I used to believe when my Mom would tell me that Christmas was "just around the corner" that the people on the next block were having Christmas and we had to wait our turn.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I was told that for every christmas carol i sang before christmas time santa would give me one less present!— K
- When I was little, I used to think whenever it snowed, it would be Christmas.— TropicalSmoothie
- I used to believe that every religous Christmas card we recieved was sent to us by God.Anon
- "Christmas time
mistletoe and brine..."— Santa Puncher - Do you really mean to tell me that father Christmas is a myth?
Finally......— Peter (Aged 70) - On Christmas Eve all the animals are able to talk but only for that night!Anon