Experience Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Here's the thread for any real life Christmas stories or traditions that you might have. For me, my family has a pickle ornament that my grandparents hide somewhere in the house on Christmas eve, and on Christmas whoever finds it gets a special Pickle Present. So, what are all your stories? @Nathrangking @Ookla's Dice @Ookla the Rhadamanthine @Ookla The Female Chicken @Ookla the Shadowed @Ookla the Ethereal @Ookla the Sarcastic @Aspiring Writer @Ookla the Sly @OoklaWasTaken @Ookla the Channelknight @Chasmgoat @AmazingGoob @Ookla the Grammatical @Ookla the Naxdin @Ookla the Sprinkle @Ookla's Dice @Ookla the Tortured @Ookla the Steampunked @anyone else Edited December 1, 2020 by Ookla the Shadowed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condensation Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 We go up into the mountains(with a permit) to sled, drink hot cocoa, have fun with family, and get our own live Christmas tree! Every Black Friday. Now we just have to put ours up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 We always open one present on Christmas Eve, and its always a new set of pajamas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasmgoat Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 we always have cherry coffee cake for breakfast 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Our family is pretty big, so we always draw sibling names out of a hat and give all the gifts we buy for siblings to them. It's a way to save money and get more valuable presents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasmgoat Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just now, Vapor said: Our family is pretty big, so we always draw sibling names out of a hat and give all the gifts we buy for siblings to them. It's a way to save money and get more valuable presents. we used to do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 We always watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, and we have tacos on Christmas Eve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeWasTaken Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I stay home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghanderflaffle Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 We always play bingo on one side of the family and we bring a whole bunch of bingo prizes, and on the other side we have a soup supper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Doomstick Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Ookla The Female Chicken said: We always open one present on Christmas Eve, and its always a new set of pajamas we make an orange/chocolate yule log. we celebrate saturnalia before it too, kinda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarFritz Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Vapor said: Our family is pretty big, so we always draw sibling names out of a hat and give all the gifts we buy for siblings to them. It's a way to save money and get more valuable presents. We do a similar thing, where everyone draws a name and gets a "full-sized" present for that person. We might still get presents for other siblings, but those will generally be lower-cost, little things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Doomstick Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Hehe, candy making is appreciated by all, and isn't *that* expensive (per person) and you get your own candy too! (This is why this will be the third year I will be making candy for Christmas presents.) Edited December 1, 2020 by Ookla the Rhadamanthine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Ookla the Grammatical said: We go up into the mountains(with a permit) to sled, drink hot cocoa, have fun with family, and get our own live Christmas tree! Every Black Friday. Now we just have to put ours up. What? You need a permit to sled there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 We are always forced to wait for a very long time upstairs until all the adults are ready. Then, it's picture time, which takes another hour. So it's usually about noon by the time we actually see the tree on Christmas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasmgoat Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 we always get a chocolate orange for Christmas in our stockings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Experience Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Oh!! Also we always have eggnog, the best invention since sliced bread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Ookla the Sarcastic said: We always play bingo on one side of the family and we bring a whole bunch of bingo prizes, and on the other side we have a soup supper. @Ookla the Groovy and I have a pretty similar tradition, except it’s split between the kids and adults. The kids will usually buy $5-$10 bingo gifts, and we all play until everybody gets a gift. Afterwards comes the main event of the night: adult bingo. Same setup, slightly more expensive gifts, but there’s a catch/bonus. Our grandparents invest in a ridiculously expensive bingo gift (newest apple phone, an Apple Watch, a new tv, sometimes just straight up cash) and all the adults play one round of bingo to determine who the winner is. Things are pretty tense during that round, needless to say (luckily all my aunts and uncles are on great terms with one another so it’s not like a fight is going to break out or anything) and who ever is victorious usually celebrates for a solid 5 minutes. Oh and we also have a giant gift swap, once again divided by age. Am I missing anything AC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Ookla the Shadowed said: We are always forced to wait for a very long time upstairs until all the adults are ready. Then, it's picture time, which takes another hour. So it's usually about noon by the time we actually see the tree on Christmas. We do that too and it annoys me so much because one of my younger siblings makes it a sport to try to get down without them seeing, but every time my mom sees him we have to wait longer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Vapor said: We do that too and it annoys me so much because one of my younger siblings makes it a sport to try to get down without them seeing, but every time my mom sees him we have to wait longer. Fog, Vapor's not very happy with you... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ookla the Channelknight said: Fog, Vapor's not very happy with you... How'd you know Spoiler oh shoot I put him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Vapor said: How'd you know Hide contents oh shoot I put him It actually had nothing to do with the pronoun (I kinda skimmed the sentence). I just know that Fog's a bigger troublemaker. Let him know I said that. I want to know how he reacts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Just now, Ookla the Channelknight said: It actually had nothing to do with the pronoun (I kinda skimmed the sentence). I just know that Fog's a bigger troublemaker. Let him know I said that. I want to know how he reacts. He's at school. But I'll let him know when he gets home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearer of all agonies Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hmmmm. We usually wake up, go downstairs, and sit and eat breakfast on the couches around the tree. Then, when everyone is awake, we open presents and get to see our little cousins be happy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 This isn’t on Christmas, but anytime from Thanksgiving to a week before Christmas, we do gingerbread houses! If we’re with my mom’s side of the family, it gets pretty intense. We have tables full of decorating candy and it usually takes the whole day to finish our houses. It’s super fun! It’s fun with just my family or my dad’s side too, but we pretty much just use the stuff in the kits haha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosharan A.C. Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Ookla the Steampunked said: @Ookla the Groovy and I have a pretty similar tradition, except it’s split between the kids and adults. The kids will usually buy $5-$10 bingo gifts, and we all play until everybody gets a gift. Afterwards comes the main event of the night: adult bingo. Same setup, slightly more expensive gifts, but there’s a catch/bonus. Our grandparents invest in a ridiculously expensive bingo gift (newest apple phone, an Apple Watch, a new tv, sometimes just straight up cash) and all the adults play one round of bingo to determine who the winner is. Things are pretty tense during that round, needless to say (luckily all my aunts and uncles are on great terms with one another so it’s not like a fight is going to break out or anything) and who ever is victorious usually celebrates for a solid 5 minutes. Oh and we also have a giant gift swap, once again divided by age. Am I missing anything AC? We also usually decorate our grandparents Christmas tree together. And I forget Truthless, do you all do Christmas traps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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