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What did you all give for Christmas?

Two threads so far about what people have received, so I thought I should redress the balance. Here's what I gave:

DVD of Dinner for One

The following CDs:
Sigur Ros, Ágætis Byrjun
Beethoven, Lieder und Gesänge performed by Ann Murray, Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside
Telemann, Brockes Passion performed by RIAS Kammerchor and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (dir René Jacobs)

Set of rösti rings
A butter dish
A mug
Neals Yard Remedies jasmine-themed gift set
Some choccy things from the Exeter Christmas market


Over to you...


As the player's breath warms the fipple the tone clears.
It is time to consider how Domenico Scarlatti
condensed so much music into so few bars
with never a crabbed turn or congested cadence,
never a boast or a see-here; and stars and lakes
echo him and the copse drums out his measure,
snow peaks are lifted up in moonlight and twilight
and the sun rises on an acknowledged land.

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01-01-2010 06:11 PM
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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

Nice idea on this thread.  

For Mozart:
Scratching post.  

For Dad:
World of warcraft mouse pad.
Snow Patrol

For Mum:
Michael Bublé
DVD

For Sister:
Book

For all of them (except Mozart) I made them Christmas cards.Smile

01-03-2010 11:47 PM
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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

To the friends in Shepherdstown

Made of Honor (romantic comedy DVD)
Hancock DVD
Freaknomics paperback
Julie vs. Julia paperback

Other DVDs to

Girl I am dating
Two to brother (Christmas and birthday, withdrawn, unclaimed)
2 women I used to date
her mother
girl aged 10-somethig
1 guy


2 other books to 1 of the women I used to date
1 book to another woman

Gave a Snuggie (pillow, top and bottom sheet in a box) to someone at office Secret Santa
I got her Snuggie (blanket with sleeves) and 10 pack of alcohol, I gave the alcohol to a co-worker and got his GI Joe figure


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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

To parents: Wine bottle holder shaped like a bear trying to drink the bottle (Bass pro shops)
Siblings: a pen and notepad ( picked up last minute at book store)
Aunt: Fleece Blanket (Bass Pro shops)
Grandma: Candle ( Wal-Mart) .22 LR ammunition (Bass Pro shops, it came in a neat looking tin)
Me: Work boots (Bass Pro shops) Barnes and Noble Membership card (for discount on books)


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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

Harry Potter DVD collection, a book, a DVD, ice skates and a ... one of those old oil lamps, dunno what they're called in English but my dad collects them. Most expensive were Harry Potter DVDs, the book and the DVD, in that order.


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01-05-2010 09:17 AM
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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

Danny B Wrote:
one of those old oil lamps, dunno what they're called in English but my dad collects them.

Lava lamp?

Or kerosene lamp?


As the player's breath warms the fipple the tone clears.
It is time to consider how Domenico Scarlatti
condensed so much music into so few bars
with never a crabbed turn or congested cadence,
never a boast or a see-here; and stars and lakes
echo him and the copse drums out his measure,
snow peaks are lifted up in moonlight and twilight
and the sun rises on an acknowledged land.

Basil Bunting, Briggflatts
01-05-2010 06:14 PM
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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

Ah, yes, kerosene lamp. Wow, he'd love the one on the picture, he has nothing like it. He also collects anything with pigs, so a pig kerosene lamp would be awesome.


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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

I baked cookies for my family and friends.

01-06-2010 03:18 AM
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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

CDs:
Bach Collegium Japan
Elliott Smith, Either/Or

Handbag, containing an ornamental bookmark

Books:
Urban Babies Wear Black by Michelle Sinclair Coleman
Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook ed. William Cook
Biography of Edith Cavell
England from the Air

The following two I bought at Salts Mill:
A coffee-table book about LS Lowry
A book about the architecture of small houses

Bottle of port

DVD of Metropolis

Chilli-flavoured chocolate


As the player's breath warms the fipple the tone clears.
It is time to consider how Domenico Scarlatti
condensed so much music into so few bars
with never a crabbed turn or congested cadence,
never a boast or a see-here; and stars and lakes
echo him and the copse drums out his measure,
snow peaks are lifted up in moonlight and twilight
and the sun rises on an acknowledged land.

Basil Bunting, Briggflatts

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Chili-flavoured chocolate ? Smile


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Blankets for my big brother (it's what he asked for).
Slippers for my mum.
A nature documentary on DVD for my dad.
A bottle of vodka for my gran.
A Simpsons toy for my little broter.

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got my sister some marzipan (in-joke), mum and brother some vegan chocolate. what, i'm extremely poor.


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A Clock for mom, a gift card for dad, socks and 20 dollars to the movies for my sister, and a bunch of treats for the birds


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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

My son (5) got a couple of Hot Wheels cars, a red remote-control porsche (the one thing he specifically requested), and some candy and chocolate and other odds and ends as stocking fillers.

My daughter (2) got a shopping basket full of pretend shopping items (fruit, cartons of milk, etc) and a plastic shopping trolley, a pretend make-up kit, and various stocking fillers.

The kids were super happy and I spent about $100 altogether, including the new DVD player I bought.

My son also lost his first tooth last night. The tooth fairy left him a lucky coin and also a little Hot Wheels sports car. He was so happy, he said "I hope another tooth falls out soon!".

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RE: What did you all give for Christmas?

skyblue1  Wrote:
Chili-flavoured chocolate ? Smile

Yes! It was my contribution to the office Secret Santa, my only instruction having been to buy something silly.


As the player's breath warms the fipple the tone clears.
It is time to consider how Domenico Scarlatti
condensed so much music into so few bars
with never a crabbed turn or congested cadence,
never a boast or a see-here; and stars and lakes
echo him and the copse drums out his measure,
snow peaks are lifted up in moonlight and twilight
and the sun rises on an acknowledged land.

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01-06-2011 02:17 PM
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