Christmas without children

[Star2015]

Hi,

We're a married couple without children - children won't be part of our future.

How do you make Christmas special / traditions when there are no children?

I read the traditions thread and lots (most) involve activities with children, Christmas Eve hampers, panto etc.

I would love to hear from others in our situation about what you do to make Christmas special / traditions that aren't family/child orientated....

Thanks!

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I love this post! My partner and I don't have children and like yourselves, children won't be a part of our future which is why I try to make Christmas amazing for us as a couple with loads of traditions for the two of us.
We have a bit of time off together this year (yay!) so we're planning lots of fun stuff to do... It doesn't have to be expensive trips out-just planning a nice walk or popping into town for a hot choc to soak up the atmosphere. In the next few weeks we will pick up various vouchers to spend over Xmas e.g cinema ticket voucher, a voucher for a meal out, a costa coffee gift card (I love their Xmas cups!) Doing this makes us feel like it's already paid for, we're not cheap we...well I just like to have thing planned to look forward to. We also do Christmas Eve hampers.. The usual stuff

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Before we had DS we didn't do much different.

I think that Christmas is the time to BE children if you don't have any.

By that, I mean simply through out the grow up mentality.

Buy the worst Christmas jumper you can find for your partner.
Have a Christmas Tree raising ceremony, with Cheesy Christmas songs and mulled wine.
Take silly pictures of each other in Christmas hats.
Go to the park when no one else is there and play on the swings.
If there's snow during the holidays, go sledging.
Have a 'friends' Christmas as well as a family one (we do in early December to avoid clashes).

I'd say that in many ways for us, that the actual day is a bit of an anti-climax. Christmas is a month not a day.