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Use the form and share YOUR story! Do you have fond holiday memories? Do you love your home town, current town, childhood village, or neighborhood? Is there a tradition you enjoy? We all have a holiday story to tell. Regardless of your age, your religion, or your location, please take a moment to tell us about those special times and places in your life and help us expand the Christmas in a Small Town community.
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| Janet from Roosevelt, UT USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| I lived in Gainesville Georgia. Gainesville is fairly large now but at the time, it was your basic small town. It was in the 1950's when Gainesville had a severe ice storm; power was out all over. Daddy was going to get a fire going to warm the house. He forgot to open the flue and smoke filled the ... MORE |
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| Mary from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| From the time I was 10 years old and could play the piano, my sister and I would entertain a captive audience at Mom's house with a Christmas Program. We always had at least 15-20 relatives for Christmas and we were sure each one appreciated our efforts. They did applaud, maybe because it was over. ... MORE |
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| Sue from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| Taking Christmas Eve and letting them open one gift and they thought it ws a headstart. That gift was from Momma and Daddy and Christmas morning was from Santa. |
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| Janice from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| I used to love to caroling but now I am in independent living and I get carolled to! I think that is pretty special |
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| Maprian from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| When my 3 children and found all the stuffed animals I had made for them - bears, pandas that I was making in the wee hours and they told each other before morinig. I did not have to wrap them! |
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| Tuesday from QUITMAN, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| Christmas to me is the best feeling you can ever have when you are surrounded by people you love. To see the kiddos open their gifts and the smiles you receive. When you have love you need nothing else. |
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| Jerry from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| Christmas was always a time for family to get together and share memories, play "42" until the wee hours of the morning, eat grandma's exceptional cooking, look at the new quilt grandma had up in frames, and open gifts. As we get older, it is those get togethers I like to remember since many of the ... MORE |
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| Toni from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| I remember Christmas when I was 12 like it was yesterday. My dad had a broken leg and was not able to work. Even though he was drawing short term disability pay, it was not near what our family of four was used to living on. Christmas that year must have been tough for my parents - wishing they coul... MORE |
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| Lindsey from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| the best memories are those shared with family and getting to see the smiles on all the kids faces on Christmas morning! No better feeling!! |
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| Diane from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-16-2010 |
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| Christmas is all about family to me. I just love the family gatherings. This Christmas will be a very special Christmas because it will be the first time in 5 years that all of my children have been home together for Christmas. |
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| Sharon from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| Going to my Grandmother's on the Sunday before Christmas. We have a large family and everyone would bring my Grandmother a gift and after we at dinner we would all sit around her and watch her open her presents. She had nine children and they all attended along with all of thieir kids and grandkids.... MORE |
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| Weston from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| My mom goes crazy at Christmas with decorations. Our house is always lit up and it is the most beautiful house in the neighborhood. Our friends stop by during the week of Christmas. Last year my mom hosted a cookie decorating party and it was great fun! |
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| Joyce from Mt. Washington, KY USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| Every Christmas since 1969 has been special to me. Our extended family has made sure we get together at the home of one of the siblings. Starting in 1969 I decided that our Mom and Dad and the younger children should have the opportunity to visit with one of us instead of our mother having to do all... MORE |
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| Clay from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| Loved Christmas when Mom would make up a scavenger hunt with clues on where to find money envelopes! |
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| Donna from Mt. Washinton, KY USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| My fondest memories of Christmas was decorating the tree. Dad would bring one home from my mamaw's farm. They looked liked huge shrubs! Dad wasn't the best at picking out the tree but we would make the most of it. After the ornaments were hung, candy canes hung and the icles thrown, the nativity set... MORE |
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| vicky from Jeffersontown, KY USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| Christmas 1951 is my most wonderful holiday memory. It was during the Korean war. My husband was in basic training at Air Force Base at San Antonio, Texas and I hadn't seen him for 2 months.. I went by train to spend Christmas with him. The train was called the Texas Flyer. I left home in Kentucky w... MORE |
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| Susy from Cedar Rapids, IA USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| All evening on Christmas Eve, Kim-the older non-believing sister-had been pointing out the red light on a far away utility pole. "That's Rudolph bringing Santa." Little sister, Michele, was standing on the couch intently watching when she announced "Santa's coming up the side walk!" Kim jumped up to... MORE |
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| barbara from Quitman,, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| every year shared at mom & dad's - with sisters & brothers in the llittle overcrowded cabin. we ate till we thought we would pop, watched the "cowboys" on tv with all the hoopla we created.. and talked talked talked (trying to catch up since the last gathering), It was so wonderful!
thanks mom & da... MORE |
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| Mary Jane from Cedar Rapids, IA USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| This happened around 30 years ago. My parents lived near a small town in W. IA and we were teaching school in Cedar Rapids, IA and went home for the holidays. There was a tradition in the community that this RED faced Santa would visit the senior citizens and give them a box of kleenex's for Christm... MORE |
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| Sandra from Quitman, TX USA says: | See others from this town | 12-15-2010 |
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| My favorite childhood memories are my My and Dad loading all 6 of us kids in the station wagon and heading out to the woods to cut down a tree. |
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