christmas and other december holidays

[Sparx]

how does your family celebrate christmas? when does your tree go up, when do presents get wrapped, does santa leave presents? when do you open all your presents? do you travel on christmas?

if you celebrate something other than christmas, tell us about that. (i don't, so i don't know what questions to ask. lol)

 

[::Snow_White::]

how does your family celebrate christmas? Christmas eve we go to a family members and open their presents, on Christmas day we open our parents presents and Santas.
when does your tree go up? A day or few after Thanksgiving
when do presents get wrapped? Once the tree is up, presents start getting wrapped as they're bought and go under.
does santa leave presents? Sure does!
when do you open all your presents? Answer above.
do you travel on christmas? No. unless we go uptown or something.

 

[Savikins]

How does your family celebrate christmas? Presents, decorations, etc.
When does your tree go up? Usually around the beginning of December, but all other decorations go up after Thanksgiving.
When do presents get wrapped? When my parents decide to wrap them, sometimes on Christmas Eve.
Does santa leave presents? Lol, no. I'm an only child, so my parents don't have to keep up that.
When do you open all your presents? Midnight on Christmas Eve (or would that be christmas morning?_
Do you travel on christmas? We went and stayed at Wilderness Lodge one year, but that was it.

 

[marypops!]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We normally have a party on Christmas Eve for a bunch of friends. Can be fun. Christmas day is waking up, opening presents, doing things with said presents, and dinner. We'll go to my nan's on Boxing Day for dinner again. Not gonna be the same since my grandad died in June. Hopefully it won't be too sad.
when does your tree go up? I like to get mine up as early as possible. It's normally up the first week of December, but I try to push my family to get it up earlier... Mine should be going up tomorrow
when do presents get wrapped? Throughout December, and sometimes November.
does santa leave presents? Of course. I'm always good
when do you open all your presents? Christmas Day usually, maybe one the night before, and then over the next few weeks we'll get late presents to open.
do you travel on christmas? Never. Can't think of a year where we've ever gone out on Christmas.

 

[tower_of_terror_luvr]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We stay at home usually and open presents Christmas morning
when does your tree go up?Usually the day after Thanksgiving
when do presents get wrapped?As they are bought and then put under
does santa leave presents?stocking
when do you open all your presents?On Christmas morning
do you travel on christmas?Sometimes havent in a while though

 

[kelly7ak]

How does your family celebrate christmas? We exchange gifts, eat 'brunch' together, laugh & have a good time.
When does your tree go up? mid-December ... our Christmas trees up this way aren't quite like the ones down in the lower 48
When do presents get wrapped? Usually a few days before Christmas
Does santa leave presents? nawwwwwwwwww ...
When do you open all your presents? Christmas day
Do you travel on christmas? We travel to my parents' house & Nicole's parents' house to exchange gifts

 

[Babyjustrun]

We usually celebrate Christmas at home. Before my grandmother died, we spent boxing day and the day after that up in the West of NB. When my grandmother was ill, we spent Christmas up West, and did home Christmas with relatives a week before, and home home a few days before.
This year we'll be staying at home, and my family will come over here. We used to have turkey on Christmas Eve, but it was mostly because of the hype of Santa. Nowadays, Xmas eve isn't exciting so nobody comes over.
Tree should be up the first weekend in December.
I usually wrap presents the day after I buy them, however I haven't bought any yet.
Santa always leaves presents, and a stocking full of stuff. We will continue with this until I'm out of high school.

This Christmas isn't going to be big because we're planning a three week trip in the spring to Florida/Cruise so it's going to be a big present for everyone.

 

[OneTreeHill]

how does your family celebrate christmas? we stay home, open presents and my dad makes a christmas dinner.
when does your tree go up? a few weeks before christmas.
when do presents get wrapped? christmas eve. xD
does santa leave presents? haha, nah.
when do you open all your presents? from my dad's mom: christmas eve. my sister and i also exchange gifts on christmas eve. the rest of the presents are opened christmas morning.
do you travel on christmas? nope, we stay home.

 

[Axel]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We traditionally celebrate at my grandmother's first (usually Christmas Eve Day) and then travel to my great-aunt's for Christmas Eve celebrations/"Second Christmas" and then on Christmas day we'll travel to my great-grandmother's for "Third Christmas" before heading home to do Family Christmas or "Fourth Christmas". I have a really large family.
when does your tree go up? HA! My dad puts it up the first week of December, usually.
when do presents get wrapped? Whenever they're bought.
does santa leave presents? For the younger ones only, usually. Now that I'm older, we tend to not get "Santa" gifts.
when do you open all your presents? At First, Second, Third, and Family Christmas respectively.
do you travel on christmas? Yes, but not far.

I also celebrate Hannukha with a Jewish friend.

Then personally I celebrate the Winter Solstice. This is one of my major holidays as a LVS. Basically I take the day and celebrate life, as I do with the Summer Solstice and the Equinoxes.

 

[softball chick]

how does your family celebrate christmas? Christmas Eve we go to my aunt's house and open presents w/ some of my family. Christmas Day my intermediate family opens presents at our house, then go to a different aunt's house to celebrate w/ the rest of my family
when does your tree go up? Whenever we get it and get it up...usually pretty last minute
when do presents get wrapped? My mom does it when my dad, sis and me are shopping for her. We wrap hers pretty last minute
does santa leave presents? Of course!
when do you open all your presents? Christmas morning
do you travel on christmas? We travel about 45 minutes to my aunt's house...that's it

 

[pigletgirl]

How does your family celebrate christmas? It's definitely an elaborate event. Christmas eve is a fairly quiet day, we do any last minute shopping, wrapping, ect. Christmas day is a big sha-bang.

When does your tree go up? It all depends on my parents. Its usually the first weekend in december. We are usually too tired after thanksgiving to do it.

When do presents get wrapped? It's a gradual process. I do most of the santa stuff when I go home. The bigger stuff is usually done.

Does santa leave presents? Yep!
when do you open all your presents? Christmas noontime/afternoon. We do stockings in the morning.
do you travel on christmas? Well I drive home, does that count? But no, we usually do not leave the state. It's too much of a hassle for a big family like mine.

 

[STOPxmickeytime]

My family does celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Eve we go to my aunt's house and celebrate with my mom's side of the family. Christmas day used to be reserved for my dad's side of the family, but we had a big falling out with them after my grandpa died.
Now on Christmas day, we all stay at home in our pajamas all day with Christmas music and a huge fire in the fireplace, watch Christmas movies and eat appetizers all day. It's the best.

My family usually procrastinates on decorating. We always PLAN on having the tree up the first week of December, but it's usually up around the third week.
And my mom's huge on the Santa deal. My little sisters are turning 11 this week, but they still both completely believe, so we all get presents and there are usually some ashen footprints leading from the fireplace to the cookies. She's always made it really magical.

 

[Kool Kat]

how does your family celebrate christmas? we always put alot of lights and decrations up outside, and theres a big tree in the living room and a small one in the dinning room and i always put a tree up in my room. my oldest brother and his wife, and my granddad always come over. the chocolate fountion is going all day!! and on christmas eve we make TONS of cookis and leave some out for santa!
when does your tree go up?day after than thanksgiving
when do presents get wrapped? um idk when my mom does, but their always under the tree when i wake up christmas morningdoes santa leave presents? YA!
when do you open all your presents? christmas morning!do you travel on christmas? never.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

how does your family celebrate christmas? lots of christmas music. lots of presents. and then our polish traditions on christmas eve.
when does your tree go up, when do presents get wrapped, does santa leave presents? tree goes up after thanksgiving. presents get wrapped throughout the month of december. under our christmas trees. we have 3. family and outgoing presents in the living room. most of OUR presents under the one in the dining room. my tree gets the extras.
when do you open all your presents? christmas eve and christmas morning.
do you travel on christmas? christmas eve.

i care more about christmas eve than i do christmas.

 

[telescope]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We have a family get-together for a secret santa gift exchange thing.
when does your tree go up? It's whenever, ours is up now.
when do presents get wrapped? A few days before christmas and put under the tree whenever they're wrapped.
does santa leave presents? I wish!
when do you open all your presents? Christmas morning when everyone is up and had their coffee
do you travel on christmas? Not really

 

[I Am What I Am]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We listen to Christmas music and just enjoy the feeling of the season. We also have a family Christmas party a few days before Christmas with our out of town family.
when does your tree go up, Either last week of October/First week of November
when do presents get wrapped, Right after we buy them
does santa leave presents? Of course! But only if we've been good.
when do you open all your presents? Christmas Day. EARLY Christmas Day. and during the family Christmas party.
do you travel on christmas? Nope. We usually stay home.

 

[disney100666]

how does your family celebrate christmas? We listen to Christmas music and hang out in our pajamas on christmas morning and open presents of course! On Christmas Eve we go to my aunt's house and we have a party with our family and we do a yankee swap.

when does your tree go up? Whenever we find time to do it. Last year it went up the 2nd week in December.

when do presents get wrapped? Again, whenever there is time. I usually am in charge of wrapping though.

does santa leave presents? Yes!

when do you open all your presents? Well, some I open on Christmas Eve at my aunt's house because I don't see some of that family the next day. But I open most of them on Christmas morning.

do you travel on christmas? Just to my grandparents house which is literally the next street over from mine. And sometimes we visit my other grandparents that live in the next town over but they usually drop off our presents a couple days before Christmas.

 

[Tinkerbell Teen]

My family is small (just me and my parents) so we always have quiet Christmases. My Dad's side of the family has a tradition where you can open one gift Christmas eve, so I always do that. Getting PJs for Christmas is a tradition too, and our other tradition is to spend about an hour Christmas eve driving around the city looking at the houses all lit up.

Christmas Day, we get up and open all of the gifts (first the stockings in the family room, then we all go to the dining room (with the tree) and open the presents), have breakfast, and spend the rest of the day playing the Wii, I play with my DS, reading, watch movies, play board games, etc. We spend almost the whole day on the floor under the tree. And Christmas music plays all day long.

 

[Ppufi]

how does your family celebrate christmas? Christmas Eve is spent with my mom's family. We eat little appetizers and listen to Christmas music. Then we come home and get into Christmas PJs, read a Christmas story, and get our ornaments for the year. (Age-old tradition since I was born.) Christmas day we wake up, open presents, and invite mom's parents for gift exchange and a breakfast of deviled eggs and Christmas cookies. After that we veg, watch Christmas movies, and have dinner with my grandparents.
when does your tree go up? The first week of December.
when do presents get wrapped? Normally the day before Christmas Eve, or Christmas Eve.
does santa leave presents? A couple. He has his own wrapping paper. Normally it's stuff my sister and I can share.
when do you open all your presents? Christmas morning.
do you travel on christmas? No, I wish. I'd love to go to WDW on Christmas at some point. Or even NYC.

 

[Smiley.Socks]

how does your family celebrate christmas?Christmas Eve, my grandad and aunt usually come visit us. Christmas Morning, grandad, aunt and my parents best friends and son usually visiti our house, and we give open presents from people who we might not see untill new year, and from eachother. Around 1pm, we travel to my aunt and uncle's house where we have Christmas Dinner and then open presents with my younger cousins. We usually then stay the night there, and for the past two years have been to watch a game of rugby on Boxing Day.
when does your tree go up? Start of December.
when do presents get wrapped? Usually soon after they're bought, but then we mass-wrap around the end of November/Start of December.
does santa leave presents? Santa leaves "big" presents. x]
when do you open all your presents? Presents from Parents, Aunt, Grampa, Distant Relatives and Friends of the Family; Christmas Morning. Aunt, and Uncle; Afternoon.
do you travel on christmas? Only to my aunt's house..