HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-12-19, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013.Nixon remembers WI Hall Christmas concerts
A fun family event
Whether it was a big family Christmas at the Belgrave Women’s Institute Hall during his youth
or playing board games with his own children, Steve Nixon, right, says Christmas traditions in
his family lean to spending time together. Shown is Nixon’s family. From left are, Kyle, Michelle
Glassier, Patti and himself. (Denny Scott photo)
When the Nixon family
celebrates Christmas, there’s a
wealth of traditions to be followed
to make sure it feels like the real
thing including some of patriarch
Steve’s celebrations with the
Belgrave Kinsmen.
“We have to have a real Christmas
tree,” said Nixon. “We have to get it
two weeks before Christmas and it
has to be a real one... Also, the first
gift is always opened by the
youngest. I’m sure other people do
that too, I don’t know if it’s a
tradition, but it’s what we’ve always
done.”
The family, which consists of
Steve, his wife Patti, his daughter
Michelle and son Kyle, always hang
stockings and has a tradition of
playing board games and, while
Nixon isn’t sure how it got started,
he said that, for 31 years, his family
has spent the holidays playing them
with one another.
Two extended family Christmases
also work their way into the holiday
season, one on Boxing Day and one
at the end of November. The Boxing
Day Christmas, the Nixon
celebration, is steeped in tradition
as well according to Nixon, who
said the family starts the event by all
holding hands.
Christmas has always been a great
experience for Nixon, starting from
when he was young.
“When I was young, Christmas
was definitely good,” he said. “We
would always gather at the Hall in
Belgrave, all my uncles, my
grandfather and my father would be
there.”
He said that, being at the
Women’s Institute Hall was nice,
but it was a tradition that would
eventually have to end, because the
family just kept getting bigger.
“It’s too big now, with all the
families, to plan something like
that,” he said. “We just get together
at my father’s place.”
When he was young, there was
also a Christmas concert at the
Womens’ Institute Hall and
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