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Governor, First Lady Share Favorite Holiday Traditions


Gov. Tom Wolf and the First Lady last week in Harrisburg. Credit: PA Internet News Service

Gov. Tom Wolf and the First Lady last week in Harrisburg.
Credit: PA Internet News Service

This holiday season, we wanted to find out a few of Governor and First Lady Wolf’s favorite holiday traditions, so we asked each of them fill out a quick survey. We were surprised to find that both the Governor and First Lady chose “Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice” as their favorite holiday drink rather than eggnog or hot chocolate, so we asked them to explain themselves.

“Every Christmas morning since our girls were little, we would watch them open their gifts from Santa and then we would whip up a huge holiday breakfast of scrambled eggs, fresh cut fruit, biscuits, and of course, freshly squeezed orange juice,” said Governor Tom Wolf. “We love relaxing around the Christmas tree while spending some quality time with each other.”

Here are a few more holiday favorites from our Governor and First Lady.

Favorite holiday movie:

Both: A Christmas Story.

Favorite place to buy a gift:

Governor: Bon-Ton.
First Lady: Bookstores and garden centers

Favorite gift to receive:

Governor: Shirts and socks.
First Lady: Anything that is sincere.

Favorite holiday song:

Governor: O Come, All Ye Faithful.
First Lady: Silent Night.

Favorite holiday book:

Both: The Night Before Christmas.

Favorite place to get your Christmas tree:

Both: Strathmeyer Family Tree Farm in York.

Favorite holiday tradition:

Governor: Opening one gift each on Christmas Eve.
First Lady: Cooking up a storm together for breakfast on Christmas morning.

Favorite holiday recipe:

Governor: Chocolate chip cookies.
First Lady: Date nut bars.

Favorite holiday drink:

Both: Freshly squeezed orange juice.

Favorite holiday memory:

Governor: Getting the HO Scale Train Set when I was ten years old.
First Lady: Eating and laughing together around a delicious meal.


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