Christmas stockings are not meant for hanging by the fireplace Let me get this straight: in France, stockings are not meant for hanging by the fireplace. Also to clear any ambiguity in terminology, in France, stockings are soft airy sheery things meant to embellish legs, normally female. They are, if worn the French way, legendary, … More 16 Les Poissonchat’s Wondrous Advent Calendar – Christmas Stockings