If Luke puts together a cookbook of traditional British holiday recipes, I will buy it! And, I expect him to include snippets of his dry humor and dorky dad jokes! Merry Christmas to you all!
Julie, while we as Americans can appreciate all the many Christmas traditions in the UK, thank you for upholding our US traditions!!! Both are enriching!!! You and Luke are very blessed!! Merry Christmas!!
I am American and I grew up, along with my four siblings, waking up to our stockings on the foot of our beds. I always thought as I grew up that it was to give our parents more sleep time as we were all occupied and excited discovering our goodies. We carried on the tradition with our children and now our 4 grandchildren. HOWEVER, as I live in Tuscany in Italy...I rather like the children receiving their stockings on January 6th, the Ephiany from La Befana. Love and blessings to ALL no matter what traditions you may have. Keep it simple....less IS more!
I have to say that you 2 are hilarious Luke focused on the Fire asking us to help him while you Julie are trying to remember what the skirt is called 😂😂 I'm here cracking up. Glad to know you are just 2 real normal people not pompous at all. ❤
I'd love to see a video of the two of them, like forty years from now, trying to simultaneously build a fire, decorate, and explain all the upcoming festivities. Now, THAT could be really funny! ❤❤❤😂😂😂
Merry Christmas!!!!! How about doing a Mapperton Cookbook, with the proceeds going to repair and restoration projects? I look forward to your weekly videos and can't wait to see what happens in 2025.
When I was growing up (I live in the U.S.) the stockings were filled with fruit, nuts, candy and one small stocking stuffer (wrapped gift) that we opened first thing before breakfast, then opened presents after breakfast. I'm from a large family, we drew names as we became adults. Now, I just buy gifts for my Great nieces and nephews.
Stockings are a lifelong tradition! Every year we have stockings....and we're much more seasoned than 18! As a Canadian with deep Yorkshire and Brittany roots, traditions are history....a continuation of yore....to be upheld forever. Similar thought process with Christmas Crackers...great fun tradition! !Yes to more "Cooking with Luke"! Salut du Canada 🫶🇨🇦
Merry Christmas to all who follow around the world. It is great fun to watch Luke and Julie . In addition it is fun to read everyone's comments from around the world. From Middleton , USA. 🌲🍾⭐
Americans most definitely have poppers and crackers in the southern states. Those traditions were part of what came from Victorian ancestry. It could never be done inside the home but was taken outside while enjoying the cool evening air. My Grandmother cooked and baked food from that time period. She had a wood burning stove and made a fresh coconut cake for dessert which was served Christmas evening after dinner.
Merry Christmas to you both and to your families. You always give a chuckle or laugh while watching. I love how down to earth you are. The Christmas decorations look beautiful. Wishing you a wonderful 2025. Hugs from Canada.
This will be my first Christmas without my Dad. He passed away on the 18th of December. I'm just trying to get through this Christmas. On top of that I woke up extremely sick. I appreciate your video.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Those are lovely stockings! They would make great decorations now they aren't being filled anymore. Hmm, if the kids aren't too attached to them remaining in original form, they would look amazing as pillows. Mend the holes and stuff with pillow filler. Would look cute with a little stuffed animal peeking out of the top.
Merry Christmas Luke & Julie! We’re watching this morning from sunny Arizona and it is Christmas Eve. Glad you got the fire going, Luke, and I have to say, I love the bread pudding recipe you gave out. So fun to hear you recount the Christmas traditions.
A splendid episode!!!! I love your natural talk back and forth!!!! Happy Christmas! 🎄 I loved how natural you both are, especially, when you forgot what the tree skirt was called, and Luke was concerned about the fire! ❤ Your shows always make me smile! Love and hugs to you both! 🎄
No, I’ve always done the English version. But we had an orange and nuts and a candy cane in our stocking with a few small gifts which were from Santa. Our under the tree gifts were from parents etc..
Merry Christmas, it's Christmas Eve day here. No turkey, did that, no stuffing, did that too. Can't stand bread sauce and the last Christmas pudding tasted like rubber. So we are having delicious roast beef, roast potato, carrots, parsnips, brussel sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potato, peas and Christmas cookies. The perfect match of America and England. Oh I forgot the Christmas Crackers. Having those too. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As a retired elementary school teacher, I could always point out the students who received more than 3 gifts (from their parents) because their eyeballs were spinning in their heads. I would scan the class and ask them to stand up. I was amazingly accurate. It stunned the students.
As a child here in Australia I didn't have a stocking but a pillowcase that was left at the foot of my bed and Father Christmas filled it to overflowing during the night, none of the gifts in it were gift wrapped then I would get separate presents from my Mum and Dad on Christmas morning. We also have turkey, chicken, prawns and ham for Christmas lunch followed by plum pudding with custard, cream and ice cream and pavlova for those who aren't into pudding. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving at all. Hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas xxx
Yes, we do have Christmas Crackers in the US. Santa does the stockings (my children are 32, 29, and 25 and we have no plans for stopping those) that are filled to the rim with unwrapped items and they need to be placed in front of the fireplace because of their size. Santa usually only brings one gift under the tree/left by the stockings while the rest of the gifts are wrapped from Mom and Dad, siblings and other relatives.
My parents always had breakfast for Christmas dinner as we were growing up in Canada. We also have had plum pudding with a custard sauce every year until now. I'm in Canada but Mom's parents came from England. Merry Christmas!
My good friend is from the UK ,living in Wisconsin, USA & every year for Thanksgiving she makes bread sauce. I love it with turkey gravy! At first I didn’t care for it but then I acquired taste for it & look forward to it. Luke perhaps the Christmas pudding needs a lot more brandy to have the appropriate flame. It’s a thought. In our family Santa only brings 1 gift… each year a book. The rest of the gifts are from family & friends. I love homemade eggnog. Great tradition for your kids to make it now.
Happy Christmas from Australia Luke and Julie! Love your channel and all that you do to give us a glimpse of life in Mapperton! It’s Christmas Day already here, lovely and sunny and warm so there’ll definitely be a swim in the pool and backyard cricket after lunch. We have seafood, a side of salmon, crayfish , oysters, prawns and lots of yummy salads to beat the heat here. Plus of course pavlova instead of plum pudding (my brother in law is bringing ice cream plum pudding though). (Ps we also as children had pillowslips at the bottom of the bed)
I live in Canada and growing up we always wrapped our stocking stuffers, even if they were small silly presents. sometimes multiple layers...for just a popsicle stick. Its more about the fun of unwrapping together
In Australia growing up we had pillow cases at the end of the bed for Father Christmas to fill. we were very lucky. We also have boxing day as a holiday, plus our summer holidays.
🇳🇿✨Happy Christmas, lovelies, from New Zealand. Luke, we always had pillow slips which we found on armchairs & couches etc on Christmas morning. I can still remember the excitement, because I'm from a family of 9 children, & we didn't really have a lot of treats. We always got our shoes, sandals, a dress, shorts or a shirt each that my mum made, underwear etc (that she also made-ugh!), because we were growing so fast. We got books, paint boxes, puzzles, school stationery, colouring-in books, the little plastic 'pop' beads (you could add beads to your strand each year because they popped into each other), some clear nail polish if we were considered old enough, or rouge if we were over 15. Sometimes we'd get a picture for our room, or a beach towel or new swimsuits if we'd outgrown our old ones. It was so much fun! Because chicken was for special occasions back then, we'd enjoy a roast chicken meal with stuffing & crispy roast potatoes & green vegetables (our dad thought salads weren't festive enough). After that we were sent outside (usually wearing our new swimsuits) to eat Ice-cream slices, a New Zealand favourite (two plain wafers with a slice of vanilla ice-cream in between), then we'd all play bull rush or some party games & the sprinkler would go on. That provided fun, a clean-up for sticky, icecream speckled children, & a well earned 'break' for our poor mum who normally had a toddler or a new baby to run around after. It was a time when we knew a treat was a treat, because sweets were special occasion things as well. So much more special when it's not an everyday event ✨🇳🇿
Merry Christmas to you all and all your hardworking crew! Happy New Year! May all problems easily be solved and money keep rolling in. BTW: an idea: Does Mapperton have a couple of long hillsides that could be opened to the public for snowy fun? Coasting, tobogganing, a little easy skiing? And shop with hot chocolate and bread with butter and sugar? Hot macaroni and cheese! Benches nearby for mommies to sit and chat as they keep an eye on the small fry? It looks to me like you do! How about a welcome sign at the road "Welcome! Come for sledding while the snow lasts! Slopes for all levels of expertise!" Silhouette drawing of kids pulling sleds and carrying flying saucers, include a dog or two.. You might even arrange with a shop in town to sell coasting stuff. Is there a low spot in a field or meadow that could be flooded for skating? The same low marshy area to offer the birds flying over in fall? Remember it has to be below freezing for five days straight before it can hold an adult weight. Remember that steep hillside that was starting to slip beside the road? That looked like one heck of a fun ride if its a clear shot down! Heather and gorse bushes at the bottom for a soft stop.(Unless they have thorns? OOps. I don't know!) Maybe prep something like that in the coming year for next winter? $10 bucks a day for road maintenance, Or, just free to all kids below 100 years!! LOL !! Fun! A toddler slope and a wild, daring ride for older kids. Maybe rent sleds, flying saucers, toboggans? Would your weather support the effort? If someone gets stuck in the snow, you have the gear to pull them out.
Luke &Julie, what a delight. I'm watching while cooking my Christmas 🎄 feast of roasted lamb, apples, onions and fruited wild rice while sipping peppermint cocoa. I understand you are occupied with a crazy schedule. I'm lector tonight All Saints. Light of the world...🌟
Movies d" rigeur : "The Bishop's Wife, " Love Actually" , "The Polar Express", " Miracle on 34th Street ". Champagne and peppermint cocoa, fire, and a snuggly blanket with Christmas feast nibbles. Happy Christmas 🎄
In Australia, our stocking was a pillow case that went on the end of the bed and Santa would fill it with gifts. Presents under the tree were from friends and family.
I find that most families have their own traditions and there isn’t one “American” way to do it and it’s also regional. For instance we always did satsumas in the stocking and had a ton of gifts in them, frequently needing a bag for overflow. Also, Santa only brought a few gifts, not all the ones that were under the tree. Merry Christmas. Also, we do stockings even when everyone is grown!
Slowly compress the bellows. Fast air is extra wind that is not increasing the temperature. Try to prevent draft with the solid fuel on top of the kindling or coals.
Julie & Luke! I just saw Luke's father as a young man on TH-cam on "To Tell the Truth" on April 20 1964 episode! ("Heir to the title Earl of Sandwich"). He was in the U.S. to officiate at the opening of the international sandwich gardens at the New York World's Fair. Luke looks just like him!
In Canada Santa Claus leaves the gifts with the stocking. The family gifts are placed under a tree. We used to cut down our own tree on a farm and then put it up. The problem with that is the branches fall a bit within a day. And there is also an issue of misjudging height of the room. So often we had to cut the base of the tree so the angel would fit on top. One year the tree was so wide once the branches descended it took up half the living room. We were able to lie under the tree once the lights and decorations were one the tree. The gifts would later be placed under the tree (maybe 100 packages total).
Thank you for the difference in tradition between America and Great Britain, and how well you celebrate both. Merry And Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.🙏
I'm just sending you 'ole ' a very Happy New Year ,I love watching you & all your Family Luke & Jules ,so funny ,I love hearing your uni- tentional British lingo😅👋🇨🇦 😅
You two are too cute. Luke going on about the fire and why it won't start. Julie obsessing about the swag and trying to remember "tree skirt". And both of you not really paying attention to each other. classic couple hijinks. 🤩Just push the right side of the swag up onto the mantle. It looks off balance with that one side hanging down.
CHRISTMAS EVE HERE! I always stuffed my children's big stockings with wrapped gifts (sometimes there were so many there were packages alongside the side of the stockings -as they were too hefty to hang once filled:), and we're in Canada. I sincerely hope that Luke gets a stuffed stocking--it's only fair!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
You made me chuckle with this video. Living in a beautiful palatial home, but going through all the mundane last minute stuff just like any family down the street. Luke and his fussing with the fire was so funny. . Luke is a treasure. ❤️
Happy Christmas, Luke & Julie! 🎄⭐🎄 I will be passing on the bread sauce, as cloves are not a favorite of mine. Cloves of garlic, however, are another story, and perhaps a modification of Luke's recipe I might consider trying!
Loved hearing about all the Christmas Traditions, both British and American! It's fun to compare them both, also to see how they differ. I've learned about a few British ones I wasn't aware of before! You both have so much to prepare for, but it all sounds marvelous and I'm sure everyone will love it! All my best to your whole family - Merry Christmas!!!
I love your vlogs. It’s a comforting part of my life to watch you and I have to say that you are the most humble from the LOL series. You were yourself then and continue to be yourself and it’s quite refreshing in this day and age. Kudos!
I loved this tea time...laughed constantly (love Luke's dry wit) and finally know what is in bread gravy! Luke, you are fantastic, but bread gravy will never be tried by me - LOL Thank you for such fun, interesting Tea Time and only the best of the new year to you and your family and may Mapperton thrive like never before 🙂
Hi Julie and Luke. I’m an American and Santa only brought the contents of our stockings and one big present very to the stocking. And we had Christmas pudding with coins in it.
I am not sure how the two of you get anything done. It keeps going back and forth and Luke keeps adding more and more to the "to do list". I think he enjoys Christmas more than the children do!!!
Happy and Merry Christmas!!! I adore what you bring us all year long! I hope you have a joyful time with your kids in cozy times! it has all of a sudden been cold here in North Carolina, USA! Santa is about to land there, so signing off!
If Luke puts together a cookbook of traditional British holiday recipes, I will buy it! And, I expect him to include snippets of his dry humor and dorky dad jokes! Merry Christmas to you all!
Julie, while we as Americans can appreciate all the many Christmas
traditions in the UK, thank you for upholding our US traditions!!! Both are enriching!!! You and Luke are very blessed!! Merry Christmas!!
I am American and I grew up, along with my four siblings, waking up to our stockings on the foot of our beds. I always thought as I grew up that it was to give our parents more sleep time as we were all occupied and excited discovering our goodies. We carried on the tradition with our children and now our 4 grandchildren. HOWEVER, as I live in Tuscany in Italy...I rather like the children receiving their stockings on January 6th, the Ephiany from La Befana. Love and blessings to ALL no matter what traditions you may have. Keep it simple....less IS more!
I hope Luke gets his stocking this year 🎄🧦
I have to say that you 2 are hilarious Luke focused on the Fire asking us to help him while you Julie are trying to remember what the skirt is called 😂😂 I'm here cracking up. Glad to know you are just 2 real normal people not pompous at all. ❤
I was thinking the same thing, so funny. Love them.
Hysterical!😂
I'd love to see a video of the two of them, like forty years from now, trying to simultaneously build a fire, decorate, and explain all the upcoming festivities. Now, THAT could be really funny! ❤❤❤😂😂😂
Merry Christmas!!!!! How about doing a Mapperton Cookbook, with the proceeds going to repair and restoration projects? I look forward to your weekly videos and can't wait to see what happens in 2025.
When I was growing up (I live in the U.S.) the stockings were filled with fruit, nuts, candy and one small stocking stuffer (wrapped gift) that we opened first thing before breakfast, then opened presents after breakfast.
I'm from a large family, we drew names as we became adults. Now, I just buy gifts for my Great nieces and nephews.
Stockings are a lifelong tradition! Every year we have stockings....and we're much more seasoned than 18! As a Canadian with deep Yorkshire and Brittany roots, traditions are history....a continuation of yore....to be upheld forever. Similar thought process with Christmas Crackers...great fun tradition! !Yes to more "Cooking with Luke"! Salut du Canada 🫶🇨🇦
Love how you guys are so normal. This makes your videos so entertaining. I'm in Virginia USA
26:00 - I first heard "red sauce" - as a Texan, that has a wholly different meaning than "bread sauce"! LOL!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas to all who follow around the world. It is great fun to watch Luke and Julie . In addition it is fun to read everyone's comments from around the world. From Middleton , USA. 🌲🍾⭐
Merry Christmas Gloria, from MA!!
This came out on Christmas Eve in the U.S.
Merry Christmas to all our wonderful Mapperton friends!
Happy Christmas to you all :)
We had Pillow cases in New Zealand for our Santa Presents.
We had pillow cases on the end of our beds here in Australia too.
Have you seen the lovely cotton on bags ? I used those this year
It's the day before Christmas. 💖🎄🧑🎄🎄💖
Happy Christmas to you all 🎄🎅🎁
Americans most definitely have poppers and crackers in the southern states. Those traditions were part of what came from Victorian ancestry. It could never be done inside the home but was taken outside while enjoying the cool evening air. My Grandmother cooked and baked food from that time period. She had a wood burning stove and made a fresh coconut cake for dessert which was served Christmas evening after dinner.
What a lovely idea to tell all the family about your Alberta research and let them talk to AI Alberta! I hope you have a lovely day! Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas and best wishes to all at Mapperton ❤❤
The bread sauce sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Merry Christmas from Texas and happy Christmas to y'all in England have a very good year
Merry Christmas to you both and to your families. You always give a chuckle or laugh while watching. I love how down to earth you are. The Christmas decorations look beautiful. Wishing you a wonderful 2025. Hugs from Canada.
This will be my first Christmas without my Dad. He passed away on the 18th of December. I'm just trying to get through this Christmas. On top of that I woke up extremely sick. I appreciate your video.
I lost my stepmum today on Christmas Day. So sorry you lost your dad 😪
Bless you and remember our loved ones that have passed are with us 24/7 in spirit. Blessings and be strong. x
So sorry for your loss
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It’s Christmas Eve when we’re watching. Happy Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Those are lovely stockings! They would make great decorations now they aren't being filled anymore. Hmm, if the kids aren't too attached to them remaining in original form, they would look amazing as pillows. Mend the holes and stuff with pillow filler. Would look cute with a little stuffed animal peeking out of the top.
Merry Christmas Luke & Julie! We’re watching this morning from sunny Arizona and it is Christmas Eve. Glad you got the fire going, Luke, and I have to say, I love the bread pudding recipe you gave out. So fun to hear you recount the Christmas traditions.
Howdy from another Arizonan 👋
@@wendyr435Lovely weather for Christmas, isn’t it? Happy holidays!
Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎄🎄
You need to use a stiff ended skewer to puncture the onion then press in the clove bud.
When you said poppers I immediately thought of jalapeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese, breaded, then deep fried or baked. Yum. Merry Christmas. 🎅
Me two. Double yum!
@WayfaringDay 😊
A splendid episode!!!! I love your natural talk back and forth!!!! Happy Christmas! 🎄 I loved how natural you both are, especially, when you forgot what the tree skirt was called, and Luke was concerned about the fire! ❤ Your shows always make me smile! Love and hugs to you both! 🎄
No, I’ve always done the English version. But we had an orange and nuts and a candy cane in our stocking with a few small gifts which were from Santa. Our under the tree gifts were from parents etc..
Merry Christmas, it's Christmas Eve day here. No turkey, did that, no stuffing, did that too. Can't stand bread sauce and the last Christmas pudding tasted like rubber. So we are having delicious roast beef, roast potato, carrots, parsnips, brussel sprouts, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potato, peas and Christmas cookies. The perfect match of America and England. Oh I forgot the Christmas Crackers. Having those too. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As a retired elementary school teacher, I could always point out the students who received more than 3 gifts (from their parents) because their eyeballs were spinning in their heads. I would scan the class and ask them to stand up. I was amazingly accurate. It stunned the students.
Loved your carol service last year. So neat you'll be vlogging it again. Thank you for sharing a small part of your lovely Christmas with us!
A Very Merry Christmas to you ALL🎅
Merry Christmas Julie, Luke and family! Found you randomly a few months ago and I've been hooked watching the backlog of videos. Happy new year!
Merry Christmas to all in England and here in America 🎄🎅🎄 !!
Merry Christmas from Ohio
As a child here in Australia I didn't have a stocking but a pillowcase that was left at the foot of my bed and Father Christmas filled it to overflowing during the night, none of the gifts in it were gift wrapped then I would get separate presents from my Mum and Dad on Christmas morning. We also have turkey, chicken, prawns and ham for Christmas lunch followed by plum pudding with custard, cream and ice cream and pavlova for those who aren't into pudding. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving at all. Hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas xxx
Merry Christmas 🎄 from snowy Michigan
Yes, we do have Christmas Crackers in the US. Santa does the stockings (my children are 32, 29, and 25 and we have no plans for stopping those) that are filled to the rim with unwrapped items and they need to be placed in front of the fireplace because of their size. Santa usually only brings one gift under the tree/left by the stockings while the rest of the gifts are wrapped from Mom and Dad, siblings and other relatives.
My parents always had breakfast for Christmas dinner as we were growing up in Canada. We also have had plum pudding with a custard sauce every year until now. I'm in Canada but Mom's parents came from England. Merry Christmas!
My good friend is from the UK ,living in Wisconsin, USA & every year for Thanksgiving she makes bread sauce. I love it with turkey gravy! At first I didn’t care for it but then I acquired taste for it & look forward to it.
Luke perhaps the Christmas pudding needs a lot more brandy to have the appropriate flame. It’s a thought. In our family Santa only brings 1 gift… each year a book. The rest of the gifts are from family & friends. I love homemade eggnog. Great tradition for your kids to make it now.
Merry Christmas from Yuma, Az🌵🎄🌵🎄
Merry Christmas from Seattle. The logs are stacked too close together. Dryer lint is a great fire starter.
Happy Christmas from Australia Luke and Julie! Love your channel and all that you do to give us a glimpse of life in Mapperton! It’s Christmas Day already here, lovely and sunny and warm so there’ll definitely be a swim in the pool and backyard cricket after lunch. We have seafood, a side of salmon, crayfish , oysters, prawns and lots of yummy salads to beat the heat here. Plus of course pavlova instead of plum pudding (my brother in law is bringing ice cream plum pudding though). (Ps we also as children had pillowslips at the bottom of the bed)
I live in Canada and growing up we always wrapped our stocking stuffers, even if they were small silly presents. sometimes multiple layers...for just a popsicle stick. Its more about the fun of unwrapping together
Happy Christmas to all at Mapperton!
You 2 are super funny together❤❤
Watching this on Christmas Eve❣️
Wishing you and yours an amazing Yuletide Season.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. And i hope everyone has a happy New Year.
Luke, Cumberland Sauce is the best! Will need to try your Bread Sauce. Merry, Merry and Happy, Happy Christmas.
In Australia growing up we had pillow cases at the end of the bed for Father Christmas to fill. we were very lucky. We also have boxing day as a holiday, plus our summer holidays.
Merry Christmas from warm sunny Australia ❤️🌲❤️🌲
You guys are hilarious! Love your vids… happy Christmas from Miami Beach! 🏝️ 🎄
I learned about the stockings at the ends of beds from Harry Potter. Happy/Merry Christmas to you and your family from North Carolina!
🇳🇿✨Happy Christmas, lovelies, from New Zealand.
Luke, we always had pillow slips which we found on armchairs & couches etc on Christmas morning. I can still remember the excitement, because I'm from a family of 9 children, & we didn't really have a lot of treats. We always got our shoes, sandals, a dress, shorts or a shirt each that my mum made, underwear etc (that she also made-ugh!), because we were growing so fast. We got books, paint boxes, puzzles, school stationery, colouring-in books, the little plastic 'pop' beads (you could add beads to your strand each year because they popped into each other), some clear nail polish if we were considered old enough, or rouge if we were over 15. Sometimes we'd get a picture for our room, or a beach towel or new swimsuits if we'd outgrown our old ones. It was so much fun!
Because chicken was for special occasions back then, we'd enjoy a roast chicken meal with stuffing & crispy roast potatoes & green vegetables (our dad thought salads weren't festive enough). After that we were sent outside (usually wearing our new swimsuits) to eat
Ice-cream slices, a New Zealand favourite (two plain wafers with a slice of vanilla ice-cream in between), then we'd all play bull rush or some party games & the sprinkler would go on. That provided fun, a clean-up for sticky, icecream speckled children, & a well earned 'break' for our poor mum who normally had a toddler or a new baby to run around after. It was a time when we knew a treat was a treat, because sweets were special occasion things as well. So much more special when it's not an everyday event ✨🇳🇿
Merry Christmas to you all and all your hardworking crew! Happy New Year! May all problems easily be solved and money keep rolling in. BTW: an idea: Does Mapperton have a couple of long hillsides that could be opened to the public for snowy fun? Coasting, tobogganing, a little easy skiing? And shop with hot chocolate and bread with butter and sugar? Hot macaroni and cheese! Benches nearby for mommies to sit and chat as they keep an eye on the small fry? It looks to me like you do! How about a welcome sign at the road "Welcome! Come for sledding while the snow lasts! Slopes for all levels of expertise!" Silhouette drawing of kids pulling sleds and carrying flying saucers, include a dog or two.. You might even arrange with a shop in town to sell coasting stuff. Is there a low spot in a field or meadow that could be flooded for skating? The same low marshy area to offer the birds flying over in fall? Remember it has to be below freezing for five days straight before it can hold an adult weight. Remember that steep hillside that was starting to slip beside the road? That looked like one heck of a fun ride if its a clear shot down! Heather and gorse bushes at the bottom for a soft stop.(Unless they have thorns? OOps. I don't know!) Maybe prep something like that in the coming year for next winter? $10 bucks a day for road maintenance, Or, just free to all kids below 100 years!! LOL !! Fun! A toddler slope and a wild, daring ride for older kids. Maybe rent sleds, flying saucers, toboggans? Would your weather support the effort? If someone gets stuck in the snow, you have the gear to pull them out.
My wife and I send warm holiday greetings to your family for a healthy, prosperous new year.
You 2 are hillarious! Have fun prattling around that big House of yours, and Merry Christmas!
Greetings from California!❤🥂🎄
Luke &Julie, what a delight. I'm watching while cooking my Christmas 🎄 feast of roasted lamb, apples, onions and fruited wild rice while sipping peppermint cocoa.
I understand you are occupied with a crazy schedule. I'm lector tonight All Saints. Light of the world...🌟
Movies d" rigeur : "The Bishop's Wife, " Love Actually" , "The Polar Express", " Miracle on 34th Street ".
Champagne and peppermint cocoa, fire, and a snuggly blanket with Christmas feast nibbles.
Happy Christmas 🎄
In Australia, our stocking was a pillow case that went on the end of the bed and Santa would fill it with gifts. Presents under the tree were from friends and family.
I find that most families have their own traditions and there isn’t one “American” way to do it and it’s also regional.
For instance we always did satsumas in the stocking and had a ton of gifts in them, frequently needing a bag for overflow. Also, Santa only brought a few gifts, not all the ones that were under the tree.
Merry Christmas. Also, we do stockings even when everyone is grown!
I have the same experience. My son finally gave me stocking gifts after he was a dad.
Slowly compress the bellows. Fast air is extra wind that is not increasing the temperature. Try to prevent draft with the solid fuel on top of the kindling or coals.
Julie & Luke! I just saw Luke's father as a young man on TH-cam on "To Tell the Truth" on April 20 1964 episode! ("Heir to the title Earl of Sandwich"). He was in the U.S. to officiate at the opening of the international sandwich gardens at the New York World's Fair. Luke looks just like him!
Merry Christmas sammiches. From Melbourne Australia.
Watching this on Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thanks for sharing
Happy Xmas! Try the upside method to light the fireplace it works and it produces less smoke
Happy Christmas to all at Mapperton ☃️❄️🎄…..sorry Luke, no bread sauce will be happening here in NorCal 🙃 and Happy New Year to all 🥳❤
In Canada Santa Claus leaves the gifts with the stocking. The family gifts are placed under a tree. We used to cut down our own tree on a farm and then put it up. The problem with that is the branches fall a bit within a day. And there is also an issue of misjudging height of the room. So often we had to cut the base of the tree so the angel would fit on top. One year the tree was so wide once the branches descended it took up half the living room. We were able to lie under the tree once the lights and decorations were one the tree. The gifts would later be placed under the tree (maybe 100 packages total).
Thank you for the difference in tradition between America and Great Britain, and how well you celebrate both. Merry And Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.🙏
I'm just sending you 'ole ' a very Happy New Year ,I love watching you & all your Family Luke & Jules ,so funny ,I love hearing your uni- tentional British lingo😅👋🇨🇦 😅
Wishing you all at Mapperton a very happy Christmas. 🎄🎅
Wish you a lovely Christmas💖
You two are too cute. Luke going on about the fire and why it won't start. Julie obsessing about the swag and trying to remember "tree skirt". And both of you not really paying attention to each other. classic couple hijinks. 🤩Just push the right side of the swag up onto the mantle. It looks off balance with that one side hanging down.
You should try the inverted method for Lighting your fire. We use this method for both open fires and stoves. Magic
I would like to have your mapperton coffee table book for Christmas next year laugh out loud
Merry Christmas Laura and Aaron. Hugs and love!😊
CHRISTMAS EVE HERE! I always stuffed my children's big stockings with wrapped gifts (sometimes there were so many there were packages alongside the side of the stockings -as they were too hefty to hang once filled:), and we're in Canada. I sincerely hope that Luke gets a stuffed stocking--it's only fair!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
You made me chuckle with this video. Living in a beautiful palatial home, but going through all the mundane last minute stuff just like any family down the street. Luke and his fussing with the fire was so funny. . Luke is a treasure. ❤️
GOOD SAVE LUKE!!! OUR KIDS DO WATCH THIS SHOW!!! DON'T RUIN THE MAGIC!!!
Happy Christmas, Luke & Julie! 🎄⭐🎄 I will be passing on the bread sauce, as cloves are not a favorite of mine. Cloves of garlic, however, are another story, and perhaps a modification of Luke's recipe I might consider trying!
I have just found you and I think you are both such lovely people. You have made me laugh already. Blessings from Rock in Cornwall.
Merry Christmas from Baltimore Maryland 🎄❤️
MerryChristmas!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family and sending you love health and happiness from Dubai ❤❤❤
Perfect recipe, I will make this over this weekend. Thank you.
Thank you for vlogging your beautiful home and lovely family life. You guys are amazing.
Happy Holidays
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Loved hearing about all the Christmas Traditions, both British and American! It's fun to compare them both, also to see how they differ. I've learned about a few British ones I wasn't aware of before! You both have so much to prepare for, but it all sounds marvelous and I'm sure everyone will love it! All my best to your whole family - Merry Christmas!!!
Happy Christmas from Chicagoland! I love your videos across your various channels. Looking forward to more in the coming year. Best wishes for 2025.
I love your vlogs. It’s a comforting part of my life to watch you and I have to say that you are the most humble from the LOL series. You were yourself then and continue to be yourself and it’s quite refreshing in this day and age. Kudos!
I loved this tea time...laughed constantly (love Luke's dry wit) and finally know what is in bread gravy! Luke, you are fantastic, but bread gravy will never be tried by me - LOL Thank you for such fun, interesting Tea Time and only the best of the new year to you and your family and may Mapperton thrive like never before 🙂
Hi Julie and Luke. I’m an American and Santa only brought the contents of our stockings and one big present very to the stocking. And we had Christmas pudding with coins in it.
Sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas for Julie and a Happy Christmas for all the Brits.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From Sturgis Michigan ❤
I am not sure how the two of you get anything done. It keeps going back and forth and Luke keeps adding more and more to the "to do list". I think he enjoys Christmas more than the children do!!!
Happy and Merry Christmas!!! I adore what you bring us all year long! I hope you have a joyful time with your kids in cozy times! it has all of a sudden been cold here in North Carolina, USA! Santa is about to land there, so signing off!
Blessed Christmas to u all and a Happy New Year!🎉