Holiday Tradition: We love our Texas home, but still miss Louisiana. Our Christmas tree is decorated in Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold.

We started this soon after moving here. We used to take it down after Twelfth Night, but our aging kitty loved it so much we started leaving it up until Mardi Gras and still do.

Holiday Tradition: Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Has spanned 47 + years in my family across 2 generations. From Buffalo, NY to Christiansted, USVI and Frisco, TX. Tradition following Midnight Mas with homemade Eggnog and Christmas cookies to afull-onbreakfast, then opening Christmas gifts. 

My Grandparents Suan andSam Fusco started this tradition in the 1960's.

Holiday Tradition: Themed Christmas tree, usually a family members college or a favorite team. Changes each year USC, ASU, U of Miami, Rams This year SMU or Dodgers? Need to get that figured out.

I think my husband suggested it.

Holiday Tradition: Bayberry Candles are burned on Christmas Eve to light a way for the Christ Child. A Bayberry Candle burned to the socket brings health to the home and wealth to the pocket.

My grandparents brought this from Ireland and it has been a tradition for over 150 years. My 8 siblings and their children all continue this tradition today. ( 22 grandchildren)

Holiday Tradition: We love going through all the neighborhoods in the area to look at all theChristmas lights and decorations as a family.

Holiday Tradition: Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates.

During a college trip to Europe with sorority sisters in mid 1960, I was introduced to the traditional Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate competition. Designers at the Porcelain factory compete for the design of the year for that season’s plate; the piece is selected, the mold created, the run completed, and the mold is broken so that no further plates come off the line. Each year since 1888 these plates arrive to be sold for the Holidays. Our family, established in 1964, follows this tradition and each member of the family has a birthdate plate which shows up at dessert time following Christmas dinner. As we add family through births and marriage, we add that newcomer’s special dated plate. We most recently added Trevor Keenan to the stack; born in 2000, married to first granddaughter Hadley Deputy this September! During the War Years in Europe Royal Copenhagen did create WWI dates; not as many during WWII! Since Liz and Bob were born in the early ‘40’s we have never been able to acquire OUR dated plates! (Very high replacement pricing on scarce dates!) We use our 1960’s College Graduation Dates Plates when the family is served! The patterns are lovely and the blue color is a break from holiday Red & Green. We hope we continue to add more plates to our table; please keep on designing Christmas Plates Royal Copenhagen!

Holiday Tradition: Meet Burt, our beloved holiday snowman decoration. Burt came into our lives back in 2010, when we lived in New York. We fell in love with him at first sight, named him on the spot and took him home with us. Burt came with us to Texas in 2011, and has stood beside our Christmas tree throughout the years, observing quietly through all of our holiday festivities. Burt is now cherished by the entire family, especially our two grandchildren who look forward to seeing him in all his glowing glory every Christmas.