All about the season

The beautiful Kat over at Secrets of a Butterfly kindly passed a 'Stylish Blogger' award my way and as part of the award I need to share seven things about myself. So I decided as we are in the middle of the festive season to share seven favourite things about Christmas:

1) Santa Claus the Movie

I watch this movie every year and just adore it, I swear I know almost every single line now.

2) Phil Spector Christmas Album

OK so I know Phil Spector! But this was THE Christmas album that was played every year in our house growing up and now I have my own copy, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without it.

3) Getting a real tree

Nothing beats a real tree - the care in choosing, the smell and the uneven prettiness of it.

4) Christmas lunch at my husband's parents

My mother-in-law is simply the best cook of a roast and her Christmas dinners are legendary. We are there again this year and I am so looking forward to it.

5) Wrapping Presents

I choose a colour theme each year (this is last years white and green) and really look forward to thinking of the paper, ribbons and decorations each time. I hope to share this years 'theme' with you soon and show you what inspired it.

6) School Christmas plays

I was lucky enough to help produce some brilliant school Christmas plays when I was teaching and still the songs stick in my head. Whoops-a-Daisy Angel was my first one as a qualified teacher and still my favourite by far.

7) Choosing my charity cards

Each year I look forward to going to the tourist centre which stocks all the charity cards and choosing my favourites. This picture above is one from my collection this year, I think I am drawn to ones with snow every year.

So these are just seven of my favourite things about Christmas, I love this time of year and the anticipation of it all too. I will pass this award on to all of you my readers and would love it if you either tell me your favourite things here in the comments or in your own post.

Just ten days till the big day now!