Xdress Xmas
A Vignette
By Maryanne Peters

Our family are always doing silly things at Christmas. It is just our thing. Maybe is started with funny hats and then funny sweaters, and then we went on to more advanced costumes and themes. Who could forgt the “Jungle Christmas” of 2020? I mean we were in and out of lockdown and we needed to do something crazy. But what could be more crazy that 2021 – the cross dress Christmas?

Everybody went way over the top. Jungle Christmas had set a high bar. Everybody wanted to outdo everybody else. The trick is to dress and be your character for the whole day, which means not choosing something to uncomfortable. It just has to look real.

The original idea came from Uncle Keith, for reasons that are now clear to the whole family. But the big surprise was my little brother Tyler. He went all out. He had a full body shave down and wore a wig and a little “Sexy Santa Girl” outfit with petticoats and heels.

Uncle Keith was so embarrassed that he went upstairs and shaved his legs too, swapping his leggings for stockings. He looked pretty good, but nowhere as good as Tyler. He was a knockout, or should I say she?

Well, this year I will have to. Straight after last Christmas Tyler shipped out and headed out west to seek that fortune, and we now hear that he is going by the name “Taylor”. He sent us a Christmas message with a photo of him in the outfit he wore last year. There is no doubt that things have changed a lot in just a year.

As for Uncle Keith, the story is much the same for him. He goes by Katherine these days, and this Christmas he is bringing Larry, who he says is his fiancé – but I guess that is her fiancée with an extra E.

As for me, I had a great outfit – a tartan dress in Christmas colors with built in boobs for a great cleavage. I thought I looked pretty good in it. But it was just for the day and then after the holidays I was back to the old me. But I still bring that outfit out every now and again, and when I do I can’s help but slip it on and check myself out in the mirror.

Christmases are great. Christmas memories are great too. Maybe we should do Xdress Xmas again this year? What do you think?

The End

© Maryanne Peters 2022

Merry Christmas everybody!