Popping corn and letting it get stale before stringing it for the Christmas tree each year. My mom always making it special every year for her 6 children. Christmas Eve at my Grandmother's, then Midnight mass and home for a quick night's sleep. One night I snuck down before everyone was up and looked at everything under the tree, it was so pretty, my mom made chaos look oh so pretty! I miss her. This year I am a grandma (gamma) for the first time, so hope to make Christmas special.