Most Memorable Christmas or other related holiday?

[the chi]

So I want to hear about the best or most memorable Christmas/related holiday you have ever had and why. I'll start:

I was MAYBE 4 years old. My mom and I were on our own, in a crappy trailer, living in hiding from my dna donor dad, having to move every few months when he'd find us. Mom had a hard time finding work with us moving so much, so we didnt really have any money, we couldnt even turn on the heat so we used a kerosene heater and blankets to stay warm.

We spent Christmas Eve bundled up watching reruns of the Johnny Carson show (FTW). Christmas morning I woke up to see that "Santa" had brought me a lifesize baby doll (weighed more than I did) and a little table with 4 little chairs. Obviously I know now who Santa is, which makes that Christmas all the better for me, not because of the gifts, but because of the sacrifice I know she had to do to make that Christmas special for me.