The singer told Wday.ru how he decorates the house for the New Year, and showed his favorite Christmas tree and Christmas tree decorations.
On New Year’s Eve, I always worked hard. If the concerts were in other cities, then we flew with my wife Emma. But after the birth of the children – Ustinya and Frol – a strict tradition arose – on New Year’s Eve we gather with the whole family at home. We have a large country house next to the forest. There is where to arrange a fabulous holiday! For children, we come up with real adventures: we ride through the winter forest in a sleigh pulled by horses, or on dog sleds – we are looking for Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. Then all together we kindle a fire, jump over it, make riddles, tell fairy tales to the youngest, and arrange fireworks in the evening. We celebrate every New Year in good Russian traditions. You know, in no country in the world, even if it is cold and snowy in winter, it is impossible to truly celebrate the New Year the way we do in Russia!
Emma Malinin’s wife: “We start decorating the house early, we put the first Christmas tree on November 20, and we dismantle it only at the end of January. We usually have three trees – two in the house, one on the street. The largest one stands in the living room next to the piano, since no New Year is complete without songs. But what can I say, in our family not a single day goes by without a piano!
We always have breakfast, lunch and dinner all together at a large table, so the second tree is in the dining room. The third, alive, grows in the courtyard of our house. As soon as we finished construction, we immediately planted a Christmas tree in the most beautiful part of the site especially for the New Year holidays. Now she has grown so much that you can only get to the top of the head using the stairs. A few days before the New Year, we decorate the Christmas tree and the facade of the house with glowing garlands. Once we did it before, so it was covered with snow along with the garlands. “
A set of toys for the first new year of children, donated by friends
“Every year we come up with a new New Year’s decor, discuss the most incredible ideas and fantasies. And since our family is creative, we never repeat ourselves. Naturally, you have to buy new Christmas tree decorations. But we also don’t throw away the jewelry of previous years. We are especially dear to the Christmas tree decorations of the first New Year of children and our first joint New Year with Alexander. And recently we were taking apart toys from my childhood with children. Fortunately, there is a lot of space in the house, so storage is not difficult.
However, Christmas tree decorations never become outdated – each has its own story, its own “memory”. For example, this year I hung my favorite silver apples, bought about eight years ago, on the curtains in the living room. They are combined with a silvery white Christmas tree. And in the dining room we have a burgundy Christmas tree. Candles, garlands, napkins in each of the rooms are matched to the color of the toys. To be honest, I don’t really like the process of decoration itself – it’s much more interesting for me to generate a general idea. But Alexander and children love to hang, outweigh toys, change their places – to achieve perfect beauty! “
“On December 28-29 our mothers come to us. For a festive dinner, be sure to cook herring under a fur coat, salad Olivier. This year, children will taste champagne for the first time, since on November 23 they turned 16 years old. (Ustinya and Frol are twins.)
New Year’s gifts with us are usually sincere: scarves, gloves, mittens. Last year I gave my husband a bracelet for good luck and good luck with a chased golden sun with a small pebble. Alexander does not take it off now. Not so long ago, Frol was asked what he remembers from childhood, and he replied: “I believed in Santa Claus for a very long time, I liked it so much that my desires were fulfilled, and how sad it was to find out that he did not exist.” As a child, Frol even drew his wishes in notes so that Santa Claus would not be mistaken and would not bring something else. It seems to us that a joyful perception of life remains with those adults who had fun, sincere family holidays in their childhood. “