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We started a new tradition this year and that was going to a tree farm and cutting down our very own tree. We hope to continue this year after year at the same tree farm with my kids, hubby and my parents.

Our tradition driving through the city looking at Christmas lights. Afterward, we get ice cream. It sounds crazy, but it works in Texas!

Our Christmas starts the day after. My children live out of state @ come on the 26. So we celebrate the whole time they are here. We make cookies ,cakes with my granchildren. Open presents have a big family meal.

We always enjoy a good cup of eggnog during the holiday season.

My family like's to play Surprise Santa to kids in our neighborhood who don't have it so good. We make a ton of cookies and suprise the children who these yummy treats!

Since I was very young we always make a point to pile everyone in the car and go out to look at all the Christmas lights we can find. We listen to Christmas music on the radio and sing along. And we bring along homemade cookies to snack on. This tradition has never been broken!

We have a few holiday traditions that we have been doing since the kids were very one. One is that we decorate a tree out in our woods for the birds and wildlife. We decorate with apples, pine cones filled with peanut butter and bird seed, bread cut outs, Cheerios on string, etc. I have always stressed to my kids how important it is to respect nature and wildlife and this has been a fun way for us to show we care! Another tradition, which we read about, is hiding a pickle in the tree on Christmas Eve. It is a small pickle ornament ( not a real one like in the 19th century!). We let the kids look for it and whoever finds it can open a gift on Christmas Eve.

My husband and I order coffee from a place we visitied in Hawaii on our honeymoon. We brew some up and watch the kids open their presents

My favorite tradition was istead of a tree we would put out a manger out and go to midnight mass when got home we would baby jesus in it but we dont do that anymore since my mom has had 5 strokes and is bed ridin. We also used to go to Chicago and walk by maceys and look at all the decorations it was really nice. I wish I would not toke those day for granted and could have them back.

during the holidays my family always go to the Santa Claus parade, go to the mall to get a photo with Santa, bake Christmas cookies, decorate the tree and house together while listening to soulful Christmas music, spend lots of time being together and doing fun stuff like watching movies, playing games,tobagganing or even more baking :) its all abouit being together and enoying the time together

we have many traditions i could share, but one in particular is going out for our christmas tree. we make this an all-day event. we usually like to take a bit of a roadtrip to a tree farm that has cut your own, hayride, hot chocolate, and other things like that. we try to spend time outside enjoying nature, walking and taking photos. this is by far one of the best times of the holiday season for us! we like to do this the weekend after thanksgiving and have the house and tree decorated by the end of the wkd.

Our family holiday tradition is putting the Christmas Tree ( a real one) up on Christmas Eve. We bring it in the house in the afternoon on Dec 24 and put it in the stand to let the branches settle. No decorations, yet. As the evening progresses we listen to carols, eat our favorite dishes, 7 fishes, pates, truffles and more... We hang the stockings over the fireplace and the kids leave cookies for Santa. The kids go to bed. While they're asleep Santa comes, decorates the tree, fills the stockings, puts the presents under the tree, eats the cookies and voila, the kids wake up to a magical morning! My parents did this since I was born over 50 years ago and this tradition has been passed down for generations. To this day, my memories of Christmas morning are some of my life's fondest.

We have many traditions that come from both sides of the family. For Christmas Eve, we have a lobster appetizer and then a shrimp and pasta dinner (scampi or primavera). It's our take on the Feast of the 12 Fishes. On Christmas day, we open stockings and then have a big breakfast before we open all the gifts. We also usually play a game that the whole family can play on Christmas night -- usually charades or Hide the Mouse.

Every year on the Sunday before Christmas the women of the family get togehter for our annual Candy/Cookie Day. We make cookies and candies, then divide them onto trays to give out to friends and places of work. We've been doing it for over ten years.

We like to make peppernuts (tiny cookies) and decorate the tree while listening to our favorite Christmas album.