When me and my brother were little we used to want to go to midnight mass on christmas eve whereas my mum could never be bothered so to try to stop us she told us that "if we went to midnight mass then santa wont come here" that made up my mind quickly enough..santa was better than church any day
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- when i was little i asked what time midnight mass started.
i honestly had no idea.— what time?? - I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- I used to believe that at Christmas if your house never had a chimney then santa came through your letter box— Rhys James
- when i was little i thought that jesus delivered presents on christmas not santa .— gaby
- I used to put a camera along my fireplace on Christmas Eve in hopes to tape Santa.Anon
- I used to believe that Santa Ana winds actually came from the city of Santa Ana, CA— Fishfood