Your family’s holiday photos and videos could appear on NBC17

Did you believe in Santa when you were a kid? One of my co-workers blogged today about how HER PARENTS NEVER LET HER BELIEVE IN SANTA. Of course, I had to tell her the story about how I found out there was no such thing as Santa. You see, around age 6 I became skeptical about the existence of this jolly, gift-giving fellow. So on Christmas Eve, I plopped my pillow and blanket down in front of my parent’s bedroom door and slept on the floor.

I was convinced I wouldn’t get any presents from “Santa” because there is no way they would be able to open the door and walk out to the living room without waking me up. Well, I must have slept like a rock that night because the next morning I woke up and my stocking was full. After that, my belief in Santa was reaffirmed. Of course my belief would eventually be shattered when I found all of the ornaments I left for Santa (along with some of my childhood teeth) in my mom’s sock drawer.

Anyway, I bring up these holiday memories because I’m really jazzed about this project that the talented Page Crawford is working on. She’s putting together a 23-minute holiday television show on NBC17 featuring photos and videos of Triangle residents. But in order for her to create the show, she needs stuff to fill it with. That’s where I’m hoping some of my Triangle readers can help out.

Do you have any photos or video clips from your family’s holiday celebrations that you’d love to appear on air? Page is piecing together all sorts of content. So if you’ve got an old video clip of your child screaming because she got a Tickle Me Elmo doll that one year it was really hot, send it Page’s way. She’ll even take photos of your kids crying when they met Santa for the first time or videos of your over-the-top yard decorations.

I’ll keep you posted on what day the special will air. But in the meantime, if you’d like to have some of your memories possibly appear on TV, you can submit them here. Please only submit stuff if you live in the Triangle though. Page is trying to fill the show with lots of local stuff.

I’m going to see if my mom has any funny and/or embarrassing childhood Christmas photos that she can dig up so I can share them on my blog. I’ll keep you posted.