Posted 21 December 2023

Christmas family traditions

What are your family Christmas traditions?
We have 2 young boys and it’s literally just us 4 we would like our boys to grow up with some family traditions what do you do to celebrate as a family? Love to hear them
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  1. Pandamansays's avatar
    Our family Christmas tradition is to buy Christmas tree ornaments whilst on holiday or other memorable events. Often you can't get Christmas decorations in summer etc, so we buy something that is around the size of a Christmas ornament.
    This year's 'ornaments' are a Menorcan sandal key ring, a tiny (but decorative and now empty) gin bottle and a pottery fairy.
    Decorating the tree is full of memories of good times. (edited)
    buzzbox's avatar
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    Thank you. We do exactly that as well, we also do it with fridge magnets so we can be reminded of the memories we have made together
  2. Deedie's avatar
    Im one of 8 boys and 1 girl. My dad is one of 6 boys and 3 girls. My mum is 1 of 5 boys and 4 girls. We are all 1 of 9, so you could imagine the extended family.

    Our Christmas tradition is fighting with each other. Or in my case, trying to be piece keep (edited)
  3. danzab's avatar
    Make your own family traditions, if you copy other people it’s not a tradition. Sorry if this sounds harsh just do your own thing without any added pressure, memories are what you make with each other, cherish your time with your kids at Christmas as they soon grow up!. Have a great Christmas and new year
  4. Mendoza's avatar
    being miserable (I don’t do Christmas)
  5. Willy_Wonka's avatar
    Drink & argue & file for divorce?
    TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    But you did that on her birthday
  6. eelvis's avatar
    Articulate after dinner
  7. aLV426's avatar
    danzab has a point - make your own, it's nice to hear other peoples family traditions - what is even better is hearing how they came to be. It would be a bit naff to go "oh I posted on some deals forum and picked one".
    For me all my traditions are dead as are all my immediate relatives. My kids aren't really interested in creating a new one, they can't even be bothered decorating the tree!
    I do miss the family "get togethers" and sitting in front of a proper log fire, I'll stop reminiscing now otherwise it'll become a blue Christmas for me!
    buzzbox's avatar
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    Thanks for your opinion I didn’t post to pick other people’s traditions. Just wanted to open a discussion on what families do at Christmas. Don’t see it openly discussed much these days
  8. mutley1's avatar
    Put the Christmas tree and decorations up together. Have a big turkey Christmas dinner. That was when I lived at home. Since I grew up and left home, I don't observe any tradition.
  9. TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    Wake up. Figure out what is going in my lunchtime sandwich, then decide if it is going to be Star Wars or Die Hard on the box
  10. mycroft.jones's avatar
    Take away kebabs Christmas Eve, pancakes and bucks fizz for Christmas Day breakfast and drink a bottle of red wine while preparing Christmas dinner. Also no Turkey is allowed in the house for the entirety of the festive period.
    Kornelius's avatar
    Why not let turkey in for Christmas? Its cold outside  
     
  11. redzarf's avatar
    We do the Santa stocking, but it has small cheap presents in it, and nuts to crack, and chocolate coins - so that the better, more exciting presents are from someone they know and can be grateful to.

    When my 2 oldest kids were about 3-4 and 1-2 I blew up 50-100 balloons on Christmas Eve so that when they came into the living room it had the presents but was also full of balloons. It was exciting for the little kids, but not sure I'd recommend it unless you're pretty organised with getting other Christmas prep done in advance as it takes a while to do on Christmas Eve.

    My wife likes to do the big traditional dinner, but we eventually realised that it meant she was spending a couple of hours getting it ready and missing out on family stuff, so we now do that on Christmas Eve instead (and invite people who would otherwise be alone if we can). Then on Christmas Day we do cheese and crackers for lunch and party food for dinner, so it's still fun and unusual, but it's easy and quick to prepare.

    And we go for a walk as a family on Christmas Day.
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