The 2008 Christmas Present Thread

[PeterPanfan]

AMY! YOU GOT "TWILIGHT"! And "Marley and Me"! They're both wonderful!

From my parents:

Animal Crossing: City Folk for Wii
"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two
Charmed: The Complete Series - Limited Deluxe Edition

Various clothes/candy/little things

I'll see what I get from my aunt, grandpa, siblings, and friends later!

[UmbrellaFish]

Since this Friday I've gotten:

A Christmas Carol (book)
Military baseball cap
MP3 Radio thingy
Clock
Art Easel
Hershey Candies!
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Shrek the Halls
Son of a Witch
A Lion Among Men
The Alchemy of Animation
Disney Lost and Found
Fiddler on the Roof: Collector's Edition
Watercolor Paper
My family got a hi-def TV
Wall-E
A Trivia Book
The Golden Girls- The Complete First Season
TLM 2
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel
Just Shoot Me!- The Complete Third Season

AND... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

As a late Christmas present, I will be recieving a Blu-Ray Player!!!

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[Lazario]

Among several things:

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[nikki828]

From my mom and stepdad, I got:
- 4 Burt's Bees lip balm pack
- Bath set with loofas, pumas stone, etc.
- 2000 piece Las Vegas puzzle(I already have it put together at my dad's, but my mom told me not to mention it to my stepdad; it'll be fun to put it together again though)
- Risk board game

Now I'm just waiting for my presents from my aunt and cousin. They get me nice clothes every year and I was happy to finally get something for them this year.

[DarthPrime]

Exchanged presents this morning...

Animal Crossing City Folk
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Super Mario 64 DS
Mario Kart DS
Nyko Wing wireless Classic Controller
Sonicare toothbrush
Hairdryer
Shirts, socks, underwear
Box of candy
Indiana Jones Mr. Potato Head

Really only played Mario Kart DS so far, and its great. The Nyko Wing controller is amazing. Its a lot more comfortable than the Nintendo brand Classic Controller, plus its wireless. You can even get a mini USB to USB cable and rechargeable batteries for it. I'll have to pick some up when I'm out.

So far its been a very nice relaxing Christmas at home. Hope everyone else had a great day.

[Dottie]

I've gotten this so far:

Spaced - The complete Series
Extras - The extra special series finale
a bottle of my favorite perfume- Flowerbomb by Viktor & Rolf
a nice pillow for my couch
a very nice set of bedclothes with the lyrics of "Twinkle, twinkle little star"
and 150€

[PeterPanfan]

From my Aunt and Grandpa:

The Santa Clause Three Film Collection
The Christmas Collection CD - Amy Grant
$20 Wal-Mart Gift Card

[TheSequelOfDisney]

From My Parents:

Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse Presents - Annette
Walt Disney Treasures: Chronological Donald - Volume IV

From My Sisters:

The Tales of Beedle The Bard - Standard Edition
A Tie with Music Notes
A "Heroes" magnet

From My Grandma:

$20

From My Aunt and Uncle:

$50

[Jules]

Well, today I was gifted with socks, and a book (which I already have). Hence, nothing out of this world, but oh well ... Merry Christmas!

MP3 Radio thingy

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[AwallaceUNC]

I may still have a couple things to add, but this is close to final...

• iPhone 3G - 16 GB
  iPhone protective plastic case
  Aerosmith canvas poster in black wooden frame
  Aerosmith Route of All Evil Tour Concert Flag
  Oster Classic Chrome Milkshake Mixer
  The Godfather Trilogy: The Coppola Restoration Giftset (Blu-ray)
  The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (3-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
  Dreamgirls (2-Disc Showstopper Edition Blu-ray)
  The Greatest Movies Ever: The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time (Book)
  A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording of the CBS Television Special - Vince Guaraldi Trio (Starbucks Exclusive Edition CD)
  High School Musical 3: Senior Year (CD Soundtrack)
  101 Dalmatians (1996) (DVD w/ slipcover)
  Hanson at the Fillmore (Live Concert DVD)
  Hanson - Underneath Acoustic Live (Live Concert DVD)
  The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (DVD)
  Barnes & Noble Membership renewal
  Barnes & Noble CD opener
  "Statler and Waldorf - 'The Muppet Show'" Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament
  "Tick-Tock Croc - Disney's Peter Pan'" Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament
  "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" American Greetings Christmas Ornament
  "PEZ Candy" #130 American Greetings Christmas Ornament
  Williams-Sonoma Nonstick Flexible Peppermint Spatula
  "Bellegem" Belgian Waffle Mix from Williams-Sonoma
  Williams-Sonoma Caramel Apple Waffle and Pancake Mix with Highland Sugarworks Pure Maple Syrup in a Christmas penguin jar
  "The Golden Girls" T-Shirt: "Stay Golden"
  Decorative UNC chip & dip tray/bowl set
  Clothes
  Cologne
  Christmas temporary tattoo pack
  Cash & Check
  Cards
  Gift cards (Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, The Grand Theatre, Amazon MP3/VOD, and a Visa cash card)
  Starbucks Christmas Blend coffee bag
  Cereal (1 box Reese's Puffs, 1 box Fruity Cheerios, 2 boxes of Cap' Crunch Crunch Berries)
  PEZ Dispensers (The Riddler, Two-Face, UNC Football)
  Mickey Mouse - 80 Years: A PEZ Dispenser Collection (Limited Edition)
  Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares (1 bag Milk Chocolate with Caramel Filling, 1 bag Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter Filling, 1 box of Chocolate & Raspberry)
  Other candy (AirHeads Extremes, box of Reese's Peanut Butter Whoppers, bag of bite-sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, bag of bite-size Butterfingers, Christmas Nerds rope)
  Ratatouille (Blu-ray)

-Aaron

[drfsupercenter]

I got a prepaid Visa from one set of grandparents, and some cash from the other two. (My mom's parents are divorced, so I have 3 pairs of grandparents)

From my family I got:

Terminator 2: Blu-Ray (despite not having a BR player yet )
DVDs:
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (3 disc set)
Good Will Hunting
The Dark Knight (2 disc set)
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2 disc set)
Scrubs: Season 7
When We Left Earth (4-disc set about the NASA missions)
Casino Royale: Special Edition (3 disc set)
21 (2 disc set)

I also got a Get Smart soundtrack CD, as well as the most recent phone scams CD from Mojo in the Morning.

Additionally, I got a bunch of T-shirts with pictures and funny sayings, a 2009 calendar, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith version for Wii, Pokémon Pearl version, Guiness World Records 2009 and my most expensive present from them was a new all-in-one HP printer.

My parents also got me a bunch of University of Michigan stuff that I can put on display etc.

I may be forgetting some smaller gifts... I think that's it though.

[Flanger-Hanger]

On Blu-ray:

JFK
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Godfather Trilogy
Dr. No
The Dark Knight
Prince Caspian
Casino Royale

on DVD:

Freakazoid!: Season 1
Titan A.E. (2 copies)
The History of the World Part 1
Family Guy: Volume 5
Simpsons: Season 6
Mrs. Miniver
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette

other:

$25 itunes card (x2)
$55 in cash
HMV gift card
candy (lots of it!)
New monitor

[CJ]

CDs:
A Charlie Brown Christmas (from my UD Secret Santa)
Dark Horse by Nickelback

DVD:
Garfield: Holiday Celebrations (from my UD Secret Santa)

Blu-Ray:
The Dark Knight
The Sixth Sense
Wall-e (3-disc)

Books:
The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age
Disney's Dogs
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories From the Sketch Book
Mouse Tales: A Behind-The-Ears​ Look at Disneyland
Mouse Trap: Memoir of a Disneyland Cast Member
Walt Disney Treasures - Uncle Scrooge: A Little Something Special (from my UD Secret Santa)

Other:
A Goody Bag (from one of my co-workers)
A Christmas Mug (from my supervisor)
$25 in McDonald's gift certificates (from the owner of my local McDonald's)
A Jacket
Set of flannel bed sheets
An aluminum water bottle
Heavenly Sword PS3 game
Disney Pixar Monopoly Game
Pentax Electronic Cable Switch for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
Disney Bandleader Mickey Mouse & Friends Snowglobe
Custom seat covers for my truck
JVC Everio GZ-MG335 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom (Includes Everio Dock)

[AwallaceUNC]

The Christmas Collection CD - Amy Grant

Awesome aunt & grandma!

-Aaron

[jeremy88]

This year I received...

Playstation 2 from my Grandma (I LOVE the new PS2's! So quiet and small and no annoying disc tray!)
$150 check from my Dad
Transistor Radio from my Mom

Tomorrow my bestfriend, his girlfriend and I exchange gifts, so I'll post more tomorrow

[JiminyCrick91]

I'll add my list later as I like to have everything from Secret Santa, to late gifts, to unwrapped boxing day 'gifts' from family but I must say...

PEZ Dispensers (The Riddler, Two-Face)
Mickey Mouse - 80 Years: A PEZ Dispenser Collection (Limited Edition)

So did I!

-Sky

[Just Myself]

Got some good stuff this year:

A 32GB iPod Touch (which I have not put down once since I got it )
$50 iTunes gift certificate
$25 in Fandango Bucks
$25 F.Y.E. gift certificate
A burgandy hooded robe with matching slippers
Red plaid pajama pants
Dark Side of the Moon tshirt
AC/DC Black Ice tshirt
2 blank long sleeve tshirts (one black, one blue)
2 new church shirts
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Blu-ray

All in all, some pretty good swag I think.

Cheers,
JM

[Lazario]

Got some more (went to WalMart and actually spent some money on DVDs there) with Christmas money (I love my close friends):

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Anyone feel like a game of Tetris?

[blackcauldron85]

From my aunt & uncle, Bobby & I got a $30 Walmart gift card & a computer scanner (she just bought a new one and gave us this one)

From Bobby's family, I got:
Mickey Mouse pajamas
a candle (which will go to Bobby, since I don't use them...)
socks
a $5 McDonald's gift card
a Little Mermaid bowl & plate set
Hannah Montana keychain
a quesadilla maker (which we gave to Bobby's mom a couple years ago, but she just bought a new grill and doesn't need it)
some random candy in a bag
10 packs of fun size candy & Poppycock popcorn (both of which were the presents we contributed towards the grab, but we traded with Bobby's cousin & his girlfriend )

I spent some Christmas money at Target and bought:
"All Wrapped Up" CD
"True Believer" by Nicholas Sparks book
"Nights In Rodanthe" by Nicholas Sparks book
"The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks book
"New Moon" by Stephanie Myers (is it Myers?) book (you can cheer now, Dan!)

[Dottie]

My grandma came over for lunch today with my aunt and uncle and I received:

a big box of chocolates
100€