Do You Open Your Presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

United States
December 22, 2021 8:26pm CST
My family always opened our presents on Christmas morning because Santa Claus came after we went to sleep. I know some families open their presents on Christmas Eve. I used to date someone whose family went to midnight mass at their church on Christmas Eve and when they returned home, Santa had arrived so they opened their gifts from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and then just opened their stockings on Christmas morning. That would make me feel as though Christmas Day was a big letdown. But every family has its own traditions. So if you celebrate Christmas, when does your family open gifts; Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
23 Dec 21
We do it on Christmas Eve.
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
25 Dec 21
@Kouponkaren I do not mind the prepared foods and presents. It made it special for being with people close to my heart dearly.
• United States
23 Dec 21
@Shavkat Well then what do you do on Christmas Day that makes it special?
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
23 Dec 21
Glad to know about it. I didn't knew this. Here I guess, people open it on Christmas morning
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• United States
23 Dec 21
@Rashnag Are there a lot of people that celebrate Christmas in India?
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
24 Dec 21
@Kouponkaren There are Christians here and as it is India's population is huge so you can say it
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Dec 21
My family of five opens on Christmas Eve because we spend most of the day outside of the house at other family members house. So the kids won’t have time to enjoy. So we do Christmas Eve and Santa comes and drops things of for the kids in the morning.
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• United States
23 Dec 21
@ShyBear88 Well that would make sense to do if you won't be home most of Christmas Day.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Dec 21
@Kouponkaren yep! The kids know the routine.
@wolfgirl569 (106397)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Dec 21
Anymore we do it on Christmas evening. When the kids were growing up it was Christmas morning.
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@wolfgirl569 (106397)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Dec 21
@Kouponkaren Just easy for everyone. My son can see his other grandparents and father on Christmas eve and Christmas afternoon. He has Christmas morning for Santa with his daughter. My husbands daughter used to get with her sisters and mom in the afternoon. Now her mom is gone but she is seeing someone new and it fit good with their Christmas.
• United States
23 Dec 21
@wolfgirl569 What brought on the change in schedule, if you don't mind my asking?
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Dec 21
I know some who do that too but we open our presents on Christmas Day.
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• United States
23 Dec 21
@JudyEv I'm with you!
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• Australia
23 Dec 21
Christmas all the way... no other day brings peace and joy into so many peoples lives.
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• United States
23 Dec 21
@Cos_Ghost I am with you on that.
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
23 Dec 21
When I was a child we used to open it on Christmas day but now we open our presents on Christmas eve.
@sarik1 (7234)
23 Dec 21
It is great wonderful.