Christmas Traditions

We were asked at MOPS to share a Christmas tradition that we remember as a child.  I shared this favorite.  Thanks, Mom and Dad, for giving us such awesome memories.  I hope to have special traditions for Luke and Ben that they will remember for years and years.

“When my siblings and I were little we had this huge old-school record player.  At christmas time, my dad would hook the record player up to some big speakers that he hid behind a pine tree outside of our front door.  We had a ton of christmas records and we'd play the records and the music would project outside for all the town to hear!  On the weekends and evenings us kids would rotate being 'on duty' to keep watch over the records and ensure the music never stopped.  We'd play the records over and over again.  We had some great oldies like Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, etc.  It was so exciting to see people walk by our house and be suprised by the christmas music.  It always put a smile on people's faces and we looked forward to the tradition every year."   

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