Do you open presents on Christmas eve or Christmas day? What is your tradition?

There are only three of us my friend, four if you count the cat and she gets presents as well, naturally! We are all patient enough to wait for the big day itself and only open our presents on Christmas Day and we've always done this, but because we are a small family unit this is easy and unproblematic to do.

for us, because we pretty much have 3 christmas's, it doesnt really matter to us. we will try to get together with my hubbys family on christmas eve (they are german) and christmas day with my family and then we do our own family's christmas on boxing day (here in canada, it is another holiday!) so it just depends on what whose doing what as to when we get together.

When my daughter was litlle and growing up in Germany our tradition was everyone got to open one present before going to midnight church service and the the rest next morning on Christmas Day.

We have always done both, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Now with my youngest living 6 hours away they open their gifts at home and have their Christmas morning to see what Santa brought then they hit the road and come down here. We open gifts up Christmas Eve and after they get here we will eat then open up gifts from each other plus Santa always leaves a gift or two here for my grandson too.

Ever since I was a child,we opened Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. Then opened our stockings Christmas morning. Even today, as an adult, my family, in SoCal and my husbands family, in NorCal, do the same thing. It is just a cool tradition to keep going.

Christmas eve in my husband's family, Christmas day in mine. Usually means we spend Christmas eve with his relatives and do presents with them and then Christmas day with mine and do presents with them. If we aren't spending Christmas with anybody, we let them open one present Christmas eve, and then they find the rest of them on Christmas morning.

It depends on who we are Christmas-ing with. My hubby can hardly stand to buy anything and not have me open it right away. When my kids are in town it is whenever we can all get together.

I let my children open up ONE present on christmas eve - and I pick which one. LOL. Usually it's something new for that night. Such as a new set of pyjama's or a pillow or blanket. The rest of the presents get opened in the morning.

We do both, too. At home, we open them on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas, we go to my grandmother's house, and open presents there, too.

when i was young we used to go to one set of grandparent's (my dad's parents) home on christmas eve. my other grandparents would then come spend the night at our house and be there to open presents christmas morning. as we got older and things changed in our lives, marriage, moves, etc., we would do christmas eve with my ex-husbands family, and then leave around 4 am to drive 4 hours to my parents home for christmas morning. for the past 3 christmas' i have lived 1600 miles away, so me and my s/o exchange gifts christmas morning, then go to his parents' that afternoon, we usually pick up his daughter on the way there, it's also her birthday, then later in the evening we are back home and open gifts with her at our house. this christmas will be a bit different, it will be our first christmas apart, i am flying down to surprise my family for christmas this year. i'll be leaving the 23rd and coming home the 30th, so we'll have our christmas before i leave.

hello :-) The thought of opening presents made me smile. anyway in our house, the presents are opened on Christmas eve. we will wait for the 12 midnight then eat a hearty meal. after the meal, the opening of gifts follow. it is always a lovely and happy night

We've always opened one present on Christmas Eve and opened the rest on Christmas morning. Now that my sons are on their own, my husband and I exchange one gift Christmas eve and my boys come over Christmas morning. Christmas has always been at my house for my entire family, except when my sister was in a nursing home. We'd spend the day with her once she could no longer come to my house. They always served a very nice Christmas dinner for the residents and their families. It's funny, though. We now live in a bigger home and my family has dwindled down considerably in the last 5 years!

Hi there! Oh the feeling of Christmas is here!! This topic gives me memories about our give giving day. Well, in my family we give our gifts to each other on Christmas day itself so we open the gifts on the 25th. We do the gift giving every morning when everyone is already awake. I remember how everyone gets excited receiving gifts and can't wait to open it. It's just fun! Ciao!

AT my parents we either do it the weekend before or after christmas to accomodate all the inlaws since there is 5 children and all have spouses or significant others. Me and my husband and kids have ours on Christmas eve morning and his parents that night. Then my little girl goes to her daddys for christmas morning. It seems like we usually have a whole week of christmas stuff.

We open ours at home on Christmas eve, with my family. We open on Christmas Day with my husbands family.

It doesn't matter what day you want to open your Christmas present(s) just as long the spirit of Christmas is still intact. However, I'm more on between. Although we don't necessarily follow any tradition, but I prefer to open my gift in between Christmas Eve and Christmas day. In short, opening of presents will occur at 12 in the midnight - kinda like the countdown of new year. Having an "opening of present" countdown is much more exciting especially when you and your family do it together. Christmas - the Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Present - a gift, now especially one given for birthdays or Christmas. Tradition - a commonly held system. Let peace reign. Let love rule.

Here in Finland the tradition is to open the gifts on X-mas eve. Families gather on X-mas eve to have a dinner together and then we'll open the gifts after dinner. ;-D

We do open Christmas presents when my children were still young.I get this tradition from my mother.She made me believe there was a Santa Claus.I can say my childhood Christmas was always happy.So when I had my own children I also made my children believed in Santa Claus until they are ten years old or earlier maybe they did not let me know they already knew I was their Santa Claus because they are enjoying the Christmas gifts.But since they have their own family and we are left alone my husband and my 15 year old son,that tradition does not exist in our house anymore and I feel sad about it.

It's usually Christmas at home on the Eve morning. Then we drive 2 and 1/2 hours to my parents for Christmas Eve, stay overnight and go to my in-laws on Christmas Day. It's busy!

For as long as I can remember, my family has opened presents on Christmas eve.