What Christmas traditions do you have?

carlpenn · 11th December 2009, 22:02

As a child I remember my Mother used to tell us on December 5th to place a shoe in the Window, as St. Niklaus would come to visit and leave us treats in our Shoe if we had been good. Waking up on teh morning of the 6th we would check our shoe with great anticipation to find sweets in there

An old German tradition that she had as a child and passed on to us, though I have learned that it was done in quite a few other european countries.

So this year I decided to start the tradition rolling with my Son, who is four.

The funny part is when I told him to leave his shoe in the window and explained why, he looked at me and then studied his shoe carefully, he then disappeared into the cupboard and emerged with a Wellington boot and with a big grin on his face said "He can fit more treats in here" lol !!!

stevemac · 11th December 2009, 22:23

Each year we buy two new tree decorations, usually wooden and label them with the year and mark them with my son and daughters names. At some point in the (hopefully) distant future they will be given these for their own Christmas trees. We have also started buying these and naming/dating them for friends offspring.

carlpenn · 11th December 2009, 22:27

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Originally Posted by stevemac

Each year we buy two new tree decorations, usually wooden and label them with the year and mark them with my son and daughters names. At some point in the (hopefully) distant future they will be given these for their own Christmas trees. We have also started buying these and naming/dating them for friends offspring.

Thats nice

Maybe should bring that in next Christmas lol Tree is already up as my Wife is working the next 2 weekends and as the tree is a family event last weekend was the only time we could do it as a family

StevenWilliams · 11th December 2009, 23:01

Apart from the obvious of going out as a family to pick up a tree.

We put letters and treats out for the reindeer so they can take the letter to Santa for us. Fro the last 3 years we also help Santa out by buying some wrapping paper for him and putting it with the letters.
It must work as the treats, letter and wrapping paper are always gone.

We always visit Santa at the same location each year and it's great as he remembers our kids names for the previous year.

Boxing day breakfast of bubble and squeak. It's the only day of the year that the kids will eat it but they cannot get enough..

We also but a new snow globe each year. They are expensive ones but they look great and the collection is slowly growing..

Dragrad · 11th December 2009, 23:32

Christmas Traditions.......? I get bored waiting to go back to work !!

moonstoneboy · 12th December 2009, 03:45

Xmas Day lunch in a nearby Indian restaurant - the only one that I know that opens on Xmas Day.

I do not know why more do not open as this one is normally fairly full, from tables for two to large family groups.

Paul

windrush · 12th December 2009, 07:30

After a Christmas dinner a nice kip in the chair though the Queens speach

and

JohnDotCom · 12th December 2009, 08:08

Either working
or
going away to some Nice hot country that hardly celebrates it at all.

carlpenn · 12th December 2009, 08:53

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Originally Posted by StevenWilliams

Apart from the obvious of going out as a family to pick up a tree.

We put letters and treats out for the reindeer so they can take the letter to Santa for us. Fro the last 3 years we also help Santa out by buying some wrapping paper for him and putting it with the letters.
It must work as the treats, letter and wrapping paper are always gone.

We always visit Santa at the same location each year and it's great as he remembers our kids names for the previous year.

Boxing day breakfast of bubble and squeak. It's the only day of the year that the kids will eat it but they cannot get enough..

We also but a new snow globe each year. They are expensive ones but they look great and the collection is slowly growing..

Last year I had put a mince Pie, Glass of Sherry and a Carrot out for santa and Rudolph. I ate half the pie, drank half the sherry and cut chunks out the carrot to make it look like rudolph had nibbled at it. My Son was so impressed thinking Santa and Rudolph had done it lol.....Santa was annoyed at me for slugging his sherry

This year (to the horror of SWMBO) I have bought some Fake snow and made some shoe print templates. Going to leave a trail of footprints to the tree and up stairs to the Kids Stockings on the landing where we hang them, I don't care what people say lol, Christmas is about the kids and making it as "Magical" as I can is far more important than buying everything out the toy shop lol, your only a kid once (Unless your male and then we have a lifetime of childishness according to SWMBO lol)

Raistlin · 12th December 2009, 09:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDotCom

Either working
or
going away to some Nice hot country that hardly celebrates it at all.

Hah - bumhug... hmm, doesn't sound quite right but something like that

11th December 2009, 22:02	#1
carlpenn This is my second home 2000 Wedgey Blue 2.5V6 Beauty Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bilston Posts: 4,486 Thanks: 36 Thanked 29 Times in 16 Posts	What Christmas traditions do you have? As a child I remember my Mother used to tell us on December 5th to place a shoe in the Window, as St. Niklaus would come to visit and leave us treats in our Shoe if we had been good. Waking up on teh morning of the 6th we would check our shoe with great anticipation to find sweets in there An old German tradition that she had as a child and passed on to us, though I have learned that it was done in quite a few other european countries. So this year I decided to start the tradition rolling with my Son, who is four. The funny part is when I told him to leave his shoe in the window and explained why, he looked at me and then studied his shoe carefully, he then disappeared into the cupboard and emerged with a Wellington boot and with a big grin on his face said "He can fit more treats in here" lol !!! __________________ 2.5V6 Auto: Work carried out so far: Crankcase Breather Pipe replaced, O/S CV Joint replaced, Starter Motor Repair Kit Fitted, Front Suspension Overhauled.

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