- The music -- from the cheesy songs to the beautiful and everything in between. My favorite song as a kid was "Silver Bells". I can't tell you now what my favorite song is - there are so many great ones.
- The smell of a real Christmas tree.
- The mix of nuts in their shells that we only see in the stores at this time of year - walnuts, hazel nuts, almonds and the dark shelled one with a meaty nut (I forget its name). Cracking them is almost better than eating them. I'm always trying to get two perfect halves of the walnut shell.
- Christmas movies! I have been watching them since November 1st. Thank goodness for a PVR!
- Walking around town at night looking at all the light decorations and how they chase away the darkness of winter.
- My mother-in-law's dainties.
- The light string on my tree. This small light string has 14 different settings. I love the blinky one.
- My reindeer decoration that we've had for years. His nose is still glowing strong!
