Christmas time is so wonderful in so many ways. I think the thing that tops it all, are the memories that constantly come up every time you hear a song or take a bite out of a Christmas cookie.

All the Christmas seasons from years ago will live forever in our minds. And the memories of the people that made them so special will always be in our hearts.

There is one way we keep it all alive, and that's by keeping Christmas traditions going in our homes.

Simple things like snacks, decorations, when you open presents and so on.

When I was a kid, my mom and dad always had a tray of assorted nuts with the cracking tool sitting out. Today, I've got one out in our house and everybody's eating them. The rest of the year we don't even buy a single bag of peanuts.

We always opened presents on Christmas Eve after evening church. We still do today. Christmas morning we see what small items are in each of our stockings.

Whatever traditions you have at your house, keep them going.

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