Know Your Elves - 2023 Edition

Loughc

So it's time to bring back Know your Elves (KYE). It's been a good few years since we've done it and the new boards site makes it near to impossible to search for the old threads and it'll be interesting to see if our tastes have evolved in this time.

For anyone new to the Forum, Know Your Elves is a Q&A with the people who visit this forum. What will be unique for 2023's version, I want us to agree a set-list of Christmas themed questions to ask our elves. And everyone answers the same list of questions. I'm thinking 10-15 questions max.

So let us know what questions you want to see on the KYE list.

Signups

1. TRS30
2. DVB
3. Deja Boo
4. tscul32
5. Loughc
6. mutleyboo
7. CheerLouth
8. Carrieanne

TRS30

What's your favourite childhood Christmas memory?

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Is your main Christmas tree real or fake?

What's the best part of Christmas Day?

Do you have any Christmas traditions?

What was the best Christmas present you ever received?

If you could change one thing about Christmas what would it be?

Brussel sprouts, yay or nah?

What's your favourite Christmas song and why?

Best Christmas character from a movie. book or TV show?

DvB

Favourite Christmas TV advert of all time, and why?

White or multi coloured lights?

Real or fake Christmas tree? (Oops, posted this before reading above)

Favourite Christmas food?

Deja Boo

Do you do anything special for your pets at Christmas?

Do you have a Christmas guilty pleasure?

Have you ever re-gifted any present?

Ever had a Christmas cooking epic fail?

Which decoration goes up first?

What is your favourite Christmassy beverage?

When do you put up your Christmas tree?

How early do you start shopping?

Star or angel?

Do you have a favourite Christmas film?

Loughc

Some great questions already. How I’m going to shorten this list down is going to be a challenge they’re all great!

Deja Boo

Maybe have the elf each pick which they would like to answer, giving them some options?

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120100812#Comment_120100812

Oh good idea.

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120100817#Comment_120100817

or perhaps a base set of questions for everyone, plus whatever optional question(s) they choose... but you know best Loughc, however you want to play it :) will be grand.

TRS30

I like the answer say 10 out of 15 idea.

Autosport

Some great questions there 👍

Loughc

So going with a list of 20 questions, where the Elf in question can pick a list of 10, 15 or go all 20 from the main list.

Loughc

1. What's your favourite childhood Christmas memory?
2. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
3. What's the best part of Christmas Day?
4. Do you have any Christmas traditions?
5. What was the best Christmas present you ever received?
6. If you could change one thing about Christmas what would it be?
7. Brussel sprouts, yay or nah?
8. What's your favourite Christmas song and why?
9. Best Christmas character from a movie. book or TV show?
10. Favourite Christmas TV advert of all time, and why?
11. White or multi coloured lights?
12. Real or fake Christmas tree?
13. Favourite Christmas food?
14. Do you do anything special for your pets at Christmas?
15. Do you have a Christmas guilty pleasure?
16. Ever had a Christmas cooking epic fail?
17. What is your favourite Christmassy beverage?
18. When do you put up your Christmas tree?
19. Star or angel?
20. Do you have a favourite Christmas film?

The full list

Loughc

Now that we have our list of questions, next we need victims... i mean volunteers... so who's up to be part of Know Your Elves 2023?

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123752#Comment_120123752

Do we go on a hit list, sorry volunteer list or just fire away?

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123934#Comment_120123934

We'll do a list and go in order of said list :)

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120123981#Comment_120123981

Go on stick me down, someone has to go first!

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120124198#Comment_120124198

Good man, OP edited now to reflect signups list.

DvB

Add me to this too.

Deja Boo

Em, I've not done Know Your Elf before - will give it a try, if that is ok?

...maybe after a few others have played, just to see how it is supposed to go?

I am not a huge forum contributor, but I do love Christmas.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120130705#Comment_120130705

I’ll put you on the list. We’ll be delighted to have you. Trs and DVB are ahead of you so you can watch them :)

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131210#Comment_120131210

Very kind, thank you... Sounds perfect :)

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131210#Comment_120131210

Do the opposite to what I do and you cant go too far wrong 😂

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131297#Comment_120131297

lol *makes note* :D

After reading through the questions, it's apparent I lead a very boring elf life! Alas my replies may not be stellar - for a self-professed Christmas addict, I should have my ID tag revoked!

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131470#Comment_120131470

There's no right and wrong in how you celebrate Christmas, just personal preferences!! And anyway, if we all did the same it would be boring👍

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131518#Comment_120131518

True enough :) thanks DvB

I was reading through the questions, about question 11 - "white or multi-coloured llghts" I would love to know how many lights people put on (the size of their) trees :o

tscul32

You can sign me up too😁

Mutleyboo

Ah sure throw my name in here too 😀

CheerLouth

I'll give it a go too!

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131611#Comment_120131611

200 for every foot in height is my wife's rule of thumb!

We have 2 7ft trees and in reality put 1200 on each.

A third is a 6ft slimline tree that goes in our hall, that has 1200 cluster lights and can be seen from orbit! Its ridiculously bright!!

edit. Just been corrected by herself, we have 2000 on the main 7ft tree & 1600 on the other 7ft tree.

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120131611#Comment_120131611

We had 3k white cluster on a 7ft tree, it was eh bright!!

CarrieAnne

I am happy to be included too