To ask if Father Christmas brings main presents or just stocking?

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When I was little it was just the stocking from Santa and I was very grateful to my parents for the main present. I just wondered what people are doing and if Santa's bringing EVERYTHING or just one present or just stocking...
This year DS is very interested in the idea of Santa/ Father Christmas, so need to start as we mean to go on.

One present from him, rest from family, but he delivers them all

Everything that would be from the parents comes from father Christmas. Other gifts are from the extended family and friends

Just stockings here and just small things in stocking (box of smarties, Clementine, pencils, socks, random little toys etc) everything else has a label and D.C. are expected to show gratitude to the person that bought a present for them!

Stocking with little bits and bobs in - the stocking appears overnight and is from Father Christmas. Everything else under the tree is from whoever bought it.

Just the stockings.

Santa fills the stockings and leaves a pile of gifts in the living room. Gifts under the tree are from grandparents, aunts and uncles. DH and I don't buy anything because we buy all the tickets for the panto, grotto visit, cinema, ice skating etc in the run up to Christmas and over the school holidays. We also fill the cupboards with treats. Not that ours have asked why we don't get them anything, but that's my excuse ready. It's the same way it was done in both our houses growing up. I'm happy to give Santa the credit.

Just stocking x

Just stockings. And he doesn't doesn't deliver other stuff either. Presents from everyone else are under the tree as soon as they are wrapped so there is a lot there now.

Stocking and a family gift (DVD or board game) only here.

Stockings is much easier. No need to wrap or find special Santa paper either.

Here the stocking is from FC, the rest are from whoever they came from. And the man in red doesn't buy big gifts, I'm taking credit for the really good stuff!

Father Christmas is the stocking, token gifts, bookmarks, socks, chocolate coins etc the rest under the tree is from us and other presents are given directly to the children from Grandparents etc and they are from them. We feel this instils a sense of who gave what.

In my childhood everything came from Father Christmas and when you are brought up in a poor household you don't get as much as your friends. So Father Christmas would bring a lot of expensive toys for other children. Then you get into the whole well we give him a budget, how does he contact you? etc etc

My sister still did everything from Father Christmas which meant that her own children don't get any presents from their parents and yet she would buy gifts for her nieces and nephews. My son even worked this out at a young age and asked why she didn't buy any presents for her own children.

Just stockings from Father Christmas here

Mine write a list of no more than 3 things that they would really like. They understand that they won't always get everything from the list

Father christmas brings a stocking of smaller gifts/treats and 1 present off the list - if they get other gifts from the list those are from family.

I always wrap FC presents in different wrapping paper

Santa fills the stocking and brings about 5 gifts max from their lists. Anything else is from us and family members.

In response to letter to Santa asking nicely for one thing and a 'spare' he brings one special gift, stockings and stuff for the family to share eg board games, dvds, tub of sweets spilled on the floor.

Santa brings a atocking and at least one present off the list usually the thing that dd's desperately want but we dont necessarily think is that good. This year its 'capsule chix' they look rubbish but both dds are desperate for one.

The main present from us is usually something we know they'd love but not asked for. Last year we bought dd1 a playmobil zoo that she had seen when we were visiting a local attraction and loved but didn't she didn't have money at the time and didn't ask for it on the list.

in our house all gifts are from mum and dad, Santa is just the delivery man.

We have a classic type stocking with a few items and then a santa sack with more non- expensive gifts which are both from Santa and then there is a set of presents (the bigger stuff) from parents and then the gifts from the rest of the family.

FC delivers everything. He chooses one or two presents off the list the give, we send him money/presents to see if he wants to give those also. Stocking is off FC . Presents may be labeled from M+D, from FC, or from whichever family member etc they are from.

Santa brings a few of whats on santa letter and a stocking of crap. Mum gives a present the night before (well before xmas eve boxes were a thing i was doing it) but on the day all from the big fella. Anything family and friends give is from them. I dont know anyone that differs from that here in Ireland but im sure there are people that do!

Just stocking. Works well for us and luckily DH and I had exactly the same "rules" about Father Christmas. We always bond over bitching about people with inferior FC practices.

My dd3 wrote a list as I thought that it would be a really nice thing. There’s two modest items on there so that will be from Santa. The rest is from us - 1 big gift and a stocking Without thinking, I guess that will define how we do it from now on. I’ve informed her that the list has to be moderate, can’t be added to.

Father Christmas brings the stocking

Everything under the tree comes from a named person/creature (pets get included)

Just the stocking, main gifts go under the tree in the days leading up to the 25th. That’s how my parents did it, so I do the same. Mind you my children are adults, but they tell me every year that they still believe so I can’t let them down .