Mini Poll Results

Christmas 2014

Overall, how do you think Santa Claus will rate you on his list this year, naughty or nice?

11%
Naughty
89%
Nice

With which of these holidays do you most identify?

1%
John Combest's birthday
68%
Christmas Day
1%
First Day of Hanukkah
0%
First Day of Kwanzaa
3%
Citrus Bowl (Missouri vs. Minnesota)
8%
New Year's Eve
18%
Winter Solstice

What is your most likely season's greeting this year?

62%
Merry Christmas!
30%
Happy Holidays!
5%
Happy New Year!
3%
Bah, humbug!

With which statement about Nativity scenes on public property do you more agree?

38%
Nativity scenes should not be on public property because the display violates the separation of church and state
62%
Nativity scenes are OK on public property because the display is part of the historical celebration of Christmas

Would you be willing to reach out right now to one person who you think might be having a tough holiday season?

97%
Yes
3%
No

What is your family's favorite St. Louis holiday tradition?

2%
Attending "The Nutcracker"
2%
First Night in Grand Center
13%
Going to church or temple
6%
Getting the tree
6%
Going to a movie
1%
Eating Chinese food
19%
Decorating the yard/house
1%
Bailing out a family member
4%
Ice skating at Steinberg
2%
Sledding at Art Hill
2%
Last-minute shopping at Walgreens
5%
Watching college football bowl games
37%
Something else

What is your least favorite holiday tradition?

3%
Exams
2%
Being caught under the mistletoe by the office letch
2%
The neighbor's Griswold-esque outdoor display
4%
Looking at ugly holiday sweaters
19%
Shopping during the last week before Christmas
27%
Paying taxes
9%
Christmas music everywhere
8%
Fruitcake
5%
Being spied on by the Elf on the Shelf
10%
Over-indulging
11%
Something else

What do you think about holiday office parties?

35%
Don't skip them; something juicy always happens
10%
Avoid them at all costs; people get fired later
21%
They were much more fun before Twitter
31%
I don't work in an office
3%
I've been banned from my office party

Which of the following recipes is most likely to describe your holiday eating this year?

42%
Eat and drink whatever I want
16%
Eat and drink whatever I want, but hit the gym hard later
41%
I'll try to eat healthy, but I just have to include some holiday treats
1%
I'll stick to the healthy diet (that elf costume is prety tight)

Who is the all-time best Scrooge?

13%
Jim Backus in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
17%
Albert Finney in Scrooge (1970)
35%
George C. Scott in A Christmas Carol (1984)
16%
Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)
7%
Scrooge McDuck in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
8%
Michael Caine in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
5%
Mary Junck (OK, not technically a movie Scrooge, but some of you laughed.)

Which of these is the best Christmas song?

5%
Burl Ives' "It's a Holly Jolly Christmas"
14%
Nat King Cole's "A Christmas Song"
9%
Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby"
30%
Bing Crosby's "A White Christmas"
12%
Faith Hill's “Silent Night”
5%
Darlene Love's “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)”
0%
Destiny's Child's "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
2%
Paul McCartney’s "Wonderful Christmastime"
5%
The Chipmunks' "The Chipmunk Song"
1%
The Royal Guardsmen's "Snoopy's Christmas"
3%
Wham's "Last Christmas"
3%
Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
2%
The Beachboys' "Little Saint Nick"
1%
Spike Jones' "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"
6%
Dean Martin's "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
2%
The Ronette's "Frosty the Snowman"

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