How does your family celebrate Christmas, and what are your family traditions?

Posted by admin on December 12th, 2009 and filed under celebrate traditions | 12 Comments »

We have a huge family gathering at my Auntie’s place for lunch and dinner. She puts so much work into the food she makes. Awww :)

My husband and I usually open our gifts at home Christmas morning and then we go to my parents house and spend some time with them. Usually we go to my Grandmaws for christmas dinner.

We have one tradition that has stuck with my sister and I after growing up and moving out of the house. Every Christmas we always get at least 1 pajama item that gets opened on Christmas eve. Every since we were little Mom would buy us a pair of jammies or new slippers or something like that and after dessert we would get to sit around the tree and open our Christmas eve present. Then we would put them on and crawl on the couch with mom and she would read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas to us. My husband and I don’t read the story anymore, but we do watch a Christmas movie. It’s a tradition that I definitely intend to keep with my children.

Oh and I almost forgot, we also make sure to have a stocking every year. When we were kids my sister and I got to open our stockings while Dad was handing out the presents. My hubby and I always make sure to have a stocking, but we open it whenever since one of us passes out the presents.

12 Responses

  1. ? Says:

    Just me.
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  2. scotch explosion Says:

    we switch between my parents side of the family
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  3. Dance of the Cucumber Says:

    We don’t do anything. Maybe go out to eat at some buffet, but that’s it/:
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  4. Ducky Says:

    We open Stocking stuff, go see a movie, open preseants
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  5. Nancy Says:

    I decorate a plastic tree with my mother and sister before going to sleep early because my parents are yelling at each other too loud to celebrate. Yup. Every year.
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  6. kat Says:

    We open our presents really late…around 1:00 after church, it helps build the anticipation ^_^
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  7. Nikki T Says:

    with presents and love
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  8. Cherry Cheri Says:

    We have a big fondue on Christmas Eve…it is so fun.
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  9. melissa Says:

    we all go to my grandmas house, eat, open presents, and open our sacks. the sacks are like a giant goodybag but its labled with funny things. for instance, one year, we did bugs. i was lidys ladybugs. lol
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  10. slave2luv Go Flames Says:

    I go to my moms for a family gathering, it starts out nice till someone feels the need to fight and fuck it all up…xxx

    It’s tradition I guess…has been that way all my life and that’s a long time..
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  11. Steven's Love Says:

    My husband and I usually open our gifts at home Christmas morning and then we go to my parents house and spend some time with them. Usually we go to my Grandmaws for christmas dinner.

    We have one tradition that has stuck with my sister and I after growing up and moving out of the house. Every Christmas we always get at least 1 pajama item that gets opened on Christmas eve. Every since we were little Mom would buy us a pair of jammies or new slippers or something like that and after dessert we would get to sit around the tree and open our Christmas eve present. Then we would put them on and crawl on the couch with mom and she would read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas to us. My husband and I don’t read the story anymore, but we do watch a Christmas movie. It’s a tradition that I definitely intend to keep with my children.

    Oh and I almost forgot, we also make sure to have a stocking every year. When we were kids my sister and I got to open our stockings while Dad was handing out the presents. My hubby and I always make sure to have a stocking, but we open it whenever since one of us passes out the presents.
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  12. Tigger Says:

    My family is scattered across the Southern USA from Florida – Texas

    I work Weekends, adn i’m Banned from Vacation between Thanksgiving and Christmas due to the nature of the Busines I work for.

    I make Phone call to Sis
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