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Mini Poll: Cookies As Culture

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On which of Santa's lists is your name most likely to appear this year?

The Naughty List:
 24%
The Nice List:
 76%

 

Do you prefer to stay in St. Louis over the December holidays or vacation somewhere else?

Stay home in St. Louis:
 80%
Vacation somewhere else:
 18%
I am from somewhere else, St. Louis is my holiday vacation:
 2%

 

Which of the following activities would you most like to be your annual holiday tradition?

Watching The Nutcracker at The Fox:
 12%
Listening to Gospel Christmas at Powell Symphony Hall:
 6%
Visiting Wild Lights at the St. Louis Zoo:
 12%
Sledding on Art Hill at the St. Louis Art Museum:
 11%
Trying to pick up an off-duty Rockette at The Best Steakhouse:
 9%
Attending a menorah lighting at the Missouri Botanical Garden:
 4%
Listening to Yuletide Reflections at the Sheldon Concert Hall:
 2%
Ice skating at Steinberg Rink in Forest Park:
 9%
Shopping for Christmas trees at Ted Drewes:
 8%
Going Downtown to window shop and visit Santa at Macy's:
 28%

 

Which of the following best describes your philosophy of life?

I am a holiday cookie maker:
 27%
I am a holiday cookie buyer:
 6%
I am a holiday cookie eater:
 62%
I don't make, buy, or eat holiday cookies:
 5%

 

Is there a holiday cookie recipe in your family that has been passed down between generations?

Yes:
 41%
No:
 53%
I, Robot:
 6%

 

Which of the following toppers most belongs on a holiday cookie?

Candied fruit:
 4%
Colored sprinkles:
 21%
Nuts:
 29%
Icing or frosting:
 34%
Silver balls:
 11%
Gravy:
 1%

 

In which of the following shapes are you most likely to select a sugar cookie at the holidays?

Angel:
 8%
Bell:
 5%
Christmas tree:
 39%
Dreidel:
 3%
Moose:
 6%
Reindeer:
 2%
Santa:
 9%
Star:
 27%

 

Have you ever participated in a holiday cookie swap?

Yes, my cookies were the best:
 25%
Yes, I was glad to get rid of my cookies:
 11%
No:
 64%

 

Which of the following is your favorite holiday cookie?

Sugar cookies from Schnucks:
 40%
Gingerbread men from Straub's:
 23%
Rugelach from Kohn's:
 5%
Cuccidati from John Viviano & Sons:
 13%
Lebkuchen from Gast Haus:
 8%
Marranitos from Jay's International Food Company:
 5%
Maamool from St. Raymond's:
 7%

 

Where are you most likely to eat the greatest number of holiday cookies?

At work:
 38%
At home:
 39%
At school:
 1%
In my car:
 1%
At parties:
 21%

 

Which of the following ingredients is most essential to your family's holiday meals?

Molasses:
 3%
Goose:
 2%
Brisket:
 7%
Herring:
 2%
Lutefisk:
 2%
Tabbouleh:
 5%
Tamales:
 5%
Sugar:
 30%
Alcohol:
 45%

 

Overall, do you expect this holiday season to be better or worse than last year's?

Better:
 81%
Worse:
 19%

 

Which of the following things do you find most stressful during the holidays?

Travel anxiety:
 6%
Financial problems:
 24%
Holiday food:
 9%
Memories:
 7%
Holiday parties:
 14%
Family conflicts:
 22%
Weather:
 11%
Loneliness:
 4%
New Year's resolutions:
 3%

 

Which of the following holiday songs is most likely to get a smile from you?

The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole:
 21%
Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano:
 10%
Hanukkah Song, Adam Sandler:
 14%
All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey:
 7%
Mele Kalikimaka, Bing Crosby:
 12%
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), The Chipmunks & Dave Seville:
 24%
Last Christmas, Wham!:
 2%
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Sarah McLachlan with Barenaked Ladies:
 11%

 

Have you finished your holiday shopping yet?

Yes:
 21%
No:
 44%
Almost:
 36%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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