Let's play Christmas Tag!

I've been tagged by Natasha at Creative Nachos! She turned it into a game of Christmas Tag. She sure sounds like a fun person to be around at Christmas!

Like Natasha, I usually wake up early on Christmas...now that my daughter is 8, I have someone else to enjoy the early morning festivity with!

Here are my five Christmas-related tidbits:

1. I collect Santas. I have old ones, new ones, large ones, small ones. I have old-world Santas and new-world Santas. I have stuffed Santas, and I have porcelain Santas. I even have some dough-art Santas that I made myself. I love my Santas!

2. I think the real Santa wears green gloves. Well, they could be mittens, but "green gloves" sounds better. Many of the Santas in my collection have green gloves. No matter how many Santas I already have, I rarely pass up the chance to buy a new one with green gloves.

3. One of the "funnest" things to do at my parents house on Christmas is for me, my brother and my sister (likewise grown and with kids of their own) to search my parents' tree high and low for all those ornaments we made as kids. There's the one with Deena's first-grade picture on it! And, there's the one Kevin made out of Popsicle sticks! And, there's the one I found in the field on the way home from school! What fun!

4. My favorite traditional Christmas carol is "Away in the Manger." My favorite new Christmas song is "A Baby Changes Everything," sung by Faith Hill.

5. I also collect vintage Shiny Brite ornaments in their original packages. I usually won't buy them unless I find them cheap at thrift stores. I bought most of my collection for 50 cents, maybe 99 cents, a box. I usually just display them under the tree...boxes and all.

OK. Now for the next part of this game of Christmas Tag. I have to post the rules and then pick and notify six other bloggers.
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Here's the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 6 facts about yourself on your blog; some random, some weird.
3. Tag 6 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as their links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been “tagged” by leaving a comment on their blog.

And, here are my picks:

http://art2theextreme.blogspot.com/
http://mayhemarts.blogspot.com
http://salinashomejournal.blogspot.com/
http://www.thegildedbee.blogspot.com/
http://michellescharmworld.blogspot.com/
http://moxylyn.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas! Now, tell me about your favorite Christmas memories or traditions!