Childhood Christmases

[erinellii]

 "grannybat:
... something I was wondering over the weekend. On 
> Xmas day Harry and Ron wake to find their presents piled at the 
> foot  of their beds. I had thought this arrangement was a 
boarding   school  practice--putting all the kids' presents under a 
single tree might produce some problems. But then I remembered a song 
from a play about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitain, "The Lion in 
Winter."
> 
> I'll spend my day the lover's way
> Unwrappng my gifts in bed
> 
> So this is a holiday tradition among English families? Or is it 
> common among the British in general?
> Grannybat


Erin:
Oh, dear, Grannybat.  I'm American, so can't speak for the British 
customs, but when I read that line, I got the impression that 
the "gifts" mentioned weren't of the sort that came in wrapping paper 
and bows... unless you like to get a little playful...

Erin