What was your favorite Christmas tradition as a child? What is your favorite Christmas tradition now?

Leaving out cookies and milk (sometimes beer HA) for santa and a carrot =)

we would always leave putting up the xmas tree until the day we finished school for the holiday, so not only would there be the excitement of end of term, but we'd get in and have this big tree dressing party. we'd put on a christmas song cd, and mum would get loads of party food. then mum n dad would just sit back and let us dress the tree however we want, so it would look awful, covered in tacky decorations, but we thought it was really great. then when we'd gone to bed mum n dad would tweek it a little so it looked good, but we didnt ever notice so we'd just be really proud of our tree! id forgotten about that till just now lol. that was a good question. now i like the fact that even though im 20 and i dont live at home, when i go back for xmas my parents still do me a christmas stocking. its really sweet that they havent decided im too old for it.

Going for a ride at night to see the christmas lights, everyone was so happy and together and we were all amazed, with the spirt of christmas in the neighborhood. Then we'd have coco when we got home. Besides midnight mass, this is still what I look forward to!

then-i was allowed open a present from my Granddad on ChristmasEve night. Now-having smoked salmon and bucks fizz on christmas morning!

Pressie time and always will be,,,,,,

When I was a child my fave was when we opened the presents from relatives in Germany on Christmas eve. Now, it's my mother-in-laws roast potatoes *drool*

having fun is my fav... never really had 1 as a child as my nan was the only 1 that did big xmas we didnt get to c her that often......ps i love putting the decortaions up with my son

When I was younger my mom didn't celebrate Christmas, but now the mere fact that I have a family who enjoys the holidays as much as I do is the tradition in itself! They enjoy cooking, wrapping for others, decorating and looking for new ornaments etc..... Yep! Every year is sweeter than the one before.

Christmas Eve, getting the decorations up and the tree decorated, semi preparing the meal for the lunch next day and when the first star was visible on Christmas Eve the window candle was lit