Holiday Tradition List

This is in response or addition to Ali Edward's post. http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2007/11/holiday-traditi.html

Holiday traditions for us have been skewed and every year we seem to make up new ones whilst trying to honor old ones.

I'm not Martha or Susie Homemaker, but this year I want to have those little extras around. We're moved into a house I am very proud of. Soon it might be ours and I'd like to do more entertaining in it. This year to help fulfill that goal, I am hosting a cookie party, not exchange :) We are going to pick from an enormous list of cookies and bring a set. I will make everyone a cookie recipe book, which I need to start getting supplies for.

I guess I would consider that a new. So following in behind Ali, here is my ongoing list - which I have a hard time keeping...
Old:
Singing Christmas lights
Baking Mini Pumpkin breads to hand out to friends
This is only a few years old, but since Thanksgiving is so close to Christmas, we forego the big traditional meat and potatoes for a more cultural experience. In the past we've had chinese, mexican, and italian. This year we're having Indian Catered.
Christmas music in the house EVERY NIGHT
Christmas movies every weekend

New:
Hosting Christmas dinner at our house for Family.
Caroling
Live Tree
Holiday Decorating Challenge (Since I am the one hosting this year, we are separating into teams and going to decorate each room only purchasing items from the Dollar Tree or Thrift stores, possibly might add discount stores as well.)
Making my own Christmas Cards to send
Making Christmas ornaments to hand out to guests, which is an idea inspired from here. I made a few of them and gave them to my step-mom before they left for Maryland this past weekend.
Another new one is to spend time with Shanee's family who we've just found out lives in Orlando, not 45 minutes from here. I think we will definitely have to plan on doing something with them this year.

So far, so good. I think I will be updating this list every year, thanks Ali :)

Ciao Bellas.