1. Christmas lights - My family used to pile into the car and listen to Christmas music as we drove around looking at the Christmas lights people had on their houses. It was so much fun to see the ones that were especially festive. There was a house down the street that resembled the Griswolds'. In case you aren't familiar with it, this is the Griswolds' house in the movie "Christmas Vacation".
My friend lived next door. She said it was hard to sleep with all the lights shining in her window, but we loved to go see that house every year.2. Family Dinner - For several years, my extended family got together on Christmas Eve and ate chili or Aunt Susan's famous (and delicious) clam chowder. It added to the excitement of Christmas Eve to be together with our cousins, and it helped the time pass quickly until we could go home and crawl into our beds in anticipation of Santa's visit.
3. Christmas Eve Presents - Each Christmas Eve before we went to bed, we were allowed to open ONE gift. It was always a new pair of Christmas pajamas. I really miss this tradition. I had to buy my own last year, and this year I can't even find any cute ones. Sad.
4. Christmas Goodies and Stories - We would all sit around the Christmas tree and munch on treats from the neighbors while Mom read the story of Christ's birth from Luke 2, and also "The Littlest Angel". It's just not Christmas Eve without them.
What are your Christmas Eve traditions?
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