What is the Best Christmas Present You Ever Received?

"My favorite present was a stuffed horse.  I never named him, but you can sit on him and ride him like a cowboy.  I got him when I was five years old"

Brayden Timm, 5 , Fenton

"I got a Sleepy Dora when I was three from my Aunt Debbie.  I asked Santa but he told Aunt Debbie she could get it for me.  I really wanted her."

Sara Lawson, 4 , Fenton

"My best Christmas present was when I moved into my first house in 1962.  I had to wait so long to get one because I had five children."

Shirley Borrini, High Ridge

"My smoker I got a few years back.  Nothing takes your stress away like getting to smoke a bunch of meat. My wife and kids got it for me for Christmas."

Chris Duchinsky, 40 , Fenton

"I can't decide between my coffee maker and my kindle.  They are both the best present anyone could hope for."

Jill Timm, 35 , Fenton

"I got a racecar bed and it was set up in my room with all of my other presents in the bed.  I got the bed when I was only three years old.  I am four now. "

Joshua Haas, 4 , Fenton

"My dog Star was the best Christmas present ever.  I got her when I was four and she is a yellow lab mix."

Anna Grobelny, 13 , Fenton

"Epson Equity One Plus Computer when I was 13.  I found it in the basement before Christmas and was so excited.  I usually searched for my Christmas presents every year."

April Monaco, 36 , Fenton

"My favorite trains are James, Toby and Thomas.  When I was two I got a Thomas the Train set.  That was the best Thomas the Train set ever."

Rocco Monaco, 3 , Fenton

"My American Girl Bitty Twins Doll I got last year.  My Mom told me that I could get a doll just like the Bitty Twins for cheaper and then get more presents, but I wanted the real Bitty Twins."

Natalie Purdom, 9 , Fenton

"Choo Choo train from Santa Claus.  It goes round, and round, and round.  I love my choo choo train. It was set up under the tree."

Jeremy Engle, 3 , Fenton

"A really expensive diamond watch given to me by a girlfriend.  I still have the watch."

Danny Bundy, High Ridge

"The Birth of Jesus Christ.  It seems we're forgetting about him these days and he's given us so much to be thankful for."

Robert Wilson, High Ridge

"A couple of years ago, my mom named a star after me for Christmas.  It wasn't material, but it was still pretty cool."

Kate Hermann, High Ridge

"When my son was about 10 years old, he finally realized how much I loved crafts, sewing and clowns.  He gave me a clown-faced pin cushion with a place for a thimble on top of its head and you could pull its nose and out came a tape measure."

Ruth Welker, High Ridge

"About 10 years ago, my two brothers and I were given a Nintendo 64.  I just thought that was the coolest present, and I still have it and play it today."

Jarred Brookshire, High Ridge

"When I was about four or five, my dad gave me a custom-made Barbie doll house that he built himself."

Debby Hodges, High Ridge

"A Pepsi machine that came with small cups.  You could put a bottle of Pepsi in it and fill up the cups like fountain soda."

Pauline Buehner, High Ridge

"A Lite Brite.  I can't draw, so that was a great present for me."

Michel Osborn, High Ridge

"Owl ornaments.  I love owls, and my daughter-in-law has given me an owl ornament for Christmas for the last 30 years and each one has been different."

Marion Greife, High Ridge

"I was given a red, two-wheeled dirt bike when I was about eight years old.  I don't remember if it had training wheels."

Craig Dabin, High Ridge

"My greatest Christmas gift is being able to spend time with my family and my friends. And that's the best gift every year."

Dianne Monteleone, Fenton city clerk

"My greatest Christmas present of all times is having my family with me at Christmas time. That is probably my greatest gift. This year is the greatest because all my family is going to be together."

Joe Maurath, Fenton alderman

"The gift of happiness. Also the best Christmas presents I ever got were my sister's presents -- I would play with them all the time."

Janet Skelton, Fenton human resources manager

"The best Christmas present I ever got was on December 23, 2000, the day my grandson Myles was born. That's the favorite one so far."

Dennis Hancock, Fenton mayor

"This year will be my favorite Christmas present because I'm getting my first apartment. That was my dream since I was a 17.

Sierra Brown, Fenton

"Same here, actually. We're getting an apartment together. We've been planning this ever since we were little and we've been life-long friends."

Brittany Breckenridge, Fenton

"My favorite Christmas present was a Cabbage Patch Kid when I was a kid. Everyone had to have one. I still have it and mine's name is Kristen.

Lisa Jones, Fenton court clerk

"A Holly Hobby doll. It was the thing to have. I had a whole room full of Holly Hobby. I got a Trash Can Kid and Holly Hobby."

Kara Browning, Fenton court clerk

"My favorite Christmas present was my tea set that I got from my aunt in 1958. It was after the war in Germany and it was beautiful little tea set from America. I had to leave it behind when we emigrated to America.

Gabriele Mueller, Fenton administrative secretary

"A Red Ryder BB gun when I was 11. I no longer have it, it got lost."

Capt. Jeff Bader, Fenton police precinct commander