When my son was little, he would check the Santa radar every fifteen minutes on Christmas Eve. Thanks for reminding me, and merry Christmas to you and your family!
We don't do "Santa" at our house; rather we celebrate Saint Nicholas Day in the German tradition which started when we lived in Germany for a fair stretch. However, we do fill stockings on Christmas Eve, a tradition with both dh's and my family. The kids have always known who fills the stockings, though. We call it the "Santa Game" and we've seen to it that they know well enough not to spoil the "game" for the children whose parents teach that Santa is a real person rather than the spirit of generosity, love, and whatever. (Like their younger cousins, and the neighbor kids.) Somehow they still manage to capture the excitement and anticipation, without any disillusionment later. (I still remember the disappointment I felt when I found out...)
Sorry, very tired tonight and cranky with this nasty headcold. Am not casting any sort of opinion in the direction of Santa-lovers.
Oh, I was hoping they still did that! I used to listen to that with a great deal of glee on Christmas Eve, because if NORAD said it, then Santa must be real!
I remember the reports of this on the news in years past, but didn't keep up with their move to the internet. I also had no idea they'd been doing it for 50 years, or how the whole thing got started.
Thanks for the link! Loved it last night, and catching up with the rest of it today.
We made the mistake of showing the website to my niece and nephew around dinner time on Christmas Eve. They had fun refreshing the site to see where he'd progressed to, but it turned into a nightmare after we tried to get them to bed. We were all downstairs, waiting to fill stockings and everytime we thought they were asleep we'd hear a little voice from the top of the stairs, "Where's Santa now?" :)
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madrobins for the link.
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And a local radio station gives regular updates.
We don't do "Santa" at our house; rather we celebrate Saint Nicholas Day in the German tradition which started when we lived in Germany for a fair stretch. However, we do fill stockings on Christmas Eve, a tradition with both dh's and my family. The kids have always known who fills the stockings, though. We call it the "Santa Game" and we've seen to it that they know well enough not to spoil the "game" for the children whose parents teach that Santa is a real person rather than the spirit of generosity, love, and whatever. (Like their younger cousins, and the neighbor kids.) Somehow they still manage to capture the excitement and anticipation, without any disillusionment later. (I still remember the disappointment I felt when I found out...)
Sorry, very tired tonight and cranky with this nasty headcold. Am not casting any sort of opinion in the direction of Santa-lovers.
A very merry Christmas to you and yours.
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Thanks for the link! Loved it last night, and catching up with the rest of it today.
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