do u have something original you do for christmas? I have a friend that when they were little their mom baked a cake for Jesus and they sang happy birthday to jesus before opening presents. Does anyone else do that or have an idea?
2007-12-23 06:38:06 · 12 answers · asked by Cutie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
We try to give to those in need - sometimes it is filling a couple of Shoe boxes for the Samaritans purse shoe box appeal, other years have given toys to families who wouldn't have, other years we get our missionaries to annoymously deliver a box of food or clothing to someone. We also invite single members from our church to come and have dinner with us. We spend the day listening to hymns. We have decided to start a new tradition this year - before we start eating we are going to read christmas scriptures.
We still do christmas stockings for all the family, and we can open one present on Christmas eve - or earlier if the wrapping has been badly damaged in being posted.
We also buy a new Christmas decoration - a nice one rather than something from Asda or £land - to remember our last 2 dogs who both died at christmas (it started cos mum was really down the year after the second dog died and I bought her one to cheer her up and have done every year since)
2007-12-23 06:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by Smudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i do not do that but i will explain from the moring to night lol of what i do....
when i get up my mum has already placed a stocking at the end of my bed for me (i awake extra early to open it lol)
then i go down stairs and wait for my mum to awake before opening my presents
we only open like 2 in the moring then leave some 4 when we go to my nans
my dad will come to pick us up and take us to my nans
my mum cooks the dinner and we hand out presents and have dinner
pull crackers
have a joke(have a laugh)
thats about it
i really doo..... hope you have a fantastic christmas and may 2008 bring more happinesse to you .... love from sarah (13)
2007-12-23 06:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by birdy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We get to open one present the night before Christmas.
2007-12-23 06:41:25 · answer #3 · answered by Milk C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all my life from when I can remember...we celebrate christmas on christmas eve have family and friens come to my grandmas house and we would open presents and then after my grampa would drive me around the neighborhood and we would look at christmas lights and then on christmas morning I would play with my toys and try on my clothes and we would have a nice family christmas dinner...god I miss those days.....now I still open gifts on christmas eve but I miss all my family being together...thats what really is important
2007-12-23 09:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by foxxybabe0430 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is so cute! i was going to post a question, why we don't sing happy birthday to jesus instead of xmas carols. lol
anyway, we do a "few" things. each year we invent a new one. most of these are either free, or help someone else.
1. we go to xmas at citadel hill. it's our old fort all done up in period times, the ppl do old carols, stories, games of yore. the kids go on a scavenger hunt, there's a place to get lunch (soldier's stew one year). there's a europen st nick and wife. it costs a food bank donation to attend.
2. we do a "free skate" put on by our tim hortons (coffee shop). it seems like the whole community turns out to these things. they have xmas carols playing, and always faith hills, "where are u xmas?". it's an hour, or maybe 2. alot of fun. you usually see kids from your school, or neighbourhood. nice way to get in touch.
3. this one is from when i was a kid. on xmas eve we'd order pizza or chinese food. then on new year's eve we'd order the opposite. always gotta order pork fried rice! later on we added a tradition where we would try one unknown dish. don't think that will be possible anymore, we've tried em all!
4. not an xmas tradition, but close enuf. the past 2 years, we've spent new year's eve at friends, loaded up on authentic chinese food! mm..so that means pizza for xmas eve...
5. we always tried to go on a sleigh ride. not much snow this year so far, so might have to put that on back burner
6. son always attends the "xmas camp", he gets 3 hours of fun, and i get a well needed break!
7. we always go around looking at the xmas lights. we used to have a guy that did up his whole yard (he had a business so it was a really big "yard"), with all kinds of xmas decorations. but he stopped doing it a few years ago. he had a huge light bill i recall.
8. we are going to try to rent national lampoons xmas vacation. sitting around watching xmas shows/movies always rocks. esp with eggnog and munchies. seen ernest saves christmas the other day. hilarious
9.we put up our stockings, and the smallest one i can find, for "the mouse that lives in the house".
i think that's most of them...i gotta go bake a cake..my son will love playing happy birthday on the synthesiser for baby jesus!
2007-12-23 06:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to spend Christmas Eve with my dad and Christmas Day with mom as they are divorced
2007-12-23 06:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wake up @ 5am, open gifts, go to the christmas market, go home eat , go to the beach. come home and then go to the fair
2007-12-23 06:43:12 · answer #7 · answered by mrrtt4851 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my family opens a present with pjs on x-mas eve
2007-12-23 06:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by ohboy790 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes weare all together as a family for our main meal, shift work often prevents this.
2007-12-23 06:41:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we may have started a new one, this year. My friend gave us a bottle of wine, and we don't own a cork-screw. Needless to say, half-hour later, a busted nuckle,a claw hamer, and my cordless drill.......we gotter done!.....The wine sucked!...lol
2007-12-24 11:31:52 · answer #10 · answered by chris j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋