Christmas 1989 was my first kilted holiday season. I was a first year student at St. Andrews. Another fellow American and I had ordered kilts from the local kiltmakers in town (Kirk Wynd) unbeknownst to our families. We were on the same flight home and decided to make the transatlantic journey kilted. I got such rave reviews from my family that I wore the kilt to Christmas Eve service. I'm thinking about reviving the kilt for Christmas and my birthday (Dec.26) this year. I know New Years will be a formal kilted evening for sure!