Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The Christmas traditions of the Graham family
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Executive Vice President Will Graham explains his family’s Christmas traditions during an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends.’
Christmas Day is a time for Americans and others around the world who celebrate the holiday to spend time with loved ones participating in time-honored traditions, and members of Congress are no exception.
Away from the hustle and bustle of Capitol Hill, lawmakers opened up to Fox News Digital about their favorite ways to spend the Christmas holidaysboth past and present.
“Jacquie and I are excited to have the whole crew under one roof for a frozen Minnesota Christmas, with four grandchildren getting a crash course in the joy (and noise!) of a family vacation Emmer,” said House Majority Whip. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital. “The Christmas village is all set up, and ugly sweaters are a must.”
49ers’ BROCK PURDY IMPRESSES AFTER GIFT OF OFFENSIVE LINEMAN NEW CARS FOR CHRISTMAS
The Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on December 3, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In South Dakota, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds has more than 100 members of his family in attendance each year for Christmas Eve to eat homemade chicken noodle soup, his office said. Fox News Digital.
“Senator Rounds’ late wife, Jean, was also very talented in cross stitch and needlework, and Senator Rounds and her children decorate the entire house with all of her handmade Christmas art,” she said your office
Rep. Claudia Tenney, RN.Y., recalled a Christmas carol hunt her parents orchestrated.
REPUBLICANS GIVE DETAILS OF CLOSED-DOOR MEETINGS WITH DOGE’S MUSK, RAMASWAMY
House Majority Leader Tom Emmer said his family’s Christmas traditions include ugly sweaters. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“My parents always set up a scavenger hunt on Christmas Eve. My four siblings and I had to decode a series of clues that led us to different parts of the house to find the next clue, which eventually led us on the final track. , which is where the presents we opened were found,” Tenney said.
He said locations included “the trunk of the car, the dryer or a storage closet.”
“It was a lot of fun, and my parents made the tracks smarter and more challenging every year,” Tenney said. “Then we went to our neighbor across the street for his annual Christmas Eve party. The whole neighborhood was invited. Then many of us, including our Jewish neighbors, went to Mass on midnight at the Presbyterian Church.”
Rep. Claudia Tenney recalled a Christmas Eve scavenger hunt her parents orchestrated. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, said her favorite Christmas tradition was skiing with her grandchildren at Star Valley in western Wyoming.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
And for Sen. Eric Schmitt, Democrat, Christmas means family dinners and board games.
“We’re going to Christmas Eve Mass at the parish where I grew up and we’re going to dinner at my parents’ house,” Schmitt told Fox News Digital. “The biggest family gathers after Christmas for (an) epic game of RISK.”
