What is your earliest Christmas memory?
My earliest Christmas memory is waking up, along with my sisters, and
then all of us invading our parents’ room to wake them before rushing to
the Christmas tree to see what Santa
had brought us. We lived in Wisconsin then, and I still remember our
tree set up in the living room, where huge picture windows faced out
into our snowy, tree-filled front yard. It was just a wonderful,
beautiful time.
What is your favourite Christmas tradition?
What is your favourite Christmas tradition?
My son is still very young, and my
husband and I are just starting to think about what traditions we’d like
to establish for our own little family. When my sisters and I were
growing
up, though, my Mom would always find time to take us to the mall for a
marathon-Christmas shopping day. We’d sing all the way down, shop until
the last store closed, and fall asleep to Christmas music on the radio
during the drive home. If we got a second
wind once we arrived, we’d sort and start wrapping our presents.
After my parents divorced, it became
our custom to have a traditional dinner with Mom on Christmas, and then
an Italian-themed meal with Dad the next day. With my father and
stepmother,
my sisters and I would always spend a few hours in the afternoon
sitting around his large dining table making homemade ravioli for
dinner. Making ravioli is a time-consuming process, but one that let us
spend lots of quality time together. It’s also easier
to do with lots of hands involved, and the effort is so worth the
finished product!
What is or was the best book-related Christmas gift that you’ve received?
I don’t know that this could be considered a “Christmas gift” per se,
but last December, a few weeks before Christmas, I received an offer
from Random House to publish my next two
novels. I remember telling my husband – after I’d stopped wiped my
eyes and calmed down – that, because of the timing, it was just the most
amazing Christmas present.
What is your favourite Christmas song?
and Carol of the Bells
Modern Christmas song – tie between The Christmas Song (i.e., “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire….”)
and Grown-Up Christmas List
What are you looking forward to most this Christmas?
My son is almost three years old, and (I think) this will be the first
Christmas he’ll be able to enjoy it in a little-boy sort of way. He’s
now old enough to understand the concept
of Santa Claus, and I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he
finds what’s been left for him under the tree on Christmas morning.
Christmas at Home or Away? Definitely at home
Mulled Wine or Winter Pimms? Mulled Wine
Sprouts... delicious or evil? Delicious – roasted with olive oil and sea salt until they’re carmelized, and then tossed with a bit of maple syrup.
Yule Log or Mince Pie? Yule Log
A Christmas Carol or Hogfather? A Christmas Carol
Miracle on 34th Street or It’s a Wonderful Life? It's a Wonderful Life
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