Staff question

Stephanie Gladney
(master gift wrapper)
My husband’s family insists on getting into their pajamas to open their Christmas presents—no matter what time of day it is when we get together and despite the fact that we’re all adults.

Jake Malooley
(Christmas Story marathoner )
On Christmas Eve, my uncle hires a Santa Claus, who shows up with a couple of elves–all of them reeking of gin. A relative hands Santa a bag full of presents, then the kids are summoned to sit on his lap. Even now, I’m called with a “Ho, ho, ho!” to get embarrassingly fondled by this cherry-faced boozer.

Aidan Enright
(dinosaur enthusiast)
We put out a figurine manger, and my siblings and I would compete to see who would unwrap baby Jesus from the newspaper wrapping. I got it five years running, and my youngest brother cried every time. He’s 21 now, but we still tease him about whether he’ll cry when it’s manger time.