Church Christmas Eve. Open gifts Christmas morning, the kids do their stocking first and then once we are up we exchange gifts. Breakfast follows and then my wife outdoes herself and makes a fantastic turkey dinner.
Her (wife) tradition growing up was opening gifts Christmas eve and really nothing special on Christmas day. My family (mom's side ) was very traditional european and also did Christmas Eve with a big dinner, gifts etc. My dad's side always did Christmas day. Growing up, both families were relatively close geographically so we usually went in to my Oma's house (later my aunts place) for Christmas and then my grandparents place for Christmas day.
Now we live in Calgary and our families are not close by anymore but our kids still like to be in their own place for Christmas so it is a small celebration, just the four of us most years, occasionally my mom will come to Calgary as well.
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