Christmas Traditions

[aajmich]

For those of you who spend Christmas "at Home" (DVC), what are your traditions? Christmas day, Christmas morning, Christmas dinner, etc.?

Our family will be spending Christmas at BWV for the first time. We have boys that are 6 yrs, 3 yrs and 1 year old. We will be joined by one set of parents and sister and brother-in-law.

Any suggestions?

 

[mbhoxsie]

I have never been down there for x-mas day, though my family travels down to BWV and VB every year in December and comes back right before Christmas...

We had a CM at VB take us on a tour of a Grand Villa a few years ago, and he was telling us how some guests ship their Christmas trees, presents, and decorations via FEDEX to the resort. The familes generally then decorate the tree and the villas with their decorations from home...

Right before they leave, they take the trees down, and have them FEDEX'ed back home..

 

[aajmich]

bump

 

[Mary Anne]

We spent christmas at Disney one year in a regular hotel room (All Star Sports) I bought a christmas tree from Disney Florist that came all decorated (cost was $200 but it was worth it to us) and my kids still talk about that Christmas and that tree. (We did ship it home at a cost of $17 I think) We brought as many of the small gifts that we could with us and my kids had a great time with them. The were 9 and about 11 at the time - granted over the Santa Clause time but still wanting presents under the tree)

I haven't spent Christmas "at home" since but I would ship the tree back down for it.

For Chistmas Day we ate in the castle. Christmas Eve we did the candlelight procession.

If I were to do it again, I'd do Christmas Eve the same way. Not sure about Christmas Day. Think I'd spend it in my HOME with a home cooked meal.

 

[laceemouse]

Interesting thread!!! My youngest is 5 and still believes in Santa, although I'm sure she will find out the truth at Kindergarten next year. We are new to DVC, but would like to try Christmas there in the future. We have family in the area so Christmas day would be with them. I don't know if I would ship our tree down there, buying a small pre-decorated one there makes more sense to me, but I was wondering how people do the gifts. I guess as they get older the gifts get smaller (no more toys, just jewelry, clothes, CD's, or $$) but I think it would still be hard to get it all down there and back. I would love to hear other suggestions. We did Easter there once in a room at Dixie Landings. We lived in Fl. at the time so we drove. All of our chocolate melted in the van on the way home!!! Live and learn...Lacee

 

[Mary Anne]

My kids were really into hand held toys that year. Very expesive but also VERY easy to pack. 4 small toys each ran us about $200 per child. A $500 christmas fit into a shoebox with room to spare. LOL