This or that Game.....

[Head Elf]

Thanksgiving Day






before holiday sales or after the holiday

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Before Holiday Sales for those last minute items that seem to pop up every year.

Homemade gravy or canned gravy for your Christmas dinner?

[JOHNOR]

homemade gravy (providing some one else is making it!)

cleaning the house with christmas songs on (such as slade, wizard, etc..) or with christmas carols on?

[Head Elf]

:tree:Isn't that one in the same? But Alex I'll take Christmas songs for 400.




Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby

[Merry Sage]

Tough one...but I'll take Nat thanks.

Chocolate coins in your stocking or chocolate balls in your stocking?

[JOHNOR]

chocolate balls

paul macartney's "simply having a wonderful christmas time" or john lennon's "merry xmas, war is over"

[kgstyles]

paul macartney's "simply having a wonderful christmas time"


Gift receipt or no gift receipt?

[JOHNOR]

receipt!

starters before your xmas meal:

prawn cocktail or vegetable soup?

[Billy Battles]

I'll go prawn I love seafood.


Presents from Santa or Presents from loved ones

[JOHNOR]

that's a tough one, i'll go for santa, it's always more exciting from him.

modern christmas decor or traditional christmas decor?

[Billy Battles]

Traditional



Rudolph or Dasher ,Dancer, Comet, Cupid, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen

[MarthaK]

I vote for the varsity squad:
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.


Underwear under the tree or dental floss in your stocking?

[Billy Battles]

Underwear(can never have enough)



Gift Card(Lame) or Cash(Lame)

[JOHNOR]

cash

boxing day or new years eve?

[Head Elf]

New Years Eve







being in Times Square or watching the ball drop on TV

[TwinkleLights25]

TV (never been to Times Square)


Stirring a candy cane in hot chocolate, or not

[Billy Battles]

Stirring with candy cane


Here comes Santa Claus or Santa Claus is coming to town

[JOHNOR]

santa clause is coming to town

hot chocolate on xmas eve or egg nog on xmas eve?

[Head Elf]

Hot Chocolate on Christmas Eve (not an eggnog drinker)




Kissing under the mistletoe or kissing at midnight on New Years Eve

[Merry Sage]

Oooo..another hard one! If I must chose, smooching on New Year's Eve.

Sleigh ride or toboggan ride?

[Billy Battles]

I have never been on a sleigh ride so I'll toboggan


Snowball fight or Making a snowman

[Head Elf]

Snow Ball Fight

Mutton Stew or Posole

[TwinkleLights25]

Don't know if I've ever had either! I guess I'll go with Mutton



Santa toilet lid cover or not?

[JOHNOR]

in november and december, yes!

cliff richard or no cliff richard at xmas time?

[Head Elf]

Who is Cliff Richard? I guess I'll take Cliff Richard.



The Littlest Angel or the Drummer Boy

[JOHNOR]

you don't know who sir cliff richard is? that is shocking! he is very famous in britain, he comes out almost every xmas and brings a hideous song out! it wouldn't be xmas without cliff, take a look for yourself! "http://www.youtube.com/v/asq7TW4bRBU"

little drummer boy

mulled wine or egg nog?

[Head Elf]

Mulled wine


nativity scene in the town square or a snowman

[JOHNOR]

nativity scene

midnight mass or christmas morning mass

[Head Elf]

Midnight mass

You must be reading my mind, I was going to ask that the last round.....cheesy



Being in a Christmas Parade or just watching

[JOHNOR]

being in it!

xmas shopping for presents or xmas shopping for food?

[Head Elf]

I'm going with food




shelled mix nuts or shell your own mixed nuts

[JOHNOR]

shelled

the grinch or the nightmare before xmas?

[dvdguy]

cartoon grinch or Jim?

[Head Elf]

I've never seen the nightmare before Christmas so I don't know, I like the cartoon version better than the Jim Carey one.


Putting all the toys together or having them already assembled

[MrsH]

getting them put together

homemade or store bought

[Head Elf]

I'm not that talented when it comes to homemade gifts so my answer is
Store bought




whimsical or serious

[JOHNOR]

whimsical

up at 6am xmas eve with a jam packed family filled day or up at 10am xmas eve with a quiet stay at home day with a loved one

[Head Elf]

seeing as my family is scattered all over the U.S. I'll go with

10 am Christmas Day, Christmas Eve I'm still doing things.

Martha Stewart or your own design

[Billy Battles]

Not Martha


Singing Christmas Carols or Listening to Christmas Carols

[JOHNOR]

singing christmas carols

xmas party or xmas film night?

[Merry Sage]

Christmas film night.

Ribbon candy or humbugs?

[JOHNOR]

i don't know what ribbon candy is but i'll pick it anyway!

xmas dinner starter:

breaded mushrooms and dip or melon and parma ham?

[TwinkleLights25]

Hmmm..I guess I'll choose melon and parma ham.

Hot chocolate with marshmallows or without?

[JOHNOR]

without, don't like them

new years eve:

you and your partner having a cosy night in with food and drink or a big family party with food and drink?

[JanaBanana]

Cozy night in

Christmas tree, solid one colored lights or multi colored?

[sugarplum fairy]

multicolored

Christmas Eve: open a present at home or not?

[Minta]

Open a present at home on Christmas Eve


Go caroling to or listen to carolers

[JanaBanana]

Go caroling

National Lampoons C-mas Vac or The Grinch movie?

[megarrick]

National Lampoon's all the way

Christmas themed pajama's or regular old sweats

[Billy Battles]

Have to go sweats


Gloves or Mittens

[JOHNOR]

mittens

the christmas shoes or the christmas gift

[Merry Sage]

The Christmas Gift

Plain wrapping paper with printed ribbon/bows or printed wrapping paper with plain ribbon/bows? *i'm getting a bit desperate for ideas here*

[JanaBanana]

Plain with printed bows :)

Yummy smelling candles or no candles at all?

[JOHNOR]

candles definately!

oh holy night: jessica simpson or mariah carey version?

[MarthaK]

Mariah

Christmas Day at home or at a relative's house?

[JOHNOR]

at a relatives house

xmas day:

honey glazed ham or stuffed turkey?

[JanaBanana]

Glazed ham

Decorating~ Every nook and cranny (tastefully) or only 1-2 rooms?

[MarthaK]

Jana....I even decorate my LAUNDRY ROOM for Christmas, LOL.

Family: Supportive and encouraging, or always telling you you're crazy?

[Merry Sage]

Always telling me I'm crazy! cheesy

Red and green or silver and gold?

[JOHNOR]

tough one! i'll go with silver and gold

xmas eve:

buffet dinner with close family or fancy dinner with your partner

[Billy Battles]

Dinner with Family


Christmas in the City Or Christmas in the Country.

[JOHNOR]

another tough one, i'll go with city.

christmas day dessert:

hot apple pie and custard or hot chocolate fudge cake and ice cream?

[JanaBanana]

Hot apple pie

Christmas music- Dean Martin or Bing Crosby?

[MarthaK]

Der Bingle rules!

Which do you prefer:
Taking down decorations after the season or paying bills in January?

[JanaBanana]

Taking down decore!

Hot cocoa or Hot Apple Cider?

[MarthaK]

That's a toss up. Hot Cocoa unless I'm fighting a seasonal cold.


Do you wrap presents while listening to Christmas music or while watching Christmas specials on TV?

[JOHNOR]

christmas music!

fave xmas song:

fairytale of new york or driving home for christmas?

[pattyjo]

Driving home for Christmas.

Angel on top of tree or star

[JOHNOR]

STAR

the nightmare before christmas or 8 crazy nights?

[Merry Sage]

Nightmare Before Christmas! (I love Tim Burton's work)

Log cabin or Big City Christmas?

[pattyjo]

Log Cabin


Clear lights or coloured(colored)

[TwinkleLights25]

I like both but lets go with colored.

Corn pudding or rice pudding

[pattyjo]

Rice pudding,I've never tried corn pudding

Easter or Halloween

[Head Elf]

halloween




card games or board games

[Billy Battles]

Card games


Christmas Music or Christmas Movies

[Minta]

I like both but I will go with Christmas Music

Hot chocolate or hot cider

[JOHNOR]

hot chocolate

mulled wine or egg nog?

[sugarplum fairy]

I don't know what mulled wine is, so I will go with eggnog.


snowman with a button nose or with a carrot nose?

[Rennabelle]

Carrot


Animated snowman or santa?

[Head Elf]

Santa



being snowed in or stuck in traffic

[Merry Sage]

Being snowed in!

Gloves or mittens?

[Head Elf]

Mittens






country Christmas or City Christmas

[sugarplum fairy]

country Christmas

Would you rather visit Santa's toyshop or Santa's castle/home?

[JOHNOR]

toyshop!

at xmas would you trather have vanilla candles or cinnamon candles?

[Head Elf]

Cinnamon Candles





oyster soup or clam chowder

[JOHNOR]

clam chowder.

xmas eve:

chinese food or mexican food?

[Head Elf]

Chinese



thunder or lightening ( I know they are the same)

[JOHNOR]

lol! lightening.

away in a manger or little donkey?

[Head Elf]

away in a manger





wrapped or unwrapped presents

[little miss icequeen]

Wrapped

Mele Kalikimaka or Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ?

[Head Elf]

Let it Snow, Let it Snow







traditional nativity scenes or themed ones

[little miss icequeen]

After thinking about it for a few hours: traditional nativity

homemade christmas cards or store bought ?

[Head Elf]

To make? home made
To send? home made if I have enough time






spending Christmas at home or abroad

[MarthaK]

There's no place like home for the holidays....


Christmas sweaters or Santa hats?

[JOHNOR]

santa hats

christmas shopping in new york or london?

[Sparkling Star]

London, I've never been there and that would be my choice.

Christmas tea or Christmas coffee blend?

[little miss icequeen]

Christmas tea for me (not a coffee drinker)

Miracle on 34th street, 1947 or 1994 ?

[MarthaK]

1994, simply because the kids are so adorable...and that SUIT!

Go to bed early, or wait up for Santa?

[Head Elf]

Go to Bed Early







goose or turkey

[little miss icequeen]

Ptarmigan (grouse), that´s my christmas dinner.

Scented candles;
cinnamon or pine ?

[Head Elf]

cinnamon






original Christmas Carol or Scrooged

[Sparkling Star]

We do the presents first. :))


When giving a Christmas present to a friend do you prefer to wrap it or put it in a gift bag?

[JOHNOR]

in answer to head elf - original christmas carol

in answer to sparkling star - wrapped

vegetables on your xmas dinner:

brussel sprouts, roasted parsnips and carrots or green beans, carrot & turnip and cauliflower cheese?

:-x

[MarthaK]

Mmmmmm Brussel Sprouts, parships and carrots!

stick-on bows or fabric ribbons?

[JOHNOR]

stick on bows

which xmas lunch would you prefer?

spring vegetable soup with a crusty buttered french baguette,
roast ham with all the trimmings,
hot christmas pudding with fresh cream

OR

prawn cocktail,
roast turkey with all the trimmings,
treacle sponge with hot custard

i am soooo hungry! lol

[Head Elf]

[quote=JOHNOR;37791]stick on bows

which xmas lunch would you prefer?

spring vegetable soup with a crusty buttered french baguette,
roast ham with all the trimmings,
hot christmas pudding with fresh cream

OR

prawn cocktail,
roast turkey with all the trimmings,
treacle sponge with hot custard

i am soooo hungry! lol[/quote




I'll take the first choice and the second. How do you decide between the two...... Oh, ok, I'll take the first one



alka seltzer or phillips milk of mag

[JOHNOR]

milk of mag!

glass of egg nog or mug of mulled wine?

[JanaBanana]

Mulled wine
do love egg nog too, just have to watch those calories

Fresh cranberries or canned?

[JOHNOR]

canned

xmas movie and popcorn or xmas music and bottle of wine?

[Head Elf]

Christmas movie and popcorn






sitting on santa's lap or watching the kids on santa's lap

[JanaBanana]

Watching the kids on santa's lap

Home Alone or Christmas Vacation?

[Head Elf]

Home Alone






holly and Ivy or Pine

[JanaBanana]

Pine

Turkey or Ham on Christmas?

[pattyjo]

Turkey


mince pies or christmas cake

[JOHNOR]

i don't like either but i'll say mince pies, everyone in my family loves them in december with a cup of tea.

christmas day starter:

prawn cocktail or spring vegetable soup?

[Merry Sage]

Spring vegetable soup

Peanut butter fudge or chocolate fudge?

[JanaBanana]

Chocolate

candy canes or Chocolate covered cherries?

[Merry Sage]

Chocolate covered cherries!

Carolling or Shopping?

[sgrover]

Shopping!

Tinsel or Garland on the tree?

[JOHNOR]

tinsel

sugar cookies or white chocolate chip cookies on xmas eve?

[little miss icequeen]

Mmmmmmmm I don´t know these cookies but I choose white chocolate chip cookies.
I even want them right now, they sound so delicious.

Ok.

red/green or silver/gold ?

[Head Elf]

ok this time around I think I'll take silver and gold




red wine or white

[pattyjo]

Not much of a wine drinker ,but if I have to it would be white..


Beer or whiskey

[JOHNOR]

beer

rose wine or sparkling white?

[Head Elf]

Rose Wine






oranges or tangerines

[Chillywilly]

Oranges



Ice cream or yogurt?

[JOHNOR]

icecream (preferably ben and jerry's cookie dough)

mince pies and a cup of tea OR sugar cookies and a cup of coffee?

[Head Elf]

sugar cookies and coffee





carrot cake or spice cake

[JOHNOR]

mmmmmm, carrot cake!

boxing day:

turkey sandwiches or turkey salad?

[Head Elf]

Turkey Sandwiches







rye Bread or White Bread

[kgstyles]

Rye bread all the way!



Cheddar or American cheese?

[pattyjo]

Cheddar

KFC or Subway

[Head Elf]

Oh man this one is difficult. I just sent my hubbie for some KFC





Original or Extra Crispy

[JOHNOR]

original, we don't have extra crispy in the uk.

boxing day sandwiches:

turkey, lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard mayo

OR

turkey, cheese, mayo (melt)

[Head Elf]

Turkey, cheese, Mayo





soccer or rugby

[JOHNOR]

rugby (have you seen the bodies on the players? mmmmm!!!)

new years eve:

sit down meal or buffet?

[Head Elf]

rugby (have you seen the bodies on the players? mmmmm!!!)

new years eve:

sit down meal or buffet?


Oh yeah, better than our football players

Buffet


staying up late or going to bed to greet the new year

[Billy Battles]

Staying up late.


Sleeping to noon or getting up early

[JOHNOR]

over the xmas period, getting up early!

jessica simpson or christina aguilera?

[Head Elf]

neither, but if I have to pick one Jessica Simpson






Ethan Hawke or Matt Damon

[JOHNOR]

matt damon

ryan seacrest or vanessa minnillo?

[sugarplum fairy]

Ryan Seacrest


The Santa Clause 1, 2, or 3?

[JOHNOR]

santa clause 1

patrick swayze in ghost or dirty dancing?

[little miss icequeen]

Easy, Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing

Tom Cruise or Katie Holmes ?

[JOHNOR]

tom cruise

singing christmas carols or listening to christmas carols?

[Head Elf]

i have a bad voice so Listening to christmas carols




bob rivers twisted christmas or dr. demento's christmas

[JOHNOR]

i don't know what either of those are but i will go with bob rivers.

chestnuts roasting on an open fire or let it snow, let it snow, let it snow?

[Head Elf]

Let it snow, let it snow


Bob Rivers does parodies of christmas carols so does Dr. Demento. Kind of sick and twisted, but funny......


Tiny Tim or Ebenezer

[pattyjo]

Tiny Tim

Rudolph or Prancer

[Head Elf]

Rudolph of course......






land of misfit toys or land of the munchkins

[scooterbugs25]

Presents!


Flocked Tree or Plain tree ??

[Head Elf]

Plain






Snowy or rainy

[scooterbugs25]

Snowy


pumkin roll or pumkin pie?

[JOHNOR]

pumpkin pie

roast potatoes or mashed potatoes?

[Head Elf]

I'm taking Roast Potatoes






squash or turnips

[pattyjo]

Squash

going to and joining in at the carols by candlelight or watching them on TV

[scooterbugs25]

Go out caroling!


Is your main Xmas tree a:

Traditional eclectic tree or themed

[Billy Battles]

Eclectic



29 degrees and snowing on Halloween or 70 and sunny on Christmas

[scooterbugs25]

I have to say 29 and snowing!


Turkey or Ham for Christmas Dinner??

[Head Elf]

I guess the traditional "Ham"










clam chowder or oyster soup

[JOHNOR]

clam chowder

carrots, parsnips and sprouts OR green beans, broccoli and cauliflower cheese on xmas dinner?

[pattyjo]

green beans, broccoli and cauliflower cheese on xmas dinner.

Eggnog or Hot Chocolate?

[Head Elf]

Hot Chocolate blech eggnog!







Christmas paegents or christmas shows on TV

[pattyjo]

Watching christmas shows on tv


modern christmas music or traditional

[Sparkling Star]

Traditional (but throw in a little modern too!).


:rudolph: or :treeguy: ?

[sugarplum fairy]

:rudolph:


Frosty the Snowman or Jack Frost?

[Head Elf]

Frosty the Snowman






a snowball fight or making snow angels.

[pattyjo]

Snowball fight


Halloween or thanksgiving

[Head Elf]

Halloween (Thanksgiving is too close to my birthday)




:fangs:or:frankenstein:

[kathrynloveschristmas]

Frankstein's not as scary as werewolves. I DON'T like werewolves....AHHH!

Turkey or Ham on Christmas?

[Head Elf]

Ham




:coffin:or:witch:

[Iron Eagle]

Both ham and turkey. (though there was that year we had steak)



Heat miser or Snow miser ???

[Billy Battles]

Heat Miser


It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street

[JOHNOR]

i have never seen it's a wonderful life so i will have to go with miracle on 34th street.

champagne or sparkling wine?

[MarthaK]

Sparkling wine (apple cider!)

Holly or boxwood greenery?

[TwinkleLights25]

Holly

decorate your Christmas tree with all real foods (popcorn, berries, candycanes, etc.) OR ornaments (not food)

[MarthaK]

NO food on the tree, at least not while there's a Labrador Retriever in the house.


Toy train:
Around the tree or around the lighted village?

[Head Elf]

Around the Tree






Personalized ornaments or ornaments

[pattyjo]

Personal ornaments


Christmas eve or Christmas day

[Head Elf]

Christmas Eve






Real Pointsettias or Fake ones

[scooterbugs25]

Real!



LED lights or traditional lighting for your tree?

[MarthaK]

Traditional inside. (I use LEDs outside, though).


Christmas pageant or large Christmas light display?

[Head Elf]

Christmas light display





tamales or burritos

[stillsnowberry]

burritos.

Gift wrap or gift bags?

[MissKringle]

Gift wrap.. you can try guessing what's inside which is always fun

Tinsel or Beaded Garland?

[JOHNOR]

beaded

merry christmas or happy holidays?

[Head Elf]

:tree:Merry Christmas:rudolph:

[TwinkleLights25]

Christmas day: snow or no snow

[Head Elf]

Snow on Christmas Day







DIY Christmas shows or just do your own thing

[pattyjo]

Just do your own thing


Neighbourhood Christmas party or work christmas party

[Head Elf]

Neighborhood Christmas Party (the more the merrier)






Naughty list or nice list (be honest)

[Iron Eagle]

I hate when people ask me that question. This year, and this year only . . . . nice list.


Working on Christmas ?? Or managed to arrange the day!!!

[JOHNOR]

NOOOOO!!!! no work on christmas!

full english breakfast (bacon, eggs, sausage, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes, hash browns, buttered toast) or pancakes, waffles and syrup on christmas morning?

[Head Elf]

Full English Breakfast (nothing like it)





sweet and spicy or salty and tart

[dvdguy]

oof thats a lot of food

[JanaBanana]

sweet and spicy

Pumpkin pie or Aplle Pie?

[JOHNOR]

never had pumpkin pie, so i'll opt for apple pie.

cookie dough ice cream or chocolate brownie ice cream?

[stillsnowberry]

chocolate brownie

Wassail or Spiced Tea?

[Head Elf]

Spiced Tea







Alka Seltzer or Tums

[kathrynloveschristmas]

Tums!





Red or green?

[MrsH]

Green

Ice cream sundae or ice cream sandwich

[kathrynloveschristmas]

Sundae!



Gingerbread or sugar cookie?

[Head Elf]

Sugar Cookie




classic movies or new movies

[JOHNOR]

CLASSIC

dressed up on christmas day or casual on christmas day?

[Head Elf]

Casual









Formal dinner or buffet style

[stillsnowberry]

buffet.

White Christmas or Holiday Inn?

[stillsnowberry]

oops, I think that one may have already been posted.

If so, old Miracle on 34th ST or new one?

[Head Elf]

Old Miracle on 34th St







Walk on a country lane with snow or with Autumn leaves

[pattyjo]

I'll take the walk on a country lane in snow(maybe oneday I will do it)



Real Christmas tree or fake one

[Chillywilly]

Real Christmas Tree

Christmas or Christmas Eve? :elf:

[Head Elf]

Christmas Eve







Rudolph or Bambi

[TwinkleLights25]

Rudolph! :rudolph:

Grinch or his dog Max

[devOn]

His dog.

New Years Eve or New Years Day

[Head Elf]

New Years Day







college football games or pro football games

[pattyjo]

Pro Football games



Ice skating or roller skating(blading)

[Head Elf]

ice skating






ice skating indoors or outdoors

[littlesparkelelf]

Ice Skating outdoors


Hot chocolate
or
Eggnog?

[JOHNOR]

egg nog, it is more festive!

whopper or big mac?

[Billy Battles]

Whopper


Chicken or Turkey

[Head Elf]

Chicken






French Vanilla or Cinnamon Cloves

[littlesparkelelf]

French Vanilla

Chocolate Chip
or
sugar Cookies

[JOHNOR]

chocolate chip

vegetable soup or minestrone soup?

[Billy Battles]

minestrone


Cherry Pie or Apple Pie

[pattyjo]

Apple pie

Riding in Santas sleigh or help wrapping pressies at the North Ploe

[Head Elf]

Riding in his magical Sleigh






buying presents all at once or over a period of time

[pattyjo]

Over a period of time


New Years eve or New Years day

[Head Elf]

New Years Day






Trick or Treating or Easter Egg hunting

[sgrover]

Easter Egg Hunting.

Hot chocolate or hot spiced apple cider?

[Head Elf]

thats a tough one, I'll pick the apple cider






popcorn balls or snickers bars

[pattyjo]

Snickers bars



Vanilla Ice cream or Choc chip mint flavoured
:dance:

[Iron Eagle]

Vanilla Ice cream


White lights or Multi colored ???

[Head Elf]

I like the White lights







Christmas Eve night or Christmas Day

[pattyjo]

Sorry I like both

Gingerbread house or Christmas friut cake

[Head Elf]

Gingerbread house or cookies








eggnog or hot cocoa

[Billy Battles]

Hot Cocoa

Secret Santa or buying gifts for everyone

[JOHNOR]

buying for everyone

hot cake and custard or ice cream sundae?

[Billy Battles]

Sundae


Shopping on Black Friday or Sleeping in.

[sugarplum fairy]

Shopping


Christmas ham or Christmas turkey?

[JOHNOR]

christmas turkey!

cold glass of rose wine with christmas lunch or cold glass of beer?

[Head Elf]

cold glass of beer






pretzels or nachos

[pattyjo]

Nachos

Cashew peanuts or Plain peanuts

[Billy Battles]

Cashews


Chocolate covered pretzels or Chocolate covered peanuts.

[JOHNOR]

chocolate peanuts

vanilla candles at christmas or cinnamon candles at christmas?

[Billy Battles]

cinnamon

Tinsel or Garland

[Head Elf]

Garland (tinsel is hazardous to pets)









Satin ornaments or shiny ornaments

[MrsH]

ooooo....shiny


open Christmas stockings first or open Christmas presents first?

[dvdguy]

stocking

breakfast first or presents first?

[sgrover]

Oh definitely presents!

Frosted sugar cookies or plain?

[pattyjo]

Frosred sugar cookies


Plain hot chocolate or with marshmellows in it

[Billy Battles]

Plain


Large Christmas party or Small Christmas get together