The Twelve Rules, Annotated

[princessalethea]

I have been asked to talk a little bit more about the now-infamous 2010 Christmas Pageant song “The Twelve Rules of Christmas” (Click here to watch on YouTube).

Rule#1: No Decorating the Tree
I believe this rule originated the first year we moved into the giant house in North Springs…so I was about ten and Soteria was eight. We had a staircase with

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[cairech]

No playing piano after 10pm.

[cairech]

also, no vacuuming and no using the sewing machine after 10pm.

[kelly_swails]

"No wearing shorts until May 1st." Completely arbitrary, and it still gets me steamed when I think about it.