[Ammi]

...how does your Christmas Day generally go...are you an opening gifts in the morning/after lunch etc, type person...?..do you have one gift opening thing or a few/several...do you give and have a stocking first thing...how does your day go...?...

[GiRTh]

I'll have already opened my presents by Xmas day.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I'll have already opened my presents by Xmas day.

.....you excited, can’t wait person, you...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I'll have already opened my presents by Xmas day.

That's cheating


We open ours first thing in the morning, me and Gav don't have stockings but the kids(not really kids anymore but ya know) do

[Captain.Remy]

We open our presents in the morning, but my husband's family and him have this weird thing of opening them on Christmas Eve as if they're some kind of psychopaths.

So obviously I got what I wanted and we open our presents on Christmas day right before breakfast.

[Smithy]

This is my first Xmas at home in 7 years, so I don’t really know what my routine is gonna be this year

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

We open our presents in the morning, but my husband's family and him have this weird thing of opening them on Christmas Eve as if they're some kind of psychopaths.

So obviously I got what I wanted and we open our presents on Christmas day right before breakfast.

I think that’s a very European thing. When I go to family in Austria for Christmas they always do presents on Christmas Eve

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ill open everything when the kids arrive at 1 and we will eat at 4 I think

[Nicky91]

christmas eve

[Cherie]

We do presents early, though now the kids are older we don't really go in for pressies in a big way any more

Mr C and I have booked a little break in the UK in late Feb covid Tiers permitting and we would rather do that than stuff...

I like to shop in the sales..

Christmas dinner is early 1pm or thereabouts

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

We open our presents in the morning, but my husband's family and him have this weird thing of opening them on Christmas Eve as if they're some kind of psychopaths.

So obviously I got what I wanted and we open our presents on Christmas day right before breakfast.

Santy used to come to us in Ireland on Christmas Eve when we were little

[Crimson Dynamo]

isnt the actual point of christmas day to open presents, hence the reason forn the day and why the next day is boxing day

christmas eve is called eve because its the day before you open presents


i mean who opens birthday presents the day before?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Santy used to come to us in Ireland on Christmas Eve when we were little

Really? and you opened your presents then?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

isnt the actual point of christmas day to open presents, hence the reason forn the day and why the next day is boxing day

christmas eve is called eve because its the day before you open presents


i mean who opens birthday presents the day before?

its Baby Jesus's birthday not yours

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Really? and you opened your presents then?

yep we weren't the norm

[Crimson Dynamo]

i have just realised that my mum has sent out half her Christmas cards to her pals wishing them a much better 2012

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i have just realised that my mum has sent out half her Christmas cards to her pals wishing them a much better 2012

oh bless

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i have just realised that my mum has sent out half her Christmas cards to her pals wishing them a much better 2012

Don't say anything about it to her

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Don't say anything about it to her

She shouted to me "is next year 2012?" and i said no its 2003 and she was like

help ma goodness its no that, whit is it?

I said why and she said well iv put it in all these cards and then i find out she put it in all the ones i sent the other day so i had to open all the ones today and change it!

plus i had to get postcodes for them all as she never has postcodes

[smudgie]

We just go with the flow.
We don’t rush xmas dinner, either the cooking of it or the eating of it.
Kids always opened their stockings before they came downstairs when they were actual kids.
We will probs open presents before the dinner as we don’t eat early.

[hijaxers]

This year we will just go with the flow , i have no idea what time we will be eating ~ when its ready !
Not organized what time my daughter will be coming or if she's eating with us but we do open presents when she arrives.

I really don't have any expectations of anything this year and i'll be glad when its over.

[bots]

we open presents when everyone is awake on christmas day, and i have my first dram off the day in hand

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

when everyone is awake i have my first dram off the day in hand

so an average weekday then?

[GoldHeart]

Dinner first ,then put food away and relax with a drink and open presents in the evening .

[rusticgal]

Breakfast of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on brown seeded toast
Followed by champagne and presents about 11am....snacks at 12.30ish...Dinner at 5pm...then chill and watch a film and turkey and stuffing sandwiches about 8pm...