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  As a child Christmas was a time of Family gatherings and the house used to be warm and decorated with home-made looped paper chains and real holly. The Christmas tree would invariably be the top of a Conifer tree from the Warren!
  
  The house would be full of the aroma of the food that was being prepared for the Christmas meal.
  
  Chicken was a treat that in most households was only enjoyed at Christmas. Plenty of sprouts and roast potatoes were also on the menu with home made Sage and Onion stuffing! This would be followed by home made Christmas pudding and mince pies with cream off the top of the milk. The adults would treat themselves to Port or Sherry and there would be Stone's Ginger wine for the older Children and Lemonade for the younger ones.
  
  Christmas presents were eagerly anticipated and would be found in a stocking hanging on your bed on Christmas morning. The stocking would usually contain a couple of nuts an apple and an orange (oranges were only available in season), a book, some coloured pencils or crayons and maybe a few sweets, if you were lucky. Knitted gloves and a balaclava' could also be a part of your Christmas presents too. Sometimes the girls would be pleasantly surprised and receive a knitted doll, if they were lucky!
  
  After Christmas Dinner families would spend the afternoon playing cards or board games and generally spend time enjoying the atmosphere, which seemed magical as a child. We would also play party games and at tea time there would be jelly and custard to look forward to, with home made sausage rolls and Christmas cake!
  
  It may all seem a little tame by today's standards with the many technical toys, expected and received, but, we were happy and enjoyed Christmas immensely!
  
  Much of the food we consume at Christmas is now available to us throughout the year and so lacks the feeling of being 'special' Christmas food, however Christmas with the Family around you is still rather special.

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