Celebrating on the 24th or 25th with kids?

[december2020]

I'm Scandi and DH is from the UK.

I've always celebrated the big Christmas event on the 24th evening, DH of course has the main event on the 25th.

Usually we've just lengthen the celebrations for both days and open some presents on Christmas Eve and some on Christmas Day and 'make it work'. Though he feels it's "wrong" opening anything early and I feel it's "wrong" waiting till the morning.

But we're about to have our first kid in December.

So I was interested to know how do you celebrate Christmas if you have a similar situation as ours? Did this change when/if you had kids?

I don't like Santa brings everything.
One family where they can't afford a lot
One family where they overspend massively.
If Santa brought everything one child could think they've not been good enough.

We did main present from Santa. Some from us and others.
Relatives said people bought presents that were sent to Santa to distribute.
Other relative ripped our name off a gift and said Santa brought it...

Thank you everyone! ❤️

It's kind of exciting to get to start your own little traditions for sure. I'm hoping he'll actually have a bit of a link to his scandi side (as he's half scandi) and find it cool.

Think I may do Lucia Day as well (scandi tradition on Dec 13) maybe as lights and gingerbread house making or similar.

@forrestgreen I'm thinking more that Santa is the "postman" of presents rather than every present is from Santa (it's how I grew up as well). Almost like the guardian of it all. And he's in charge of distribution and if you've been naughty or nice to receive them all. But the presents themselves will be mainly from friends and family, maybe a few small ones or activity ones from Santa.

We're the same, I'm British and DP is Scandi.

I'm excited for my first proper Scandinavian Christmas on the 24th this year with some of his family! On the 25th we'll spend the day with one of my friends and her DC (we don't yet have our own).

We're so lucky to have two entirely different Christmases; I can't wait until we do have kids and can make our own traditions

There is also stir-up Sunday on the last Sunday before advent when you make the Christmas pudding and make a wish.