I always wanted a lump of coal!

[Violet]

So what did everyone get for Christmas? Was it something you always wanted or something completley random? What were you hoping to get(even though it's just the thought that counts ^^).
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This year was a little weaker than our previous ones. We'll be celebrating it at my sister's house during New Years since the 3 hours drive to Vegas is a hassle. So, I don't get the Christmas tree or wrapped presents beneath it this time. But there's always next year.

Anyway, what I DID get this year from my parents was the third book to the Eragon series, Brisinger or whatever. I haven't read it yet, it's just been sitting on my shelf. The story may not be too good, but the covers have some nice artwork ^^;. I also got three of my favorite cartoons on DVDs(Thumbelina, Anastasia, and Once Upon a Forest). These were all things from my mom that I picked out while in the store before Christmas, but they're still considered my present for the holiday.

I still have a few presents coming on its way from Nathan and possibly one of my sisters. Tomorrow, my dad will be buying an Xbox 360, but not for me.. for the family(I'll prolly be playing it the most).

So that's that. Merry Christmas to everyone again.

[Tiger Lily]

Nice thread idea, Ann. ^^ And Brisingr is good. In my opinion, anyway. =O

Umma.. I got...

From Parents:

- Let's use a scenario for this one so you can fully appreciate my feeling of utter WTF before opening it.

Me: *gets down to last present in the bag* [Thinks: What the hell is in there? It's big.]
Parents: *snicker*
Me: *rips off the wrapping to reveal a casserole box*
Parents: *snicker*
Me: [Thinks: "What the fuck?"] It's, er, a casserole.
Parents: Yes, for the unit when you go over.
Me: [Thinks: What the FUCK?"] ...You're not serious. It's a casserole.
Parents: Yeah.
Me: A casserole.
Parents: Yes.
Me: What the hell did you give me a casserole for?
Parents: Look inside the casserole.
Me: *opens casserole* [Thinks: Holy fucking shit!] ...I'm not going to swear, I'm not going to swear!

I found... the whole fucking X-Files collection. 61 discs. 9 seasons. 2 movies. 28 hours of extras. ZOMFG!!!! =DDDDD

- Two books
- Enchant ~ Emilie Autumn [The discontinued version]
- Opheliac ~ Emilie Autumn [Two discs of goodness]
- Ferrero Rochers, a Terry's Chocolate Orange and a bag of chocolate coins
- A pair of headphones

From my sisters:

- A micro SD card for my phone
- Bones season 1 box set

From Rocco:

- A David Tennant [as The Doctor from Doctor Who] poster. <333
- A $20 gift card

From my grandparents:

- A shirt that doesn't fit. That side of the family never sends the right size of clothes for anyone. D=
- $40 from my Nana

As shared gifts with my sisters:

- Adobe Design Premium Suite CS4
- SingStar ABBA


I got everything I wanted, plus more. I'd expected the Bones box set instead of the X-Files one from my parents as the X-Files one was obviously a lot more expensive... but I got the Bones one from my sister too! Which was amazing. And CS4 was a surprise as mum had said that she wasn't going to get it before Christmas. It makes me happy. <3

[Doc Rocco]

Ohkay.

From parents
- Doctor Who Series 4 DVD set
- Creative Suite Design Standard 3 and 4. We thought that the free upgrade to CS4 was just an upgrade. It's a full version. Value for money.
- Giant box of Lindt Petite desserts
- Jar of sherbet lemons
- Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Bogus to Bubbly
- FFIX
- Two t-shirts
- Shortbread

From siblings
- Sunglasses
- Another t-shirt

From relatives
- $150 cash in total
- More shortbread <3
- Ferrero Rochers
- $20 iTunes Store voucher

From Lily
- Doctor Who Creatures and Demons book

I got everything I wanted and more, so I was very happy this morning. ^^

[Furore]

My pile of goods from various parties at this point is as follows:

- Two different Lynx shower gels
- Two Lynx Deodorants
- Two shirts, a button up shirt and a t-shirt
- A box of cadbury favourites
- A mug
- A box of Roses chocolates
- A couple boxes of incence
- Cadbury chocolate stocking
- A two pack of DVDs including Eurotrip and Road Trip
- A near full barfridge worth of grog. (And it's a large barfridge)
- Money

And that was one side of my extended family. =D

[Sinister]

The reality of gifts. The delights of materials, which are not to be ignored. The many-splendored things of tangible holiday swag.

The truths. The wishes. The yuletide glory.

My take? Please keep in mind when reading the following that I made absolutely no requests at all.

1. One black iPod nano.
2. One package of Miracle Fruit. (Already tried some. Vinegar=Yum)
3. Red Herrings & White Elephants by Albert Jack
4. Weird History 101 by John Richard Stephens
5. Twenty-five dollars in tea.
6. Skillet Tickets.
7. An insulated tea-infusing Thermos.
8. A soft Eider-down pillow.
9. One blonde Bath Sheet towel. (Douglas Adams would be jealous)
10. Memory foam slippers.
11. Majin Tantei Nogami Neuro manga.
12. Zotz and other assorted candies.
13. One bottle of BOD cologne. (No, I don't intend to wear it.)
14. Fifty dollars in various gift certificates.

The above are the A-list items that caught my attention by either joy or dismay. Other less note-worthy gifts were not included.

I will say that my tea resolved itself to samples of the following teas:

Dragonwell green
Gunpowder green
Yunnan Noir black
Snowbud white
Jasmine #12 oolong
Earl Grey Bravo black



Respectfully wishing you generic holiday cheer,

-Sin

[Storm]

Sofar I have recieved...

From my parents:

A green hippie jacket with multicoloured thread
2 pairs of jeans
Pajamas (even though I rarely ever wear pajamas...)
Bottle of malibu

From my Grandad:
£60

From my Uncle:
CD

From a family friend:
£60 (will be spent on a graphics tablet so I won't have to faff around with my laptop touchpad )

From anothe family friend:
Thorntons chocolate and some smellies

From great gran in Australia:
Black t-shirt

From university friends:
Spongebob and Patrick Playstation controllers
Lindtt Lindor

[Meier Link]

This year we decided to do something alittle bit different and save a little money so the whole family on my moms side decided to buy for the 6 kids of the family and no one else.

But some how I still managed to get Ironman and Hitman on DVD. And 200 bucks.

I still have 3 diffferent parties to go to today so I will edit this if I get anything else.

EDIT

OK update, a little bit of money and some serious mind blowing lovins from the one dearest to me! mmmmmm lovins.....

[Victoria]

Parents
1. Electric Trimmer
2. Long-sleeve shirt
3. Black Sweatpants
4. 4 pairs of underwear.
5. A pair of shorts made out of sweatpants material...? xD;

And that's it. I was supposed to get $50 toward my PS3 using my tax refund money. >_>;

But I got all that crap instead. Way to go.

Other
1. Popcorn Tin (The kind with cheese/caramel/regular... what other types would there be?)

My Waifu Marie
Long distance phone call. (Since Sweden is .69 a minute, it won't be for very long. Takes place later today.)

[Joe]

Not too bad of a haul this year, the gifts were more expensive than plentiful, so I a'int complinaing xD Granted I received most of my gifts between thanksgiving and now, but still

From Mom:
1 XBOX360 Pro
1 Guitar Hero: World Tour Bundle, with Mic, Drums and Guitar
1 Kung Fu Pand
1 Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

From Dad and Stepmom
a 30 dollar check xD Ms points anyone?

From Grandparents on dad's side
40 dollar giftcard to target....I can actually find a fairly good use for it

From grandpa on my mom's side
I'm not sure, but he's bringing it, along with my birthday present (birthday is in Jan.) when he comes down to help us move.

All in all not too shabby. I'm thinking with the cash I might get mirror's edge or The Last Remnant for 360. it's been awhile since I've played something radically different from shooters or Guitar hero XD

[lottiepop]

Might as well contribute...

-The usual generic chocolate gifts

-Heroes season 2 which I'd been wanting for quite a while.

-A couple of Albums, the word alive and agraceful.

-Lots of books, 'cause I do love to read! The most interesting ones being Gamers Guinness book of records (because now me and my boyfriend can attempt to beat some), Less than Zero (because I didn't want to be one of those losers that only read American Psycho) and one called the raw shark texts which looks very good.

- And lots of clothes because I was in desperate need of some new tops, basically none my old stuff fitted me...

-Finally nintendo Brain Training for the DS, though exactly how true is it remains to be seen, I refuse to believe my brain age is 36! That is just more than double my age.

[loaf]

Clothes, 2 picture frames of this dragon and some warrior. Shoe laces, a pair of socks, 70 dollars some slippers. I am waiting for my new jacket from one of my friends. That is all I got for Christmas.

[Halie]

Alrighty... lessee... I'll do me presents from my Dad first as I was given them on Christmas Eve.

Dad
- Nintendo Wii (I knew I was getting it, but it was still amazing)
- Guitar Hero World Tour (whole band set!! =D)
- Dr Marten's Black boots
- Wii controllers cover (those pink and blue ones you can get =D), which came with a wheel for the racing games.
- Wii Beach Sports
- Mario game. I'm not sure what it's called, but it's a racing game.
- Two books.
- New guitar =D. Gibson, babeh. It's beeeeeaaaauuuuuutiful.

Mum
- iPod Classic 120GB (I knew I was getting this, too, but again it was an amazing present)
- Johnny Depp 2009 Calender! Oh yeah!<3
- A cup, dish and plate set. But guess what, and this is the best part about this present, ... they have cows on them. =O. I named them all Mooboy, naturally.
- The whole Twilight saga =D. I was really shocked when I got this =D. Happy, though =P.
- Dressing gown.
- Pjs.
- Shlippers.
- Hot water bottle with a Cow cover (not proper cow skin obviously, that would be mean. It's kind of like a teddy thing. I think me mum knows I love cows, eh? XD).
- Make-up.
- Pirates Of The Carribean 1, 2 and 3 DVDs.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas DVD.
- Socks =D. XD.
- Deoderants. Cheeky sod, she's trying to say I smell XD lol.
- Grey fug boots. They're VERY comfy.

I'm not sure wht else. I think I've said all hers. Anyhoo...

I'm not even gonna begin to tell what me Nan got me. There were so many things, it was unbelievable. Stocking fillers like, but a lot of them. XD

Overall, I was extremely happy with what I got. It's been a great day, too. Best Crimbo we've had in a while =D. Merry Christmas everyone .

[DragonHeart]

From my Mom and her fiance Joe:
Little Big Planet
Prince of Persia
The Dark Knight on Blu-ray
2 nice shirts to replace two of mine that were stained permanently with photo chemicals.

From my brother Mike and his girlfriend Amanda:
A card with $10 - I didn't expect anything from them, what with the new baby and all.

From my father:
A card with $30 - Whatever.

I also got a couple of cards from coworkers and some jewelery from my best friend's relatives.

I did get everything I asked for. I didn't want to be greedy so I limited myself to asking for three items. I didn't expect my mom to actually buy all of them for me. (I usually list a 'spare' item in case something is wicked hard to find.)

~DragonHeart~

[Rocky]

Meeeeeerry Christmas everyone! My Christmas was quite bountiful indeed, and here are all the things I got.

-Car emergency kit. (I could of used this around this time last year, but better late then never!)
-Gas Cards
-Some nice clothes from American Eagle, Hollister, and Kiaeneto
-a bunch of candy in my stockings (reeses and rolos baby)
-some sweet smelling Hollister cologne
-an undisclosed amount of money (it made my work bonus look like chump change)
-a bunch of MY OWN pokemon cards (it was a joke present from my grandpa. Nonetheless, now I have a bitchin old school haymaker deck, so if you got beef with me, we'll rumble)
-couple of DVDs (Harold and Kumar escape Guantanamo Bay, Accepted, and the Dark Knight.

And yeah, I think that covers it.

[Lunasa]

Me? Ugh...
-Ipod
-Ipod stereo thing
-calender
-Sims Seasons
-Bluetooth headset
-load of clothing
-candy canes
-chapstick
-WIsh Ornament
-random stuff

[ChloChloAriadne]

Goodness. We're not as rich as all of you, haha. I'll edit this post with pictures, by the way.

Lalala.

-Really lovely sundress. [Creamy colour with black swirly embroidery. Kind of sundress-with-a-lolita-vibe. I plan on putting a black net layer underneath it to give it some poof, too.]
-Another short dress. Purple, gorgeous, but doesn't fit.
-Lingerie [needed baaaaadly]
-Swimsuit [didn't have one that fit due to expanding chest. xD It grewed]
-One skirt, one top [both lovely, and will get much wear for a long time.]
-Hair straightener [really nice one.]
-Camera [Needed new one.]
-Coles/Myer gift card [from the lovely Doc Rocco]
-CD from sisters.

Also, the entire family got a Nintendo Wii. Which was lovely.

[Phantom]

Wow you guys got alot of stuff this year lol. Unforuntely, I didn't really get much, but I didn't really cared if I got gifts. But my mom did buy me that new computer earlier this month. Besides that the only other things I got were some Batteries (lol), a ton of new dress shirts and pants for interviews, new pair of jeans and a pair of new slippers. <3's you mom.

[little.miss.VIOLENT]

I didn't get very much
I live in Australia, and about a month ago we got hit with a massive cyclone. We lost a few ceilings and have had to have the windows and carpet replaced. Because of all this, my parents didn't really have any time to go shopping. We haven't been talking to much of our family, as they didn't care that we didn't have any beds or clothing for a month, and no electricity for two weeks. So all I got was a nightie, a necklace and a Sing It game for our Wii.

[winterborn86]

My parents don't really give me many presents, cos they never know what to get me so I got £40 off them but they also got me the Kylie Minogue perfume: sweet darling, A really nice Dove bath set and a new fluffy pink dressing gown with matching slippers.
I got another Dove set from my sister.
My auntie sent me a book by Jodi Picoult.

Me and my partner didn't know what to get each other for Xmas this year so we went out the week before and picked our presents together and we only picked a couple cos we had spent so much on our daughter, and I picked out, 2 CD's: The very best of meatloaf and the new album from Same difference and I also picked 2 books: Cry silent tears and Broken. So I got a book and CD from my partner and the same from my daughter and also a box of celebrations.

From my partners side of the family I got a few more bath sets, chocolates, hand knitted scarf, another book, a compact makeup set, manicure and pedicure set, a charlie body spray set and £70 (from the sisters and parents) and won £20 on a scratch card my partners parents gave couples

[Govinda]

My presents were very good this year. My dad gave me a toaster. I am endlessly impressed by what my mother and boyfriend gave me.

It's an improvement on last year, when a hairdryer was the highlight.

[Priscilla]

I didn't get all that much this year as my parents bought the new house and then got hit with a lot of nasty bills and then had to pay for storm damage. Buuut this is what I did get.

From my parents:

Xbox 360 arcade (My old one died)
Guitar Hero III bundle
Sega Superstar Tennis
A freestanding mirror. I have wanted one of these for a long time. It's so pretty. It is one of those oval wooden frame mirrors. Oh, I love it.
Death Note DVD 6 with Rem figurine.
Car CD player stereo thing.. all I know is I can play my Ipod. They are paying for installation cost at well.

From my brother:

Two pairs of earrings. Diamante studs and kind of big diamante hoops. I love them, they are very pretty.

From my Grandma:

$40

From work:

6 pack of Jim Bean

I think that's it. Most of my presents were more expensive this year.. so I was happy with what I got

[Psiko]

Lessee here...well, INCLUDING what I bought with the money gained from X-Mas (Meh mum didn't get me much other than money, she didn't know WHAT to get me, lol!)

BOOKS: The Neverending Story, Twilight, Gulliver's Travels, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Gardens of the Moon.

GAMES: Madden '09 (360), Blue Dragon (360), Assassin's Creed (360), Lunar: Dragon Song (DS), 1600 XBox Live Points (Used for N+ and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night), Guild Wars + Eye of the North Expansion (PC)

MUSIC: Aerosmith: Pandora's Box (A 3 CD Set with 55 songs, 20 of the recordings previously unreleased!)

OTHERS: A sweater, leather driving gloves, a new wallet, a LED booklight, various Bosnian chocolates (OMG they are good!), goldfish crackers, cinnamon ball candies, and a teapot/tea cup set.

[Walter Sobchak]

If you want proof that nobody understands me, you need to look no further than the fact that every single gift I received this year was some sort of gift card, whether it be to specific stores or those Visa ones that are usable anywhere. Either people were saying that they did not know what I would want, or they don't want me to use the services of ladies of the night.

[Fluffy]

Basically, what Mistress Sheena got from the parents, minus the electric trimmer. And a $25 gift card from my brother.

...you people get a lot of stuff.

[Strong Bad]

I'm pretty sure nowadays a lump of coal is worth a decent amount of money. Don't be too quick to turn one aside.

I bought my family various gifts. Christmas!

[Chez Daja]

Parents:
Microwaveable cuddle bear.
New mug with tea and biscuits.
Ugly Betty boxset.
Box of chocolates.
New PJ's.
New fluffy socks.
Animal Paradise DS.
Elder Scrolls 4 Xbox360.
Japanese novel.
Bath bomb building kit.

Siblings:
Build Your Own Teddybear kit.
Harvest Moon DS.
Hello Kitty teddybear.
Nemo teddybear.
Dressing gown.
Japanese horror novel.

Andrew:
Rune Factory 2 DS.
Winnie The Pooh boxset.
Scented lipbalms.
Hamster Owners' Guide.
Beanie teddies.
Old skool sweets.
Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2.
Fifth Element.
Two Pints series 5.
Mighty Book of Boosh.
Japanese novel.

And his mum bought me a cat ornament for my desk.

[OceanEyes28]

I had a really good Christmas this year. My family liked all of their presents, and I got the few things I wanted, plus some other things.

Dad:
- Acme Juicer. I finally asked for one when Dad asked if there was anything pricier I wanted (he was considering getting my brother a nice camera he'd asked for, and wanted to make things fair). Once I came up with that option, Dad was actually really excited to get it, and might end up getting one for himself.
- Money for clothes. Adam asked for it, and Dad hooked me up with the same amount.
- A digital speaker system for the iPhone. Dad kind of went crazy this year. Got himself, Adam, and me one for each of us. Wasn't expecting that, but I'll definitely use it.
- A little umbrella that will fit in my purse
- A yoga block
- Tiny socks
- Pedometer
- A green throw blanket
- One of those flashlights with a crank that charges the battery. And it randomly has FM radio.

Adam:
He pre-ordered Sims 3 for me. Haha I'll probably need another computer to play it, though. Sims 3 might make my laptop shit itself and explode.

Mom and Jennifer:
- A digital audio recorder. I asked for that to help me with voice lessons. Mom, of course, did a bunch of research on them and got me a pretty good one. That's what she does.
- Body lotion! From Bath & Body Works. Dancing Waters and Sensual Amber (my personal favorite). Jennifer said I always came over smelling good and since I cuddle with the dogs so much, they kind of smell like me when I leave. While Mom and Jennifer were shopping for which scent to get me, they came across the Amber smell and remembered the way the dogs' heads smell after a visit. So that's what they got me.
- An Elvis sticker and a little Elvis smiley face yellow ball thing that can either go on my antenna or hang from my rear view mirror. Hehehe
- Burt's Bees hand thingies. Little tins. Cuticle stuff, hand salve, res-q stuff (for cracks and really dry skin), and some lip balm
- Pepper foam. Bahahaha.
- Three CDs from Mom, all of them unfamiliar. Mia Doi Todd's The Golden State, New Leaves on an Old Tree Borderlands by Caswell Carnahan, and From the Witchwood by Strawbs. I think the last two are really hard to find or something. I'm not sure.

Jennifer's mom, Mary Ann:
$40. Woo!

Jennifer's family - Rick and Edna, Kim and Bobby:
- A Ralf Lauren towel/robe thing. It's like a towel that has Velcro and spaghetti straps so it's sort of like a robe. A light robe. I love it.
- A brown jacket
- $100

Mom's family - Teresa, Terina and Jay, Lani and Eric:
- A $25 Victoria's Secret gift card
- Coat hangers. They're really nice. Sort of like suede.
- A basket of bath stuff, including yellow rubber duckies, a pedicure set, and comfy socks.

Andy:
A pretty necklace and a lovely card. He's sweet. Too sweet.

From myself...
Yeah, I went there. I got myself the Adagio concert teapot. It's gorgeous, and now I can make tea for more than two people at a time.

Pizza Hut:
Mild food poisoning. Ugh.

[Pete]

I don't even know where to begin, mostly because I'm still not technically done with my Christmasses. My maternal grandma is coming for New Years, and we do a Christmas celebration with her.

So far:

From the Fam:
Gears of War 2- 360
Fallout 3- 360
Assassin's Creed- 360
NY Islanders tshirt
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 3- DVD
random stocking stuffers
money

Other relatives:
money
Entourage season 4- DVD
$75 gift card

I'm buying myself a new bat with some of the money

[Unknown Entity]

Our Christmas Tree looked rather depressing this year with few, tiny presents under it. I guess when you get older, presents get smaller and more expensive lol. Anyway, doesn't matter - I had a good time, and what I got kicked donkey arse!

Special
- A Ribbon (From Martin <3)

Games
- Fallout 3 (From Mum)
- Tomb Raider Underworld (From Mum)

DVDs
- Sweeny Todd (Finally lol... From Jamie - my brother.)
- Some Hans Christian Anderson animated crap (Thankies Nan lol... but I'm 16.)

Book
- Sense and Sensibility (From Nan. I think I'll prefer the book to the movie.)

Other
- Another Heath Ledger as the Joker poster. (From Jamie)
- A gold watch. (From my Aunt and Uncle
- A small figurine of a Guardian Angel (From Dad)
- A Cube Ball Puzzle thing with £20 inside it. You have to solve the puzzle to open the door to get the money. Haha, it was quite funny! (From Terry)

A gift for the family
- A new TV for the living room! It sexy... (From Terry)

Money
- All together from family members, I have now saved up £200!

NOTE: Not all presents were under the tree! So, if I had waited until the evening after Christmas, the Tree would have been covered in gifts!

[~FANTASY-ENDER~]

Christmas was alright, the things that I recived this year was

Parents
clothes
$50.00 gift card

Siblings
sweatshirt

Myself the day after lol
X-Box 360 Arcade
Gears of War
Rumble Roses XX
Assassins Creed