What do you do Christmas eve - Page 4

Gordon · 20-12-2015, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CherryBrandy

all be over this time next week

! Hope some of the comedy classics are on !!

This weather is giving me palpitations when I check on the torts in a tshirt !!! - (me that is not them) - 15 degrees !! they seem to be asleep though, CB

I can think of one classic PORRIDGE

CherryBrandy · 20-12-2015, 01:18 PM

as in Ready Break....out.

CB

Merlin M · 20-12-2015, 01:49 PM

We never did anything on Christmas eve when I was a child, everything was done Christmas day (all pile through to my parents room, cuddle up under the duvet, I am one of 5 so that was 7 in the one bed!! open the stockings, then off to church. If we were good we would then get to open ONE present. we would then have lunch - don't know how mummy did that all by herself! then open the presents!)

Its a bit different now the 5 siblings are now 9 (as we have paired up) and a bit more spread out, 3 in Edinburgh but one as far as France, and I have Hubby and his family and traditions too!! So now Christmas eve is a mini Christmas with whoever I am not spending Christmas day with (this year it is my sister and her husband, but some years its my in-laws)

Christmas day I don't really have time to go to church anymore, my husbands family have an unusual Christmas tradition that cannot be missed! His Grandfathers birthday was Christmas so every Christmas morning the whole family go to his grave to lay flowers then it was back to his grans (now its a double grave and to his uncles) but it means they are never forgotten and still a big part of their Christmas!

I still kinda miss my traditional family Christmas, I don't often go down to my parents for Christmas as mummy is usually working and my step brothers moan about waiting until after lunch to open presents so its just not the same! (I did go down this week to drop of their presents and see them though and I will call them both Christmas day and I will Skype my sister and nephew in France too!) Also I don't like to make my husband miss his Christmas morning as it means a lot to him!
We wont wait until after supper for the presents as we will be round with family so we will open the stockings in bed (I refuse to give that part up!!) then go through to the presents (we used to do it after the trip out but everyone expected up to have opened them already so I lost that battle too!)

Christmas has always been my favourite day of the year, there were no arguments it was a nice family day! And now we are making our own traditions its still great I just have so many more people to share it with!!

CherryBrandy · 20-12-2015, 02:50 PM

Crikey, what a bumper Christmas!! that's fantastic. mine is sooooo quiet by comparison! CB

Merlin M · 20-12-2015, 06:46 PM

thanks, it never feels busy or rushed! but its what comes from big families!

CherryBrandy · 24-12-2015, 10:53 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfRjmZX7_U

Gordon · 24-12-2015, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CherryBrandy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfRjmZX7_U

Good god I'd rather watch eastenders not

CherryBrandy · 24-12-2015, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

Good god I'd rather watch eastenders not

There is never a time to watch eastenders !! Not even if the darts is on.

It was for Emma Gordon ! x

I was going to do Christmas flash mob 2015 instead but would have had people in tears I think.

CherryBrandy · 24-12-2015, 02:16 PM

ha I thought Feliz Navidad was a name of a singer ...doh ! CB

CherryBrandy · 24-12-2015, 02:18 PM

Ok Gordon one for you...., enjoy on Christmas Eve x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc

20-12-2015, 01:18 PM	#32
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	as in Ready Break....out. CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

20-12-2015, 01:49 PM	#33
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	We never did anything on Christmas eve when I was a child, everything was done Christmas day (all pile through to my parents room, cuddle up under the duvet, I am one of 5 so that was 7 in the one bed!! open the stockings, then off to church. If we were good we would then get to open ONE present. we would then have lunch - don't know how mummy did that all by herself! then open the presents!) Its a bit different now the 5 siblings are now 9 (as we have paired up) and a bit more spread out, 3 in Edinburgh but one as far as France, and I have Hubby and his family and traditions too!! So now Christmas eve is a mini Christmas with whoever I am not spending Christmas day with (this year it is my sister and her husband, but some years its my in-laws) Christmas day I don't really have time to go to church anymore, my husbands family have an unusual Christmas tradition that cannot be missed! His Grandfathers birthday was Christmas so every Christmas morning the whole family go to his grave to lay flowers then it was back to his grans (now its a double grave and to his uncles) but it means they are never forgotten and still a big part of their Christmas! I still kinda miss my traditional family Christmas, I don't often go down to my parents for Christmas as mummy is usually working and my step brothers moan about waiting until after lunch to open presents so its just not the same! (I did go down this week to drop of their presents and see them though and I will call them both Christmas day and I will Skype my sister and nephew in France too!) Also I don't like to make my husband miss his Christmas morning as it means a lot to him! We wont wait until after supper for the presents as we will be round with family so we will open the stockings in bed (I refuse to give that part up!!) then go through to the presents (we used to do it after the trip out but everyone expected up to have opened them already so I lost that battle too!) Christmas has always been my favourite day of the year, there were no arguments it was a nice family day! And now we are making our own traditions its still great I just have so many more people to share it with!! __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

20-12-2015, 02:50 PM	#34
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	Crikey, what a bumper Christmas!! that's fantastic. mine is sooooo quiet by comparison! CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

20-12-2015, 06:46 PM	#35
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	thanks, it never feels busy or rushed! but its what comes from big families! __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

24-12-2015, 10:53 AM	#36
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfRjmZX7_U __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

24-12-2015, 02:16 PM	#39
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	ha I thought Feliz Navidad was a name of a singer ...doh ! CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

24-12-2015, 02:18 PM	#40
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	Ok Gordon one for you...., enjoy on Christmas Eve x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

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