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Christmas Eve Traditions :-)
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We don't really do anything special.
It's normally the night we open the Roses (I know-hardly exciting but I guess that's *our* little tradition...we don't eat Roses or any other tinned sweets at any other time before Christmas so Christmas Eve is the night).
We also will have a nice dinner, maybe a home-made curry or a takeaway for a special treat, followed by a few glasses of wine and we watch a festive film.
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OldNotWIse wrote: ».....Joseph?
Damn, worth a shot anyway.
I'm telling you, one day I'm going to be right!0 -
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Town for frantic last minute shopping with the family, pints in doheny and nesbitts, back to parents for dinner, movie, too much chocolate and wine, then to bed awaiting Santa. The eldest in our house is 34 and 4 of us are married but we still do Santa for the 18 year old
Baba with us this year and two with bumps.... Cannot wait I love Christmas Eve!!0 -
Town for frantic last minute shopping with the family, pints in doheny and nesbitts, back to parents for dinner, movie, too much chocolate and wine, then to bed awaiting Santa. The eldest in our house is 34 and 4 of us are married but we still do Santa for the 18 year old
Baba with us this year and two with bumps.... Cannot wait I love Christmas Eve!!
Christmas Eve, for me, is more special than Christmas Day: I think it's the anticipation and the wonder and the unknown. D'ya know what I mean?0 -
fussyonion wrote: »Christmas Eve, for me, is more special than Christmas Day: I think it's the anticipation and the wonder and the unknown. D'ya know what I mean?
Completely agree! Kind of goes back to when we were kids and were convinced we could see Santa's sleigh in the sky....... Something so magical about Christmas Eve 0 -
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Completely agree! Kind of goes back to when we were kids and were convinced we could see Santa's sleigh in the sky....... Something so magical about Christmas Eve
yes here, here. I think people in towns seem to have more social traditions than the country, because you cant just tip into the pub and have a few pints without a rigmarole of cabs, so I usually don't go near the pub Christmas eve. living and working on a farm , xmas eve is treated just the same as any other day, plenty of years I actually forgot it was xmas eve, then u remember again and a lil smile creeps over the face.
we don't really have a tradition, just put a candle or two in the window upstairs, then watch the telly, pretty much same as any other night.! just before I head to bed though I like to open the window and just listen with the light off, I dunno but theres just something magic and different about that night, u should try it this year.
up until 4 years ago there were no little ones in the family and we were all late 20s early 30s living seperatly. Have to say for 4 r 4 years xmas nearly died out completely, no tree up til 23rd and we just got presents for the parents not for each other, recession and all! basically xmas was just one day or half day them year. then the next generation came and they literally saved xmas, great excitement again.!
However I live with the parents and find with no children in the house its hard to get too excited about it. I like it for the tv and drinking and food alright but I don't generally get too worked up. Usally put up the tree around the 22nd December and that's about it really. Although th benefit of this is I never suffer January blues because its just business as usual only I like jan because you can see a good stretch in the eveings around mid January and you are on the right side of winter!0 -
yes here, here. I think people in towns seem to have more social traditions than the country, because you cant just tip into the pub and have a few pints without a rigmarole of cabs, so I usually don't go near the pub Christmas eve. living and working on a farm , xmas eve is treated just the same as any other day, plenty of years I actually forgot it was xmas eve, then u remember again and a lil smile creeps over the face.
we don't really have a tradition, just put a candle or two in the window upstairs, then watch the telly, pretty much same as any other night.! just before I head to bed though I like to open the window and just listen with the light off, I dunno but theres just something magic and different about that night, u should try it this year.
up until 4 years ago there were no little ones in the family and we were all late 20s early 30s living seperatly. Have to say for 4 r 4 years xmas nearly died out completely, no tree up til 23rd and we just got presents for the parents not for each other, recession and all! basically xmas was just one day or half day them year. then the next generation came and they literally saved xmas, great excitement again.!
However I live with the parents and find with no children in the house its hard to get too excited about it. I like it for the tv and drinking and food alright but I don't generally get too worked up. Usally put up the tree around the 22nd December and that's about it really. Although th benefit of this is I never suffer January blues because its just business as usual only I like jan because you can see a good stretch in the eveings around mid January and you are on the right side of winter!
I think its really important to take this time of the year to spend some quality time with your family. Spoil each other a bit. Gives you a good boost to the start of the new year 0 -
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highly1111 wrote: »Last year we started our first Christmas eve tradition called the Christmas Eve box - we've 3 kids and in it we put in new jammies, a christmas dvd, hot chocolate, a bag of treats and microwave popcorn (butter of course!!) then we snuggle up in front of the fire and watch our movie and have our treats! Our eldest last year, loved getting the Christmas Eve box The others a still a bit young. Before that it's baths and showers for the lot of us (with 3 kids a shower on christmas morning is never going to happen!!) We also have the laptop on so we can track santa on the norad app.
Before that it'll up to to Grannys where she makes the biggest ham on earth and we have batch ham sandwiches. Then to the playground to burn some of that off and so the kids can have a run around to ensure plenty of fresh air = a good nights sleep!
Once the kids are in bed, it's time for a glass of wine and to take all the presents down and arrange them for the kids.
I used to think the best Christmases were when I was a child, but now I know they're as a parent......I swear, the kids are so excited, they almost have me believing......
This post makes me want to have kids! Christmas is so much better with them around 0 -
highly1111 wrote: »Last year we started our first Christmas eve tradition called the Christmas Eve box - we've 3 kids and in it we put in new jammies, a christmas dvd, hot chocolate, a bag of treats and microwave popcorn (butter of course!!) then we snuggle up in front of the fire and watch our movie and have our treats! Our eldest last year, loved getting the Christmas Eve box The others a still a bit young. Before that it's baths and showers for the lot of us (with 3 kids a shower on christmas morning is never going to happen!!) We also have the laptop on so we can track santa on the norad app.
Before that it'll up to to Grannys where she makes the biggest ham on earth and we have batch ham sandwiches. Then to the playground to burn some of that off and so the kids can have a run around to ensure plenty of fresh air = a good nights sleep!
Once the kids are in bed, it's time for a glass of wine and to take all the presents down and arrange them for the kids.
I used to think the best Christmases were when I was a child, but now I know they're as a parent......I swear, the kids are so excited, they almost have me believing......
Lovely traditions
I'm thinking now actually that I might make a new tradition of having a lovely fry up on Christmas Eve morning - I'll cook it as a treat for the parents (and myself obviously...!)0 -
OldNotWIse wrote: »This post makes me want to have kids! Christmas is so much better with them around
I think it can be just as good if it's just adults who are big children!0 -
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Andybobandy wrote: »My OH is Lithuanian, and for them, the big (food) day is Christmas Eve.
It is actually like that in most, if not all, Continental Europe. Same in Italy; The "big dinner" happens on the evening of the 24; Depending on personal/family preference, there could also be present opening and so on.
Christmas day then is more like a Sunday...sometimes with family reunions, sometimes not. The games however...the games I can't stand 0
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