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Hello everybody! Today I am going to be answering your Christmas questions
in this very Christmasy, very festive holiday Q&A.
I love a good Q&A and I just thought it would be nice and cas'
and we'd just sit here in front of the Christmas tree and chat
all things Christmas,
which is one of my favourite things to do.
Amy says:
Do you have a tidy, organised tree or a messy fun tree?
I feel like this year I have both.
Up in my office, I have a little four foot Christmas tree that-- I mean...
Some might say it's organised...
I don't really know what constitutes as a messy tree.
But I have like brightly coloured pom-pom garlands all over it
and then like coloured lights and coloured baubles.
So that's quite fun and it's not particularly neat,
like it is quite messy.
But generally, I like to have a really organised pretty tree with a colour scheme.
However, I do feel like once I have children I'd love to let them pick
Particular baubles, or ornaments as you guys say it in America, we call them baubles.
I would like to let them pick or maybe they get one each year,
so they can build their own like collection of Christmas tree ornaments.
And I just think that's quite nice.
I know there's a lot of people who have a meaning behind each bauble that they put on their tree
and I think that's really special and although that's not like colour-coordinated
and it doesn't necessarily look really like pretty...
I think that's so lovely.
I don't really have any that have any meaning to me so...
I don't have those, I just go for a different colour scheme each year
and then deck the tree out with those.
Blondine says: Do you always have an idea of presents for Alfie?
No. Alfie is the hardest person to buy for.
Because if you are subscribed to his second channel or you watch his daily vlogs
Then you know if there's something that he thinks is really cool he buys it.
Cause he's so excited by like gadgets and things.
So I just feel there's nothing I can ever get him
that he a) hasn't already bought for himself or b) that he genuinely actually wants.
So yeah, every year, every Christmas, every birthday, every anniversary...
I am stuck for what to get Alfie.
And soon, I feel like I'm gonna run out of ideas.
So if you have any, please let me know.
Sammy asks: What's your favourite part of Christmas dinner?
I feel like every family does Christmas dinner slightly differently
And some people have some things and some people don't...
But personally...
Aside from the turkey I absolutely love mashed potato.
I know that doesn't come as a surprise to most of you,
but mashed potato is just amazing.
But when you have mashed potato with your Christmas dinner it's like the best thing ever.
And also Yorkshire puddings, which I know not a lot of you know what they are
if you're watching from a different country.
But Yorkshire puddings, oh my god, they're so hard to describe...
It's like butter in like a little cup.
And you can put stuff in it, or mostly just pour gravy in it.
Shanny said: What is your favourite Christmas advert this year?
I love this question, because there are some really great ones.
Obviously I loved the John Lewis advert, it had a little bit of a different vibe this year.
I didn't mind it although I do quite like something that tugs at the heartstrings a little bit more...
Which is why I absolutely love the M&S one.
I think because I'm an older sibling with a younger brother I was like, oh that's so cute.
It kind of focused a little bit more on like a sibling relationship.
And I thought that was really cute, that did make me cry.
And I also really love the Waitrose advert.
I haven't actually heard anyone talking about it, but I love it.
It's essentially a robin that is flying across the country to get to this mince pie,
but only to give it to another robin.
And I just think it's so cute and so beautifully done, so I loved that one also.
And yeah... I mean there's so many amazing ones.
I feel like every year they really step up their game.
One other one that I really really like is Kevin the Carrot,
which is the Aldi-- I wanna say it's an Aldi Christmas advert.
That one I loved.
I don't know it's really cute. But it's also quite comedic and I like that.
Who knew you could talk for so long about Chrisrtmas adverts?
Amy said: Was there a specific toy you begged your parents for as a child?
Yes. And I never got it.
Thanks Mum and Dad.
So every year I remember going through the Argos catalogue and making a list to give to father Christmas.
Obviously I didn't get everything in that list and I never expected to get everything on that list,
but I had to make sure I got down everything that I wanted.
And at the top of this list most years was a doll called Baby Born... I think it was a Baby Born doll.
It was just a plastic doll, but at the time it was kind of like the biggest doll.
Like the doll that everyone had.
And it had nappies and it pooped and it peed and you could feed it
and it had cute little clothing sets that you could buy
and like the bathtub that came with it and the high chair that came with it.
It had everything.
And I never got it. And I asked for it so much until I outgrew it and then I didn't want it any more.
But my parents did buy me lots of other really lovely amazing gifts, so it's fine.
Louise said: Do you open your presents before or after lunch?
We open the majority of presents before lunch and then have lunch in the kind of late afternoon
and then we do more presents after that.
We basically try and make the presents last all day.
Taylor asks: Who is your favourite person to buy presents for?
That is hard, because I am such a present giver.
I honestly I wouldn't even mind if come Christmas day I wasn't allowed to open any presents
as long as I could watch everyone else opening the presents I got them I would be so happy.
I love buying presents for Mark, because he-- I think,
maybe because we're like new friends and we haven't done like that many Christmases and birthdays yet,
but there are so many things in my mind that I'm like I want to get him that
for this birthday or this Christmas.
Like I already have a huge list of things I know he'll love
cause we just know each other so well.
Poppy, I also love buying Christmas presents for,
because again I know her so well, I know the things she likes. Hopefully.
She could be watching this and going "Mate, all those presents you got me last year were terrible."
Poppy, Mark...
Like my girl mates like Louise, Tanya and Niomi I love--
I just love buying like little bits and pieces
that I think my-- that go well kind of-- that my friends would love and
I don't know, I get really into it.
Also my Mum, I love buying presents for my Mum.
Joe is quite hard to buy for.
I just find boys hard to buy for, except Mark.
Basically all men in my family, I find really hard to buy presents for.
Sarah said:
Are there any traditions form when you and Joe were children that you want to carry on when you have kids?
Yes.
So, me and Joe used to get sacks, so it was kind of like pillowcases really.
It was never a stocking it was a sack.
And I just remember never ever caring if my friends had stockings, because sacks were bigger.
So my friend would be like "Oh, I have my stocking on the fireplace."
and I was like "Well, I got a pillowcase full of presents."
Like I dunno, like a sack was just way more exciting.
Father Christmas would come in and put the sack on the end of our bed
whilst we were asleep, so then when we woke up, the sack would appear.
And it was just the most magical, amazing thing ever.
Andy asks: What's your favourite Christmas song? Mine is "Driving Home for Christmas".
That, Andy, is a classic. And I have to agree with you. That is amazing.
Especially when you are driving somewhere for Christmas.
You just have to have that song on.
My actual favourite ever Christmas song is Shakin' Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone."
I love that. Also, "All I Want for Christmas is You" Mariah Carey.
What else? WHAM! "Last Christmas"
"Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday"... Like, that one is so Christmasy.
I like this one, cause it's so simple, but I like to know this about people.
Mini Bambi asks: Warm lights or cool lights?
You will notice that all the lights I have are warm.
Like, i Think warm lights means cozy and Christmas.
Cool lights though... Nah. I'm not about those.
They look too like... Icy and blue. I don't know. I'm a light snob.
Oh, I like this one.
Rebecca said: What did you put out for Santa and the reindeer when you were younger?
Funnily enough, it was my dad's idea to put out a beer for Father Christmas.
I have no idea why.
But yeah, we used to put out a beer and some mince pies for the reindeer or a carrot...
And that was it, I think. A carrot, mince pies and a beer.
So my dad always locked out on Christmas Eve, basically.
Those were all the questions that I'm gonna answer in this Q&A
otherwise we will literally be here until Christmas.
And we've all got things to do, so that's not very practical.
Give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it,
let me know any of your answers to any of these questions below.
Do you like warm lights? Do you like cool lights?
I need to know these things.
Thanks so much for watching guys and I'll see you again tomorrow.
Bye!