OLD THREAD: Christmas Food, Decorations, and Miracles. And General Discussion.

 Well, we have a three topic Christmas thread this week.  Food, decorations, and miracles.

First off, Christmas food.  There are so many different Christmas foods, recipes, and candies, it would be difficult to make a satisfactory list.  I mean, you have the staples from Thanksgiving like turkey, ham, stuffing, etc, but also roast goose, Christmas cookies, cakes, pies, gingerbread, eggnog, figgy pudding, regional fare, the list goes on and on. 

Heck, you even have entire baking and cooking show episodes dedicated solely to Christmas themed recipes (insert Great British Baking Show plug here).

I'll just let the comment section handle the specifics. 

Moving on to decorations, this is a longstanding holiday tradition. Of course you have the traditional Christmas tree, ornaments, stockings, and such, but you also have houses and yards adorned with lights and lawn ornaments of all types, and even local businesses dedicating their grounds to drive through Christmas light displays.  Truly a sight to behold.

And last but not least are Christmas miracles.  These are arguably as much of an ingrained part of the season as Santa, Jingle Bells, gift giving, and mistletoe.  Of course Jesus Christ is the original Christmas miracle, naturally, but there are also ones depicted in movies (Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, and the Grinch) and even real life occurrences that happen during the season, some of which you can read

 here: https://guideposts.org/angels-and-miracles/miracles/gods-grace/10-christmas-miracle-stories-to-comfort-us/ 

and here: https://www.rd.com/list/christmas-miracles/.

So talk about your thoughts on these three topics.  Share a Christmas recipe, chat about the favorite Christmas decorations you enjoy seeing, and even a Christmas miracle of your own if you have one.  And also anything else you want. 

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