As the holidays approach, do you have a favorite holiday memory you’d be willing to share?

Make us cry, make us laugh, make us wince. A few ideas to get you started:

* A special gift, a special surprise, a special visit?

* Your best Christmas story: After the dog peed on the tree, kitty knocked it over. Then it started to smoke . . .

* Your biggest flop: Expecting a Red Ryder BB Gun, opened an Easy Bake Oven? Attempted fruitcake for the first time?

* Person you’re missing most this season?

* Someone or something you’re most grateful for?

* If you could buy the world XYZ, what would it be? Why?

* Finally, best Christmas advice you’ve ever gotten: Wrap early and often? Remember the reason for the season? Unleash those pearls of wisdom.

Send your story to staff writer Kathryn Skelton at kskelton@sunjournal.com or mail to Sun Journal, Attn: Kathryn Skelton, P.O. Box 4400, Lewiston, Maine 04243 for an upcoming feature.

Please keep each under 200 words, include your name, hometown and contact information, and get them in by Dec. 15. We’ve got our tissues ready and our funny bones finely tuned.