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WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS GIFT OR MEMORIES !!!!!!!!!!

Hello Alumni,
There's nothing more special than seeing the smile(s) on a child(ren's) face(s) at Christmas!!


Just for Fun and to share:
1-Can you remember your favorite Christmas growing up as a child (How old were you)?

2-What made it so special?
3-What was your favorite(s) and/or the best Christmas gift(s) that you received as a child?


THANKS FOR SHARING!!

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

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Permalink Reply by Phoebe Macon on December 19, 2010 at 12:32am

Okay I'll go first:

Besides getting a bicycle, and rollerskates,

I remember that my favorite Christmas toy that I received from my Parents was getting

a Chatty Cathy Doll. It was the hottest girl toy out for that year and amazingly to me the doll talked. It was the first talking doll that I had ever saw or that I had ever received. Yes, those were the days!!

Love and Blessings, Phoebe Macon c/o '75

 

 

CHATTY CATHY 

DOLL: Chatty Cathy by Mattel

SIZE:  20"

MARKS:  CHATTY CATHY®/PATENTS PENDING/©MCMLX/BY MATTEL, INC./HAWTHORNE, CALIF. on back.  

DATE OF PRODUCTION: 1960's

CHARACTERISTICS OF DOLL: Doll talks via a pull-string talking mechanism.  Freckles; light brown hair, blue eyes.  

PRICE:  Doll without original clothing and mute (like this doll)  $55 to $70.  Dolls in mint condition. talking, with original, tagged, clothing, $250 to $300 plus.  More for rare variations, including pinwheel eyes, and super mint dolls.

COMMENTS:  Popular doll with collectors. Doll comes in several hair colors. 

MARKET REPORT: Chatty Cathy dolls in mint condition have maintained their value; average dolls have increased in value slightly over the past 5 years.

Permalink Reply by Reggie Lee on December 19, 2010 at 1:34am
Permalink Reply by Jacquelyn Brown on December 19, 2010 at 6:19am

The Barbie doll was always my favorite toy and the Barbie doll Dream House, anything Barbie made me happy when I was young.

Love Jacq. B.

P.S. this post was a cute one Phoebe.

 


 


Permalink Reply by Reginald "Reggie" Hall on December 19, 2010 at 3:59pm

My favorite toy growing up and Christmas gift was a Schwinn "Sting-Ray" Bicycle and a G I Joe Action Figure.

The Bicycle and the G I Joe was also my twin brother Richard's favorite as well.

 

-Reggie

 

P.S.  Hey Phoebe, this was a great post!

 

 


Permalink Reply by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on December 21, 2010 at 6:10pm

I'LL BE HONEST!  MY FAVORITE TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS WERE MY BROTHER'S TOYS (JAMES).  OF COURSE THERE WAS THE BABY DOLL AND THE DOLL CARRIAGE AND OTHER TOYS.  BUT, I REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL TOYS, SKATEBOARD, RACE TRACK AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE FOOTBALL GAME.  I WAS A GREEN BAY PACKER. EVERY CHRISTMAS I ENJOYED MY BROTHERS TOYS!  THANKS JAMES FOR MAKING MY CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS GREAT!

I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER MY MAMA COOKING THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.  I CAN STILL SMELL THE SWEET POTATOE PIES, BAKED CHICKEN, CORNBREAD DRESSING, GREENS... AND A LOT OF OTHER GOOD FOODS.  THANKS MAMA FOR THE MEMORY!  

Permalink Reply by Edmund Stevens on December 23, 2010 at 3:15am

My favorite memory at Christmas was my brother and I getting a baseball glove, bat and baseball (among other toys). After my Mom fixed a big breakfast and we all ate my Dad took my brother and me to the
baseball diamond at the nearest Park and my Dad played catch and baseball with
us for most of the Christmas day. I was around seven or eight and my brother was
ten. My brother and I had a lot of fun that day, things were very simple back
then (the good old days)!

Peace, Ed 

 

 

 


Permalink Reply by Wayne Ware c/o '75 (WebMaster) on December 25, 2010 at 3:37am
My favorite Childhood Christmas gift was a Taco Mini-Bike.

What made it so special: The Taco Mini-Bike was the top of the line Mini-Bike on the market at the time!!

Thanks, Mom & Dad for making my wish come true!!

Love Your Son,
Wayne

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