Seen this mentioned in a lot of threads.
For us, it's quite different, but not as different as I'd like. In previous years it's been like "Sunday with presents" and we are making an effort to change this by doing more crafty stuff, decorating a bit more with nice things like pomanders to get a proper festive atmosphere! Maybe dress up a bit more too and put a bit more effort into the food (we do this on other days when we see family but usually don't bother on the 25th itself).
We can't really set it apart by seeing family as for the most part my family is shit and my parents have no real interest in celebrating anything. I used to hate Xmas as a child because I knew how miserable a time we were having compared to all my friends. So now we decided to spend Xmas just us and the DCs.
Presents for the DCs definitely set it apart from other days - they get a decent pile of new stuff. They do get things throughout the year, only little puzzles from charity shops and figures from eBay etc, but I'm planning to really cut back on that as they are getting a bit complacent about being given stuff.
I know everyone has different views on this for various reasons and I'm just being curious/nosy really. So is Xmas just like any other day for you or is it an all out celebration? Or somewhere in between?
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fuzzpig · 09/11/2012 18:37
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