What's your favourite childhood holiday memory? Share with other readers in our forums.

Web exclusive! With the holidays fast approaching, CanadianLiving.com asked some favourite Canadians what they recall most about holidays past.

"My favourite holiday memory is when my parents would bring us down to
Cattle Point in Victoria, B.C., to collect moss to build our extra-large nativity scene. It was always fun building the intricate scene under the tree, complete with 'salt' footpaths, and tinfoil spring water 'lakes.'"
-- Nelly Furtado, multiplatinum recording artist

"I was 12 years old, it was Christmas day and I was miserable. We were in the hospital visiting my father, who was dying of colon cancer, while my very pregnant mother desperately tried to keep a festive atmosphere. My father held my hands and told me that it was my job from now on to ensure that every Christmas was a happy one. A year later my house was so overly decorated in every festive theme imaginable, that it made everyone smile. It was the first time I had heard my newly widowed mom laugh all year. I have kept my promise every year, and not every Christmas since has been perfect, but I make sure that my home is always jam packed with friends and family. There are never enough comfy chairs, my turkey is always dry and there is usually some form of family spat during the day, but overall, it's always a hugely happy day."
-- Debbie Travis, designer and television host of From The Ground Up

"My favourite thing every year was the big trip to the roof attic to get the Christmas tree in a box and the decorations with my dad. I remember the attic smelled musty and was cold and my dad always told me, 'don't touch the insulation -- it's not cotton candy!' [The attic] still smells like Christmas to me."
-- Michael Bublé, five-time Juno Award-winning singer

"My family celebrates the baby Jesus thing on Christmas Eve, which means Christmas Day is a day of Playstation 2 and nine hours of NBA basketball on TV. Nothing beats Christmas with a side order of Shaq vs. Kobe. Marv Albert, Snapper Jones and Bill Walton will always be the three wise men to me. I close the day with a late movie with my friends who either don't celebrate Christmas or need reprieve from their loved ones."
-- George Stroumboulopoulos, host of CBC's The Hour

Page 1 of 2