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Shitforbrains666 t1_iyhar4y wrote

Not religious, but love Christmas. It’s definitely a real feeling. Makes me fel nostalgic, cozy and friendly. And the smell of hyacinth really triggers childhood memories, ah something about smells..

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CryingIrishChef t1_iyi3hy6 wrote

The smells for sure, but I’m sure we all have that ONE song that takes us back to the mystery, fragility and peacefulness of Christmas that we felt when we were 6. For me it’s John Denver and the Muppet’s A Baby Just Like You. That flute hook at the beginning still breaks my heart. It’s hard to describe.

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D_Ron_ZA t1_iyk3j89 wrote

My father passed away when I was 9 and he would go all out for Christmas, always making it so special. I don't even know if it was his favourite song but Little Drummer Boy always reminds me of him and takes me back to my childhood.

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1Fresh_Water t1_iyjt1jo wrote

Mine is Elvis' cover of Walkin in a Winter Wonderland. My dad used to sing along so ridiculously my mom would be on the floor laughing

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rades_ t1_iykrr3r wrote

Basically the whole Nutcracker soundtrack for me.

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FabulouslyFrantic t1_iyj4l38 wrote

Hyacinths at Christmas? Might I ask whereabouts in the world you are? Here in Romania they're a decidedly spring thing.

We have a celebration here (and in Bulgaria, though I don't know their exact customs) on Mach 1st. Mărțișor. It's to celebrate the end of winter and women get gifted hyacynths, or snowdrops, alongside a two-strand silk thread of white and red. Winter and Life.

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Shitforbrains666 t1_iylrir6 wrote

I’m in Sweden! That’s interesting, here you can barely buy hyacinths before mid november, unless there are different seasonal variants? I don’t really know, but the ones they sell for christmas smell lovely!

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