Stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. 

When I was about 5 years old a lady at our church made Christmas stockings for us kids with our names on them. Something very rare back in the late 50s. I cherished that stocking. Years later when my son was born, I made a Christmas stocking with his name on it. It also has Santa next to the Christmas tree with gifts under it.  When my daughter was born 3 years later, I did the same for her. Her stocking has a Christmas Angel because my daughter's name is Angie. In fact, I made Christmas stockings for all of my nieces and nephews. My son still has his Christmas stocking and insists that it hang from the mantle next to the fancy Christmas stockings his wife bought for their children and herself. That stocking is now in its 48th year and is looking a little "rough" but it makes me feel good each year when I see it hanging there. 

I was searching my daughter-in-law's Facebook account hoping to find a picture of the fireplace with the stockings, but I couldn't find one. However, her mother had posted one of someone sitting on the hearth and you can see three of the stockings at an angle. The stocking I made for my son is the white one to the far left. At this angle, you can't see his name or Santa, but you can make out the Christmas tree.

Other stocking pictures 

'Tis the Season Scent (From Bath & Body Works. A combination of Rich Red Apple, Sweet Cinnamon, Cedarwood with Natural Essential Oils)

This is my favorite scent for Christmas.................

"Up on the Housetop" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864. It has been recorded by a multitude of singers, most notably Gene Autry in 1953.

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1953 Gene Autry - Up On The House Top (Ho! Ho! Ho!)

CD audio, originally issued on Columbia single MJV-176 - Up On The House Top (Ho! Ho! Ho!) (Whitman) by Gene Autry, orchestra conducted by Carl Cotner

A Very Merry Mix-Up (is a 2013 American/Canadian romance television film directed by Jonathan Wright and starring Alicia Witt, Mark Wiebe, and Scott Gibson. Written by Barbara Kymlicka, the film is about a woman who flies to her fiancé's hometown alone to meet her future in-laws for the first time at their Christmas gathering. At the airport, after discovering her luggage has been lost by the airline, and her cell phone is accidentally broken, she meets her future brother-in-law by chance for the first time. He takes her to his parents' home, where she meets a warm loving family preparing for Christmas. Everything seems perfect until her fiancé arrives—and she realizes that she is with the wrong family. The film premiered on the Hallmark Channel on November 10, 2013)

The actress in this movie just recently lost both her parents unexpectedly.

"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists.

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Michael Bublé - Winter Wonderland [Official HD]

Listen to Michael's Christmas at Home Playlist: https://MichaelBuble.lnk.to/christmasathomeFrom the album 'Christmas' (Deluxe Special Edition)Stream or Downl...

xùn lù (Chinese for Reindeer)

Just call me Speedy O Flurry............................

Calling it a night......

The year without Santa Claus

At the North Pole, the Christmas rush is on. Everyone from elves to reindeer are merrily preparing for Santa Claus’s yearly sleigh ride. Everyone except Santa! Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. (1974)

zhuangshì (Chinese for decorations)

Calling it a night...........................

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth

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All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

Melissa Lynn sings... All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth - Al Alberts Showcase - originally recorded: 12/01/1986