As we're well into November, now I feel I can publicly share how excited I am about Christmas! I have secretly been watching Christmas films and listening to Christmas music since the beginning of October but I kept it on the down-low. I just love this time of year so much and I want to make the most of it, why limit yourself to only one month of festive magic?
Anyway I watched Tom Fletcher's Dear Gi video he uploaded a few days ago and he created a new tag called Fifteen Festive Favourites. I love Tom's videos and the Dear Gi/Carrie/Tom series is fab. I've turned the tag into a blog post for you guys so here are my Fifteen Festive Favourites.
1. Favourite Festive Food
Pigs in blankets. No question about it. Seriously, what could be better than a sausage wrapped in bacon? So good.
2. Favourite Reindeer
It has be be Dancer. Being a dancer and dance teacher I couldn't really choose any of the others. Although I do have a soft spot for Comet in the Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen.
3. Favourite Day of Christmas (as in the 12 Days of Christmas)
10 Lords-a-leaping, only because I have this vision of all the old Lords doing grande jetés everywhere. Makes me smile.
4. Favourite Christmas Song
Now, this changes for me every year. Right now I think my top three are:
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby
Saviours Day - Cliff Richard
Merry Christmas Everybody - Shakin' Stevens
But as I said that may have changed by tomorrow, I love them all really. Although I really do not like We Wish You a Merry Christmas, that one gets on my nerves!
5. Favourite Christmas Present
I love getting cute things like new PJs for Christmas, but last year my parents gave me a new Mulberry Effie bag and that has to be my best Christmas present ever.
6. Favourite Christmas Film
I mentioned it earlier - The Santa Clause. I love so many but that one is my ultimate favourite.
7. Favourite Christmas Cracker Toy
Always the mini screwdrivers! Any tap dancers know how useful these things are to keep in your dance bag and also how easily they get lost.
8. Favourite Christmas Cracker Joke
Okay I did a quick google search for some as I couldn't remember any off the top of my head but this one cracked me up:
How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?
Deep-pan, crisp and even. Hahahaha.
9. Favourite Christmas Decoration
My mum has these gorgeous Snow Baby ornaments which I'm sure she bought before I was born but they are my absolute favourite and I love getting them out every year.
10. Favourite Festive Candle Scent
I'm currently burning a Frankincense and Myrrh scented candle from M&S which smells divine and although it's Christmassy it's quite subtle so it's perfectly acceptable to be burning in November. I love the Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir candle at Christmas too.
11. Favourite Christmas TV Advert
Monty the Penguin has stolen my heart this year so it has to be John Lewis.
12. Favourite Christmas Tradition
I love going out to pick the Christmas tree. It usually takes my family and I way longer than it should as we never seem to agree on which one will look best. But I love it.
13. Favourite place to spend Christmas
I've only ever spent Christmas at home and I never want that to be any different.
14. Favourite Christmas Fact
This is a random one Tom, and another one I had to google and came across this:
The British wear paper crowns while they eat Christmas dinner. The crowns are stored in a tube called a “Christmas cracker".
This makes us sound a bit silly!
15. Favourite Snowman Accessory
Has to be a good hat. The more ridiculous the better :)
And there you have my Fifteen Festive Favourites. I hope you are now more in the festive spirit and comment below some of your Festive Favourites!
Laura x
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