December 24, 2007
A Sentimental Christmas Tree
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My Christmas Tree is a microcosm of my family history.
My parents bought it when they were stationed in Cyprus in 1964. It was the first time we had ever had an artificial tree. And most of the decorations on it have been in the family for years. Some of them since the 1950s. A lot of them look pretty shabby now, as does the tree.
But they’ve traveled across the world with us and the tree has graced the lounge rooms of many of our homes. Each of my siblings and myself have taken a turn with this tree when we set up our first homes. Until finally it made it’s return home to my Mother.
Sadly Mum is no longer with us but I still put up that tree every year, even though it’s so old fashioned and sparse looking and fill it full of the old coloured glass baubles that have been collected over half a century. And it is with love and reverence I place that Coffee Pot that was her all time favourite Christmas decoration on this wonderful old family Christmas Tree.
I wish you and all your families a wonderful sentimental Christmas. And if you have any special family Christmas traditions (more sentimental the better) please share them with us in the comments below.
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5 Responses to “A Sentimental Christmas Tree”
It’s a beautiful tradition and it’s very sweet to remember your time with something like that.
Have a fantastic time celebrating Christmas with your family and friends and I hope you get lots of presents.
Merry Christmas and best wishes. :O)
By Olga on Dec 25, 2007
Thanks Olga. I guess I’m basically a bit of a softie and Christmas time really brings out the sentimental side of me. A lot of the decos are showing their age but just remembering watching my parents hanging them on the tree when I was a little kid gives them real meaning for me.
By karooch on Dec 25, 2007
A true Charlie Brown tree in action. What a wonderful testiment to the years gone by. And still a beautiful tree.
I guess the only tradition that has really passed down through the ages is to only fill the stockings with oranges, apples, nuts and Leo’s peppermint sticks. No toys have ever graced a stocking in our family. On Christmas morning the children all rush to the stocking to pull out a peppermint stick and orange. The orange is rolled on the counter then a hole cut in the top and the peppermint stick placed inside to be used as a straw. Back in to the living room to grab and apple and a present to start the Christmas day. I have done this for my children and grandchildren. My parents did it for us and my mother’s father for her.
I do recall one Christmas overhearing the neighborhood kids talking about what they got for Christmas. Eventually it turned to the stockings. Everyone was extolling the wonderful toys and gifts they got, then mine had to say all they got was fruit and nuts. You could have heard a pin drop at the silence that followed. Finally one brave little soul said that he wished he would get a stocking like that, then everyone was saying how lucky my kids were.
Sometimes it is good to be different.
By Tink on Dec 25, 2007
I love that idea Tink. I think that it’s things like that that give your family Christmases special meaning and you really appreciate that when you’re an adult looking back.
By karooch on Dec 27, 2007