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Post by memhole »

jedberg wrote: post #13

I'm Jewish, so all my Christmas's growing up were kinda the same. Sleep in, have brunch, wander over to my neighbor's house around noon to see what kind of loot they got and help them play with their new toys. Sometimes we'd go out for Chinese food and a movie. But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town with her family and there was no reason to go home to mine, so I was alone (my roommates wer…

This is the top comment I hope for on every Christmas. Some of us draw snowmen instead of Santas. We all get a day to enjoy in our own way though. Sounds like a great time.

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Post by jedberg »

kleiba wrote: post #190
jedberg wrote: post #13

I'm Jewish, so all my Christmas's growing up were kinda the same. Sleep in, have brunch, wander over to my neighbor's house around noon to see what kind of loot they got and help them play with their new toys. Sometimes we'd go out for Chinese food and a movie. But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town with her family and there was no reason to go home to mine, so I was alone (my roommates wer…

> But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town Classic.

FWIW I ended up marrying her. Now we go out of town together. :)

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alex1138 wrote: post #167
jedberg wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I graduated in 1995 in LA. Going to the movies was something most of us did every weekend. Just show up and get a ticket for the next thing you haven’t seen yet. Many consider 1994 the best single year for movies ever. I got really lucky that that was also my peak movie going year.

1994: Shawshank, Forrest Gump... can't think of others right now

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&releas...

Pulp Fiction

Lion King

The Mask

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Dumb and Dumber

The Crow

Speed

True Lies

Interview with the Vampire

Natural Born Killers

Ace Ventura

Stargate

Clerks

The list goes on. Lot's of movies that turned out to be classics or cult classics, or the start of some great careers.

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Sam6late wrote: post #184
jedberg wrote: post #13

I'm Jewish, so all my Christmas's growing up were kinda the same. Sleep in, have brunch, wander over to my neighbor's house around noon to see what kind of loot they got and help them play with their new toys. Sometimes we'd go out for Chinese food and a movie. But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town with her family and there was no reason to go home to mine, so I was alone (my roommates wer…

I'm Muslim, so all my Christmas's school and college days were kinda the same, 1980s. I would have a real small tree xmass decorated at home and no one would blink about it, then wander over to my christian friends' neighborhood around noon to see what kind of cherry and wine they were serving. This is that neighborhood now https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1031546789002116&set=pcb...

My house looks like that photo now too. I love Christmas music too.

In fact my friend's house is featured in the top link on HN right now. He's helped me with my own show.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42494512

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Post by nozzlegear »

rawgabbit wrote: post #54

May you all find Peace and comfort this Christmas. I had a somewhat traumatic childhood but Christmas Eve was the one day I could count on to find solace. Despite the dysfunction of family, attending Christmas Mass and in later years watching the televised Christmas Eve mass from the Vatican was always a calming experience. God is love. We are his children, brothers and sisters. We may not understand the mystery of l…

Peace and comfort to you as well!

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Post by jonpurdy »

Growing up celebrating Xmas in Canada resulted in me dreading the month before with Xmas music and decorations everywhere. As an adult I love that I can mostly choose not to celebrate (aside from parents and inlaws). Even living in Korea I avoided the celebrations but couldn’t avoid the decorations.

But I do really enjoy one single thing about the holidays: the VLC icon getting a Santa hat a couple of weeks before Dec 25.

VLC has been doing this as long as I can remember (earlier than 2005?) and it’s literally the one thing I look forward to for the holidays.

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Post by petre »

asveikau wrote: post #272
petre wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bob Dylan has Jewish heritage as well, although I don't recall him writing any Christmas songs.

Didn't he go through a phase in the 80s in which he was super into Christianity?

Yup, he embraced Christianity, that's why I wrote "heritage".

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Post by haliax »

jakebasile wrote: post #98
haliax wrote: post #8

Came home from Christmas Eve shopping/sight seeing in Manhattan with my dad and baby sister to find that our mom had gone and gotten us a puppy! I’d never had a dog before. It remains one of the best and happiest memories of my life :)

What did you name the dog? This never happened to me, but if it did I couldn't resist giving it a Christmas themed name.

Polar Bear! He was a Bichon Poodle mix and his tail hadn’t grown in yet so he looked exactly like one of the little polar bears from the Coca Cola commercials

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Post by 99catmaster »

tasty_freeze wrote: post #261
neofrommatrix wrote: post #47

Indian (Hindu) here who went to a Catholic convent back home. My favorite memory is of a reenactment of Jesus’ birth on stage by a bunch of 10th graders (my class) and instantly falling for the girl that played Mary. I’m now married to her and we have a toddler. Merry Christmas!

or in your case, Mary Christmas.

Lmao

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Post by james_marks »

AznHisoka wrote: post #247
jedberg wrote: post #13

I'm Jewish, so all my Christmas's growing up were kinda the same. Sleep in, have brunch, wander over to my neighbor's house around noon to see what kind of loot they got and help them play with their new toys. Sometimes we'd go out for Chinese food and a movie. But my favorite was Christmas 1999. My girlfriend was out of town with her family and there was no reason to go home to mine, so I was alone (my roommates wer…

OK, i am ignorant, but why do most Jewish people eat Chinese food on Christmas? Is there something I am missing?

It’s not just Jewish people; it’s anyone who doesn’t want to cook, and Chinese restaurants are historically the only thing open.
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