Likes ...
Charms
Allegory
Bear
Chair

Hearth
Warm
Mistletoe
Handley

Footloose
Flips
Shindigs
Backgammon

Eyelet
Headdress
Thumbtack

But Dislikes ...
Bracelets
Simile
Lion
Table

Fireplace
Cold
Holly
Sherando

Kevin Bacon
Somersaults
Dances
Checkers

Shoelace
Hat
Staple

Can you figure out why my friend likes certain things and not others?