Lee Taylor, Columbus: “The strangest gift was a box of Little Debbie snack cakes with dry erase markers split up over several weeks on every Friday until the box was empty.”

Mary Nell Gill, Starkville: “I had a wonderful childhood growing up on a farm and learning what the holiday was really about. I never had a strange or bad gift.”

Lewis Smith Jr., Columbus: “The worst gift I got was two cap pistols because I wasn’t old enough for a BB gun, which is what I really wanted.”

Barbara Burgess, Starkville: “The worst gift was a bartending kit because it wasn’t for me. He wanted me to make drinks for him.”

Mea Tribble, Columbus: “The strangest gift was a screaming goat. Not a real one, a little figurine.”

Jadarrius Bledsoe, Starkville: “The worst gift was a car vacuum cleaner. I got my car cleaned a lot, and my mom said I could do it myself.”

Mary Acree, Columbus: “The strangest gift was a bag of mandarin oranges.”

Ronnie McDaniel, Starkville: “The worst gift was a Barnet army knife.”

Gabriel Brown, Columbus: “The worst Christmas gift I got was house shoes.”

Alexys Knell, Starkville: “The strangest gift was ramen.”

Emily Bell, Columbus: “The strangest gift was an emergency go bag.”

Asher Bateman, Starkville: “The strangest gift was flavored toothpicks.”