2nd attempt at Bonus task -
I was dreaming about a ghost playing some twisted little fear game with me and I realized that this was too ridiculous to not be a dream, so I became lucid and the dream almost instantly faded to black. I had read something that CanisLucidus did in one of his dreams the other day (spellcasting 101), "I'm sort of prancing around on the carpet using just the balls of my feet. It's very dainty-looking and super un-macho but the sensation on my feet's very vivid". When I first read that I thought it was hilarious so I had to try it. So I started doing it in this void of blackness, while trying to imagine a place to be and it really helped to increase the vividness of the dream I was making.

Christmas Past:
I waited outside for the Christmas past ghost to come talk to me, and I saw the same dream lady from my previous Christmas past dream, Amelia, walk out of some dense trees. She gave me a hug and we were instantly outside my childhood home. I walked inside with her and there were presents everywhere, a giant feast, and my parents were so lively and happy. I couldn't believe how wonderful everything felt. I looked around and I couldn't see my old dog anywhere. I was my little kid self at this point, and I asked my mom where she was and she told me, "David, don't you remember, she died a few months ago". It was my first Christmas without having her there and I started bawling my eyes out. I was heartbroken. I also remember that there were giant dough pretzels everywhere in shape of knots; knots are my dream symbol for an unresolved problem.

Then the dream faded to black again, so I started doing that cool little prancing on the balls of my feet to generate the next dream.

Christmas Present:
The dream started outside of my childhood home, I asked the dream for the ghost of Christmas present to come show me things. I heard a loud, ominous, booming voice ask me, "Do you want the priest or the judge?" I responded, "The priest, I guess". The voice said, "We'll just give you both".
A priest and a judge in cheesy 90's Christmas sweaters came out of the house and started talking to me. I asked them why I needed two Christmas present ghosts, and they told me that they were actually the same person.

They made a door in the wall and opened it up to a school. I was there, working constantly, not really enjoying Christmas. Then the school faded into these charity organizations where people were helping the homeless and some people were teaching little kids cool things. Everybody looked so happy, while there I was, miserable, working away at some school. The ghosts asked me if I was done there and if I was ready to go? I woke up

I really wanted to try the third one, but I couldn't fall back asleep, so I'll just have to try it again tonight