what are some of you Xmas day traditions
2006-11-07 07:29:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
i make a big breakfast...
2006-11-07 07:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by Juliette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always get up before everyone and light candles, start a fire in the fireplace and put on the Christmas music. Then I make Cinnamon rolls, coffee and orange juice. When everyone gets up, the house smells great and is warm and 'Christmasy'. Then we pass around stockings and while we eat our cinnamon rolls and drink coffee or juice, someone will read the story of the Birth of Jesus from the gospel of Luke. Then, we have a glass pickle ornament hidden on the tree and the first one to find it gets to hand out the presents. We make sure each person has one, and then open them all at the same time. Then we do it again. The grown-up's usually run out of presents first, so then my favorite part is to just sit back and drink my coffee and watch the kids have a great time. Then, we usually take a rest before going over to a relatives for dinner.
I love Christmas and the wonderful warm feeling that comes with it. I try to make it last as long as I can and remember it all year long.
2006-11-07 16:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On christmas morning at my house,, my husband and i usally wake the kids up if they arent waking us up first so they can see what santa brought them..make a pot of coffee and then my husband passes out the presents to all the kids then when all the presents are passed out then we start with the oldest and then move down to the youngest one by one so we can see what everybody got from santa and each other,, then I make a big breakfast and eat and then sit around watching the kids play with what they got for christmas, and helping put things together and putting batteries in things,,, we dont go anywhere on christmas cause on my side of the family has a get together a week or so before christmas and plus we live out of state from both of our parents then that after noon of christmas i make a big dinner everything that is made for thanksgiving i making on christmas as well,,,, I hope everyone has a very happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas
2006-11-07 16:11:05 · answer #3 · answered by hunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our family is very small, so we open presents one at a time.
A nice ham dinner.
My dad used to read "A Christmas Carol" out loud over a couple of evenings.
We save/reuse bows and package decorations. We had one sparkly star that showed up on presents for about ten years.
Before we stopped drinking, strong eggnog.
A long walk around the neighborhood after dinner.
2006-11-07 15:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always watch the movie "The Christmas Story" every christmas morning...sometimes its just me and my husband that watch it...then we have a light breakfast and one at a time..open gifts.....that way everyone gets to see the others reactions and it takes a little longer so we get to spend that much more family time together before going to see the rest of the family and having Christmas dinner.
BUt ever since my kids were little we have always watched the christmas specials....Rudolph...Frosty....The Grinch....I still watch them..but now its usually with my grandson (he is 4)...and the one thing my kids will tell you or pass down to their kids....
It doesnt matter who tells you Santa isn't real .....Santa (the spirit) lives in your heart !!!!!
Thanks for the GREAT Question !!!!!
2006-11-07 15:42:30 · answer #5 · answered by lisa46151 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On xmas eve we get with my partners parents and exchange gifts and do dinner together and play games.
On xmas morning my partner and I get up and go across town to fill my two little sisters xmas socks where they are staying, then we wake them up and open gifts with them. Then we head back home and open gifts together. That afternoon we go to my grandmas to meet with the family and eat the lunch we all pitched in for and open gifts with them. We then go home and rest and take down the tree. Then we go to my partners mom's house for dinner.
2006-11-07 15:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Indiana Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macaroni and cheese goes with the dinner. Not the kind out of the box but the home made type with onions, mushrooms and an insane amount of grated cheddar cheese.
2006-11-07 16:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting up lights, decorating the tree. On christmas morning we eat and then open up presents.
2006-11-07 15:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by ellisMC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my family goes down Taffy lane it is a street ware almost all the homes are decorated and extravagantly and we all open one gift on Christmas eve o and Swiss Chalet on the eve & theTurkey dinner on x-mas day
2006-11-07 23:41:52 · answer #9 · answered by Samantha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kids wake up and see what Santa brought them. Then we go to my sisters for a late breakfast, then we go to my Grandmothers, then we go to a family dinner that night.
2006-11-07 15:38:00 · answer #10 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boyfriend and I pick out a special ornament together every year.
2006-11-07 17:23:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋