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Christmas traditions

North Lower Neil
North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
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Any special ones? Next year will be the first my daughter will know what's going on really so want to start some to make it special!

All we had was the normal leave a mince pie out for Santa, presents, dinner etc, nothing really memorable!
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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,674
    Take her to see Charlton on Boxing Day, home or away, Christmas Eve go to see a film at the cinema.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    My Christmas tradition is to have a cold chicken and stuffing sandwich on Christmas night about 11pm and watch the Christmas special of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads and then watch the first session on the Test at the "G". Been doing it for years.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,288
    Too young for Bad Santa on the tele?

    ;-)
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    A game of monopoly in the evening, accompanied by a turkey sandwich or two and a beer.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    Take her to see Charlton on Boxing Day, home or away, Christmas Eve go to see a film at the cinema.

    Oohahh would hate me but I've only ever been home I think on Boxing Day as usually have evening plans too!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Bournemouth Addick said:

    Too young for Bad Santa on the tele?

    ;-)

    Haha yes!! Will stick to Elf I think!!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,321
    edited December 2014
    Have a stocking with small presents (from Father Christmas) for her to wake up to but leave the bigger presents (from Family) for mid morning.

  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Henry Irving said:

    Have a sticking with small presents (from Father Christmas) for her to wake up to but leave the bigger presents (from Family) for mid morning.

    Bashing pressies or her?
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,785
    My Boxing Day tradition is to be thoroughly unimpressed by a CAFC performance
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Henry Irving said:

    Have a sticking with small presents (from Father Christmas) for her to wake up to but leave the bigger presents (from Family) for mid morning.

    Actually that is one we did have - big present and stocking when you wake up, few throughout the day to.keep you out of mischief but most had to wait until after dinner.

    Made us appreciate them more I think. It's just convincing my wife she should wait too!!

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  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,269
    edited December 2014
    Taxi_Lad said:

    My Boxing Day tradition is to be thoroughly unimpressed by a CAFC performance

    Last year's was good. The worst for me was the 5-0 defeat at West Ham
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,881
    Watch a load of films, give all the new toys a test run, play lots of board games, drink lots of beer.
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Yep - traditionally very moody and grumpy about the whole thing! Load of commercial, over indulgent claptrap in my book! Unless you celebrate it for the traditional religious reasons it should be made completely illegal, with roving religious police randomly checking households on Christmas Day to check for formal, religious worship! Anyone found stuffing themselves on dried out Turkey and Brussels sprouts, and watching crap repeats on TV in between outdated family games of charades and karaoke should be put into stocks and flogged outside their local church! What a load of tosh!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,881
    Go caroling.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    A Chinese from the Mandarin Palace back home in Bromley on Christmas Eve with my folks and the missus. Bucks Fizz and bacon sarnies Christmas Morning before the rest of the family come over for present opening etc.

    Boardgames galore. Way too much booze. Head over to the in-laws on Boxing Day to do it all again, but not until I've let those booze points get out of my system obviously ;0)

    Back to the Red Lion in Bromley for our lads all day Christmas meet up and some arrers on Saturday.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    red_murph said:


    Back to the Red Lion in Bromley for our lads all day Christmas meet up and some arrers on Saturday.

    I hope you mean afters and not arses.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Callumcafc said:

    Go caroling.

    Is this a Dogging type thing, but where there is a special car park used only for woman called carol?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    My youngest (3) gets really shy when she gets given presents so this Christmas could be interesting. We've been asking her what she wants for ages and and she just says the same 3 things - when asked about other stuff she just politely says no.

    The older 2 seem to have gotten over their trepidation !
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    Callumcafc said:

    Go caroling.

    Really? Urgh. Not my cup of tea, that.
  • floydroadfaithfull
    floydroadfaithfull Posts: 4,778
    Lets break one and get three points on boxing day

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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Christingle on Christmas eve - kids love it
  • Kessell7
    Kessell7 Posts: 158
    Trip up to London on Christmas eve, Real buzz around the place, Bit of shopping, See the sights and maybe a nice meal.
  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,931
    Me and my lot used to drag our dad out for a drink on Xmas lunchtime - at The Jolly Drayman, happy days, rip dad
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,759
    Watch the League of Gentlemen Xmas Special. Merry Christmas Dave.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,133
    Everyone in the family makes up a little quiz or competition for the others on Christmas afternoon. Mine is usually a picture quiz, I'll post it up here.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,505
    Anyone else get the Christmas tradition clash once you get married?

    I used to do this but she used to do that kind of thing
    Awkward and annoying at the same time!
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 980
    Yes, the sex is never the same once you get married
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,282
    Carly burn, yes, lots. My other half is Spanish, so the christmas traditions clash left right and centre. Plus my mother in law is satan's left armpit, and christmas tradition in my house now also includes her list of complaints (Christmas tree is too big, christmas pudding is silly, I don't like christmas crackers etc etc). On the plus side, my kids love all of it The Norad Santa tracker in the run up, and especially christmas eve is a new one we love. Watching Polar Express or Arthus Christmas also get a mention.
    Boxing day football is my own one, as the Spanish don't play now until new year.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,201
    Never start a tradition, eventually it always makes for future problems. Go with the flow.
  • iainambler
    iainambler Posts: 965
    Our traditions happily meshed when we got married. Luckily enough to not have Godzilla for a mother-in-law and to have my wife and mother get along fine and dandy.

    Being a practising Christian (ie I haven't got it right yet) leads to an itinerary of: church, curry, church, presents, church followed by eating and drinking and then home game on Boxing day.

    And while I'm about it - may I wish you a peaceful and joyful Christmas filled with your traditions which make it special.

    Oh, and praying for a good result at home on Boxing Day. COYR!!

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