · 21/12/2008 19:49

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? real
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? famiy
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? after breakfast!
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? no
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? smoked salmon
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? ice cream christmas pudding
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? recover!
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? can't be bothered half the time!

Nemostwonderfultimeoftheyear · 21/12/2008 19:49

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey?Dont know PIL get it.
2 - Real or Reusable Tree?Real the last 2 yrs
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags?wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em?recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away?home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time?our family unit and PIL
7 - Open presents before or after dinner?before dinner.
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech?no
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter?melon or pate on toast
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert?profiteroles or trifle
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day?rest and spend time together
12 - Do you celebrate New Year?we always plan something but never comes about...planned again this year so hope it works out.

iheartginashoes · 21/12/2008 19:53

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? binned most already
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? family lots
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before breakfast
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? yep
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? homemade pate
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? homemade white choc cheesecake
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? mor family buffet type affair
12 - Do you celebrate New Year nope no babysitter

Egg · 21/12/2008 19:59

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Real (but no tree this year as DTs untrustworthy)
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? usually away at either parents or inlaws, currently in midst of family vomiting bug so might be a quiet christmas at home this year!
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? See above
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before with my parents, after with inlaws (depending on where we go for christmas)
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? yes with my parents, no with inlaws
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? nibbles, dips, olives, etc
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Christmas pudding and trifle
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Eat
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Not really now we have too many small children

FeelingOld · 21/12/2008 19:59

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? beef
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? both
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? both
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? both
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? sometimes
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter?
nothing
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? xmas pudd and rum sauce
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? have the family round
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? of course

OneBoyOneGirlWithBellsOn · 21/12/2008 19:59

1 - frozen
2 - re-useable
3 - paper and bags for wine etc.
4 - recycle them - after the kids have usually cut them up and made pictures etc.
5 - home
6 - big family get together
7 - long before
8 - no
9 - pate or prawn cocktail
10 - a whole range of things
11 - go to inlaws
12 - quietly, just me and DH

wangle99 · 21/12/2008 20:00

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Fresh turkey crown
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Real
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? Recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? Home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? Small family get together
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? selection boxes lol
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Homemade Christmas pudding
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? not much
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Not really

bluebump · 21/12/2008 20:01

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? I'm a vegeterian and always have been so neither
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? real
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? would love it at home, sadly going to the in laws
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet would be nice
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? No starter
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? I'm lucky if we have a desert
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? See more rellies
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Yes, much better than Christmas

MoMoMoMeeeeryChristmas · 21/12/2008 20:03

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Forthe first time in 12, reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? middle of two
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? no
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? don't - more room for turkey
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? more alcohol
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? mothers/friends alternate years
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? yes, but I'd rather not bother

ByThePowerOfBaileys · 21/12/2008 20:08

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? real from local tree farm
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? alternate
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? family but not big
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before but after church
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? yes
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? hot smoked salmon
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? christmas pudding & cheesecake
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? long walk
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? quiet dinner with siblings

mogs0 · 21/12/2008 20:08

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Not sure - My mum does the dinner.
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? Recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? Never at home, usually at my mum's.
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? BFG and a few extras!!
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before, during and after!!
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? Mum insists on having it on but promptly falls asleep 3 minutes before it starts.
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? Smoked salmon and prawns (minus the ss for me as I don't like it)
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? More celebrations and Xmas pud 4 hours later
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Another BFG at my sister's or one of the extras from the day before!!
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Usually go to my friend's house, sing kareoke (sp) and drink vodka until 3am!! Before ds, used to go to the village I grew up in for a massive village party, everyone in fancy dress. Only been once since had ds.

BONKERZ · 21/12/2008 20:16

Which best sums up your Christmas?

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? FROZEN
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? REUSABLE
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? MIXTURE OF BOTH
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? RECYCLE THEM
5 - Christmas at home or away? HOME
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? GET TOGETHER
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? OPEN THEM AT 6AM IN THE MORNING!
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? NOPE
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? USUALLY CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? TRIFLE
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? VEG OUT, EAT AND DRINK ALL DAY WITH FAMILY!
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? YES AND WILL BE DOING SO THIS YEAR, HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER, WII COMPETITION, KAREOKE COMPETITION, DRINKING, EATING, FIREWORKS AND DANCING!

ohreindeerwhatamessysleigh · 21/12/2008 20:18

Which best sums up your Christmas?

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Neither - beef here. Woldn't touch frozen turkey with a bargepole though.
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? real
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recyle, but only have a handful
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet time - no family
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before (dinner in evening once dcs are asleep)
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? yes, but later on, much to dh's amusement
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? champagne
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? not Christmas pudding. Fruit salad and ice cream, trifle, or anything really
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? long dog walk, veg around
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? never - always asleep by 10pm

NickiSue · 21/12/2008 20:20

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping pape
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? Recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? Away (Mums!)
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? (Huge family get togethe)
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? We don't have one (Heathens!)
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Trifle or Xmas pud - usually trifle for me
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Family day at home - one of the siblings (all of us) for a buffet we all contribute to for quizzes, games and alcohol fuelled mayhem
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? No

herbietea · 21/12/2008 20:21

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buktus · 21/12/2008 20:25

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? frozen
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? both
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet time
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? no way
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? nothing
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? xmas pud and choc gateau
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? relax and play with the kids with their new toys
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? if i can manage stay awake

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 21/12/2008 20:26

1 - Frozen Turkey
2 - Reusable Tree
3 - Wrapping paper AND gift bags
4 - Keep and recycle
5 - At my parents home or our house, this year at parents
6 - Big family get together
7 - Open presents before dinner
8 - Never watch the speech
9 - No Christmas starter, save the room for big dinner and pudding!
10 - Cheesecake
11 - Its my dads birthday, so we have dinner at my parents house, there is typically my mum and dad, two sisters, their partners, me, DH, DD, my step brother, his children, my step sister, her children, my uncle etc. At tea time, my FIL throws a massive party, so we go to his and spend the night playing games, eating, drinking, the kids crash out and we drink wine and play cards, sadly this year they are on holiday so doing the party the day after boxing day.
12 - Do not celebrate New Year, will generally have dinner @ families home but we dont go out new years eve, just stay in, watch a film and chill out.

andyrobo237 · 21/12/2008 20:34

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Guess will be frozen as going to my Mums this year

2 - Real or Reusable Tree? before kids, real, now resuable which we have had 7 years and still looks good

3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? mainly paper, but got cheap bags for SIL has got her voucher and she was travelling south with it and was afraid she would lose it - habit of hers

4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? cut out for tags for next year and recycle rest

5 - Christmas at home or away? would love to go a long way away but Dh works in retail so have to stay home

6 - Big family get together or quiet time? in betweeen - will be 6 adults & 4 kids this year

7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before!

8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No

9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? dont usually bother

10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Christmas Pud of course

11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Go to Mums as DH usually working

12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Try not to - cant be bothered! Not a big fan of either Christmas or New Year!!

BouncingTinsel · 21/12/2008 20:45

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? no
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? don't have one
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? apple crumble and custard
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? visit the inlaws
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? no

lilymolly · 21/12/2008 20:49

1 - Fresh Free Range Turkey
2 - Real Tree
3 - Wrapping paper and gift bags
4 - recycle 'em?
5 - Christmas at home
6 - Big family get together
7 - Open presents before
8 - No
9 - No Starter
10 - Eton Mess this year
11 - Follow the local Hunt
12 - No

CharCharGaboriaInExcelsisDeo · 21/12/2008 20:49

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? neither, we're having pork and chicken instead
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? reusable
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? at home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet time
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? nope
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? don't usually have one
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? yule log and cream
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? chill out
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? only as a quiet night in

worleywinterwonderland · 21/12/2008 20:56

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Neither, we have a free range pre stuffed chicken from M&S as dp doesnt like turkey
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? 1st year with a fibre optic (normally a real one though)
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? recycle 'em
5 - Christmas at home or away? home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? quiet time
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? nothing, or selection boxes
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? me xmas pud, everyone else has ice cream
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Big family get together normally ( im working this year)
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? Nope

i like this one

LobstersLass · 21/12/2008 20:57

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? Fresh
2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Real
3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? Recycle
5 - Christmas at home or away? At home
6 - Big family get together or quiet time? Quite time, thank God! Having people over for lunch on Christmas Eve.
7 - Open presents before or after dinner? Before
8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No
9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? Shellfish
10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Chocolate pud and cream
11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Eat leftovers whilst watching old films.
12 - Do you celebrate New Year? No.

Sparkler · 21/12/2008 20:57

Am liking the Starter and Dessert options of Selection Boxes - seems to be quite popular!

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trumpetgirl · 21/12/2008 20:59

1 - Fresh or Frozen Turkey? I think it's frozen, my brother's girlfriend is in charge this year

2 - Real or Reusable Tree? Reusable - dd wanted a pink one, and they just don't grow that colour!

3 - Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

4 - Christmas cards, bin 'em or recycle 'em? Keep them for an outragous length of time, then they get binned when I move house!

5 - Christmas at home or away? Away

6 - Big family get together or quiet time? Big family get together (despite the fact that I hate them it!)

7 - Open presents before or after dinner? A bit of both

8 - Do you watch the Queens Speech? No

9 - What do you have for you Christmas Starter? Starter??? How posh are you?!

10 - What do you have for Christmas desert? Christmas cake and custard (and hopefully there will be some brandy butter knocking around somewhere)

11 - What do you do on Boxing Day? Feel very fat and watch DVDs mostly.

12 - Do you celebrate New Year? I have Christmas again, with another bit of my family