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Anapest? Not really. I detected two in the origin version, but I see four or possibly five here:

The tree was trimmed with Christmas ornaments galore,
and packages were brightly wrapped, all tied with bows.
Family were laughing as snow began to fall;
The first three feet of this line are still trochaic ( http://study.com/academy/lesson/trochaic-meter-definition-examples.html ) instead of iambic: FAM-i/-LY were/ LAUGH-ing/
Instead, try this: the FAM/-i-LY/ all LAUGHED/ as SNOW/ be-GAN/ to FALL/
we marveled at the picture from the warmth inside.

Saint Nick was on his way with a sleigh full of toys;
With the relative stresses questionable on the last six syllables, you could have either two anapestic ( http://literarydevices.net/anapest/ ) or amphimacer ( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amphimacer ) feet. I do hope that does not confuse you too much. No, I am not that smart. I dug it up from a book called Creating Poetry by John Drury on my shelf .
children headed to bed in anticipation.
The first two feet are trochaic instead of iambic, and the five syllable "anticipation" does not fit the pattern as it stands.
Try this: the CHILD/-ren WENT/ to BED/ an-TI/-ci-PAT/-ing GIFTS/
We placed bright glowing lights around the sparkling tree,
and snuggled deep beneath the quilt till morning’s light.

Yet spirits unspoken gathered, encircled us.
The second and fourth feet appear to be anapests:
yet SPIR/-its un-SPOK/-en GATH/-ered, en-CIRC/-led US/
All our departed family, still they remained
The first and fifth feet appear to be trochaic instead of iambic.
to celebrate with us this snowy festive night;
Each rejoined once more in tonight’s circle of love.
First foot could be either anapest or amphimacer, and the relative stresses between "once" and "more" could go either way. The next foot is an anapest ( in to-NIGHT'S/ ) followed by a trochee ( CIRC-le/ ) and finally the iamb ( of LOVE/ ).

You are definitely making good progress. The first step is capturing your thoughts on paper, and then the crafting begins to create the desired rhythmic effect.

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "