1. The smells of Christmas! Peppermint, cinnamon, bayberry, gingerbread!! Yummy!
2. The beautiful lights that make this time of year seem magical!
3. The decorations that make the trees look so pretty!
4. I love the music of the holidays! I can’t wait to start playing my Christmas cd’s every year!
5. Ok I’ll admit it, the presents!!! The giving and the getting!! 
6. The movies on tv that you see every year, but never grow tired of! We always watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve night before going to bed, no matter how late it is! It’s tradition!
7. Candles, I love tons of candles at Christmas!!
8. Getting Christmas cards from friends and family from across the miles. There’s a special feeling you get when you open a Christmas card!
9. Christmas parties! I happen to love them! We have two big ones this year and one is in Texas, the company is flying us there to stay at the Gaylord Texan for the weekend for the big shindig! I have yet to find two formal dresses though…..but, you know me, I will prevail!
10. Stockings….they hold such wonderful surprises!!
11. Acting like a kid, and letting the your imagination go wild. Letting that little bit of yourself believe that Santa does exist.
12. Ok, this one is an addiction, but it’s still one I wait for, Starbucks Peppermint Mocha and their Christmas Blend coffee, I buy it by the pound every year!! So good, so addicting!
13. And best of all….the Reason for the Season…..the birth of our Savior, Jesus. No matter what we do this time of year, never forget why we do it!
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30 Comments on “Thursday Thirteen #43 – 13 Favorite Things About Christmas!”
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Great list, YR! I love your pics too!
My list is up – but it’s not nearly as festive as yours! ;p
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I’m all about cookies and pretty lights. I’m posting a Christmas song a day until Christmas Day, on my blog.
Happy TT
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Great list! The pictures really made it even more “cozy” feeling…just like Christmas! I started putting up some decorations today ~ but the major decorating will take place this weekend!
My 13 will be up as soon as blogger gets back on-line!
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I love the smell of pine, of peppermint, of woodsmoke…amusing how so many people love the smells which naturally occur outside, during a time when we all stay bundled inside!
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I’ll miss my stocking this year
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Great list! Brings the Christmas Spirit home!
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I love your list, especially #13. And the pictures are great.
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I think I’d agree with every single one of those items, especially the last one!
Loved that you included pictures with each one.
Happy TT! Mine is up also.
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I agree to all of them. My list is the down size of Christmas….just call me the grinch!
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I love the lights but am definitely not patient enough to try to light up my trees like the ones in your picture.
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Reading this I would swear you are my wife.
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You’ve put me in the mood for the season!
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I love it’s a Wonderful Life and also Miracle on 34th Street … can’t resist feelgood films @ Christmas!!
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HEY! We are thinking alike! I posted the 13 things I love about Christmas but as I was reading your list I caught myself doing the Homer Simpson DIOH! because I was reminded of so many more things I love about Christmas!!!
I keep hearing about this Christmas blend starbucks thing – think I’ll have to check that out soon!!
:)
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I love your list..number 13 the best of them all..too many forget the real reason for the season…:)
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I know! I love those things! I especially like the movie + song White Christmas. :::sigh:::
Is it Christmas yet?
Happy TT!
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What a cozy list; it gave me definite warm fuzzies.
Happy TT!
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As the song says, it’s the most wonderful time of the year!
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I love your list! It makes me want a Peppermint Mocha!! I love them, too…maybe I’ll pick one up Monday
I am totally hooked on candles…I am having my holiday open house on Monday night…I have 400.00 worth of candles to move, so I hope everyone else loves ‘em as much as you do!!
And, sometime, you need to e-mail me your mailing address. Christmas cards, ya know
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Your pictures are GORGEOUS! Eye candy for the holidays and very uplifting, too. Did you take that one of the stockings by the fireplace? Very cool.
I’ve posted my Thursday Thirteen, too. Enjoy!
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I like the decorations too and I especially like sitting in a darkened room and looking at my light christmas tree.
My yuletide addiction is the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha. MMMMMMMM.
And yes, the gift giving and getting pretty nice too.
My 13 are up.
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Hey! My list is on a similar subject, but yours has pretty pics! I forgot about the yummy smells of christmas and the christmas cards. Happy Thursday!
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Great list! And photos! I love most everything on your list — except flavored coffees.
Especially grateful for the last one.
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Love your blog – Happy Thursday!
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Yes, yes! Great list!
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That’s a great list of thirteen! I love those same things. I think Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love watching my grandchildrens eyes light up with joy.
I’m up too.
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such a beautiful list…. there are so many things to look forward to aren’t there??? I just cannot wait…
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I loved reading your 13 things of christmas! mine is up
check it out!
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#4 is one of my favorites! and, of course, #13. enjoy the season!
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WONDEFUL TT and Wonderful pictures!!! I love all the things you love YR except I’m not a coffe drinker so Starbucks is not on the list! (lol)
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