#holiday-traditions

#holiday-traditions

When it's 365 days until next Christmas and you're pondering all the work you've put into getting your home holiday ready-from Christmas lights gracing the front of the house to the Christmas tree bedecked with ornaments to your greenery, garlands, wreaths, and holiday knickknacks placed in all their old spots-the thought of finding to right time to break out the storage boxes can be a little daunting (and hardly in the spirit of the hap-happiest time of the year).

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have long been troubled by the carol We Wish You a Merry Christmas, specifically the intimation that if we don't give the uninvited guests their figgy pudding, they won't go. How are we to address this request? I don't want to be ungrateful for their wishes, but think that their insistence is a bit beyond what is considered polite and reasonable. Can you advise how to proceed? GENTLE READER: What was that?

One of the best parts about the holidays is getting to enjoy all the fun traditions. Whether you do Elf on a Shelf each year, host an annual Hallmark movie marathon, or always order Chinese food from the same restaurant every Christmas, traditions keep the holiday magic alive. So, we're dying to know: What's a holiday tradition your family did growing up that you now realize is actually suuuper weird?

The entire ground floor of this site, a former fabric workshop converted into art studios and storage spaces, was commandeered for the occasion. Nineteen rooms were set in a processional course, an enfilade linked by a series of dark, intestinal passageways. Each one was an elaborately stage-managed installation, replete with backdrops, props, and costumed actors who engaged their audience in exchanges by turns conspiratorial and belli

The cherished annual tradition was created by Walt Disney himself in 1958 as a way to thank the local community and leaders for their support. Today, it is a magical celebration of the season showcased in a stage production with a live orchestra, sprawling choir, and celebrity narrator. This year, I was lucky to experience the very special tradition for myself. Here's what it was like.

I say, 'The E.L.F.' And he says, 'Got it.' And then he sneaks out of the room and suddenly Emmy Nemi's in a new place,

And that's because you had perfectly magical Christmases... without social media. It's something I'm constantly reminding myself as a mom of three. I have always been a "magical" kind of person. I love putting energy into things I care about; I love going above and beyond to make an already nice moment into something lovelier; I love being a Clark Griswold. But even I have my limits - and social media has truly made me feel inadequate as a magical parent.