Christmas Eve Traditions :-)

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I guess it depends what you do on Christmas day. I love it because there is always about 15 people in my parents house for dinner and then inevitably (after a few drinks) ends up turning into a night long party. We play music, sing songs, play some games (we do a kind of pub quiz type thing, and also play darts). Because there is so many people it doesn't give people the chance to just sit down and fall asleep after dinner haha.

So I guess I'm just luck in that sense. I love Christmas day just as much as Christmas eve

Sounds a bit like our house only usually about 20 people there and after playing mad games like animal families and using pizza boxes to waft ping pong balls onto a target in a relay scenario, the singing and craic really begins.

Have only had 2 Christmas days which we could describe as "quiet".

christ these traditions are mad , there like somethng in a movie. mine is very quiet, xmas eve traeated nearly the same as any other day. outside working, the other cleaing the house and cooking, then watch a bit a telly and bed, usually have the same sort of dinner as normal, spuds and cabbage witha lamb chop r sumthin! i dunno maybe its cause wer farmers u still have to do the normal days work xmas eve and xmas day. plus the parents dont drink or my brother so kinda rules out pub related stuff.

i remember my sister having a drink of wine one xmas day she was about 28 and the parents watching her like a hawk thought she would get pissed! so i dont touch a drop in the house, i went out a few xmas eve nights to the local pub but to be honest i couldnt be arsed with all the crowd that be in it tthat dont be there all year so i avoid it now,

stephens night is good craic though having to listen too egits goiing on about how they havent been in htis place (local pub/hotel) since last year and how its such a come down from dublin makes me wanna hit them, i have since learned to not go next nor near these types on stephens day.!!

Do you have any Christmas traditions?

Do you and your family go to Mass or maybe you always meet up for a festive pint on Christmas Eve?
Would love to hear your traditions!

Mine is that I always visit my parents on Christmas Eve for a glass of wine and we have a ham (boiled!) sandwich and a mince pie while watching Home Alone.

I love it-the excitement of the next day and the whole family together....share yours amigos

There a whole thread dedicated to this, it's a great http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056400666




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I love reading this thread.. actually getting me more in christmas mood than any movie or song!!

By Christmas eve, everyones made their way home. We go to mass, come home complaining about the sermon and then everyone starts baking. Mums making cookies, tarts and putting the sherry trifle together. Someone prepares the turkey and stuffing. We don't leave the kitchen until after midnight. Its nice and its a lot less stressful than Christmas day.

Home every christmas eve for the last 33 yrs,smell of ham cooking. Have my mates over for a few beers and a catch up.

You're mad as a box of frogs but I like it.

My dog died five years ago and the OH has made the good point that living the nomad life style of an expat is not good for a dog so I can't get one.

Do they still do chocolate buttons for dogs? My last one hated candles since she was a pup. We would put them on the hearth each Xmas and even after 14 years she would lie somewhere else and just growl under her breath at them.

Last year I think I was travelling home or recovering from the lead up to Xmas. The hassle of rushing to finish things at work, shopping, and getting ready to go back to Ireland is always a drain.

I just want a quiet night in, with feet up in front of a fire and some crap xmas film on the tele. Nice glass of beer/wine/whiskey in that order. That's me.

Love this thread ! Could talk all day about christmas. We especially love christmas eve here in my house. We have 2 adults (myself and OH) 2 kids and 3 dogs. The night before christmas eve I have a mini mammy pampering session with mu glass of wine and a sneaky selection box :P so I'm all refreshed and ready to go next morning! Everyone is up early we have a lovely cooked breakfast sausages egg rashers toast full works. Only time of year we have it mind ! Even dogs get some we all get dressed up in our christmas eve outfits after we have found Jingles our elf to see what he has gotten up to. Then we all go for a nice walk dogs and all. When we get home we do some baking for santa. And after lunch we jus chill out watch christmas films with our santa mugs for the evening Get a takeaway for dinner... love it. Then when I give kids a bath daddy always finds a note from Jingles and a christmas box for everyone with new christmas pj's and a book or film or teddy and new toothbrush etc. So we put on new pj's see santa leave on the news kids get santa treats ready and I prep the food for tomorrow while the 3 dogs sit and give me the saddest eyes they can manage so I'll give them some. Buggers get me all the time ! I can't wait for christmas eve !!!

God yea ! I have a funny feeling most of us here could :P I was at hairdressers today and booked my christmas hair appointment and she looked at me like I was crazy lol. I'm sure I've left something out will add to it later as soon as I remembered. If my OH was reading this he'd laugh.. I'm here day dreaming of christmas while I put up fabric and decorations for a halloween party!

I just need a dog now. I just selected my seats for the London-Dublin leg of our trip home.