Why do we hang just one sock on the fireplace for "Christmas?

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William Feela, Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No. (WHISPERING PINES REALTY)

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Raymond E. Camp

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The dryer ate the other one or maybe it was the washer but it is missing and cannot throw out a good sock!

Dec 23, 2015 09:53 AM

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What Bob Crane said!

Dec 23, 2015 08:08 PM

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So that we can keep the other foot warm.

Dec 23, 2015 01:32 PM

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In old folklore, St Nick threw 3 gold coins into a poor family's window. One landed in a freshly-washed stocking hung on the mantle to dry.

Dec 23, 2015 10:26 AM

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Our grand children hang several socks thinking Santa will fill all socks hanging at fire place......

Dec 23, 2015 08:39 AM

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Raymond E. Camp has my answer and he got here first.

Dec 24, 2015 01:06 AM

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Gita Bantwal

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I hang one for each family member

Dec 23, 2015 08:40 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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That's a very good question. I don't know the answer.

Dec 23, 2015 06:02 PM

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Good morning William. I don't understand why one sock either. I go to a lot of houses and there are several hung on the mantle.

Dec 23, 2015 05:16 PM

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Candice A. Donofrio shared the folklore behind it. Fun question, William Feela!

Dec 23, 2015 04:14 PM

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I don't know but we no longer hang stockings on the fireplace since the kids are all gone.

Dec 23, 2015 12:05 PM

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We don't do just one sock. We do one for each person. But they aren't socks we would ever wear!

Dec 23, 2015 11:18 AM

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That I do not know, will you be sharing the answer in the future or is it just something you are pondering on yourself?

Dec 23, 2015 10:46 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Michael J. Perry

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The other one has a hole in it ???

Dec 23, 2015 10:37 AM

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Debbie Laity

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I would be happy to hang more as long as someone would fill them with good things.

Dec 23, 2015 09:42 AM

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Because we can't find the other one. Must have gotten eaten by the dryer. Merry Chri

Dec 23, 2015 09:22 AM

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That's a great question, but I have no clue!

Dec 23, 2015 09:14 AM

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Kelly Hagglund

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I just figured it was because one sock always goes missing... Might as well use a single sock than waste a pair!

Dec 23, 2015 09:01 AM

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William,
I’ve not heard of the one sock practice. We have one for every family member.

Dec 23, 2015 08:07 AM

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William,

I have not seen the one sock version. I have seen many socks on the fireplace for each member of the family including the dog and cat. A

Dec 23, 2015 08:05 AM

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William Feela - I am sure there is a story behind this, too. I do see some interesting answers, though...lol!

Dec 24, 2015 02:48 PM

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Vern Eaton

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Maybe it is one legged people who started this

Dec 24, 2015 11:45 AM

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The other got stolen by the dryer gnomes.

Dec 24, 2015 08:18 AM

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See we were losing socks even before dryers!

Dec 24, 2015 07:57 AM

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Brenda J. Andrew

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The other one was lost...........

Dec 24, 2015 01:41 AM

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Richie Alan Naggar

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If gifts did come in socks from Santa, if this was all real...people would hang burlap sacks

Dec 23, 2015 11:10 PM

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Joan Cox

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I have not heard of hanging just one sock.

Dec 23, 2015 11:07 PM

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Wayne Martin

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Don't know! We have four hung, one for each

Dec 23, 2015 10:35 PM

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No one likes gluttony?

Dec 23, 2015 10:04 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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I have no idea... maybe the other sock is lost? I did not grow up hanging socks and never had a fireplace, either, as a child.

Dec 23, 2015 09:56 PM

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The dryer ate the other one or maybe it was the washer but it is missing and cannot throw out a good sock!
In old folklore, St Nick threw 3 gold coins into a poor family's window. One landed in a freshly-washed stocking hung on the mantle to dry.
Our grand children hang several socks thinking Santa will fill all socks hanging at fire place......
Good morning William. I don't understand why one sock either. I go to a lot of houses and there are several hung on the mantle.
Candice A. Donofrio shared the folklore behind it. Fun question, William Feela!
I don't know but we no longer hang stockings on the fireplace since the kids are all gone.
We don't do just one sock. We do one for each person. But they aren't socks we would ever wear!
That I do not know, will you be sharing the answer in the future or is it just something you are pondering on yourself?
I would be happy to hang more as long as someone would fill them with good things.
Because we can't find the other one. Must have gotten eaten by the dryer. Merry Chri
I just figured it was because one sock always goes missing... Might as well use a single sock than waste a pair!
William,
I’ve not heard of the one sock practice. We have one for every family member.
William,

I have not seen the one sock version. I have seen many socks on the fireplace for each member of the family including the dog and cat. A
William Feela - I am sure there is a story behind this, too. I do see some interesting answers, though...lol!
If gifts did come in socks from Santa, if this was all real...people would hang burlap sacks
I have no idea... maybe the other sock is lost? I did not grow up hanging socks and never had a fireplace, either, as a child.