4. My favourite christmas memory is probably from back when I was 11, and I was in the school chamber choir, and I did my first carol service. Once upon a time I was a good enough (second) soprano to sing the entire chorus of “Oh Magnum Mysterium” without having to look at the words [much]. But yeah, we sat at the front of church with red hideous red choir robes over our school uniforms and sang carols in 3 different languages by candlelight. Oh, the nostalgia.
8. There’s a christmas snowman with my name printed on it that my nan bought for me, which is supposed to be my favourite ornament, but it’s actually one of the wise men from the nativity scene I think my parents got as a wedding present, because it’s been in the family since long before I was born. So, it’s not technically a christmas tree ornament, but it’s still an important part of christmas. He seems to have gone AWOL at the moment, which is not very christmassy.
14. In terms of popular christmas songs, I quite like “Your smile warms me like central heating”, from “Christmas in the Air (Tonight)” by Scouting for Girls. That’s more to do with with how it’s a little bit funny, especially because of how we didn’t have central heating for a lot of when I was a kid. Apart from that, I had quite a religious upbringing, and even though I’m not sure about the extent to which I believe in a lot of it, traditional carols - Once in Royal David’s City particularly, are something I really like, and I think are quite nice lyrically as well.
