If you were born on Christmas Day...

[RedRobyn2021]

If you or your partner or child were born on Christmas Day what are your traditions to celebrate their birthday? How have you found it?

I gave birth to my second daughter on Christmas Day evening and I'm wondering how it's going to work in years to come

I've had quite a few people (upon hearing my due date) say it would be nice to have a half birthday in the summer

Do people do this? Would love to hear what you do?

I want to make sure she feels just as special as her sister does when it's her birthday

My friends do exactly this for their son, born Christmas day 9 years ago. They get him plenty of gifts to open but certain friends and family members to buy something that he can ‘cash in’ in a few months time. We give him a little bit of something to open then a card with things such as a trip to the zoo in half term, this year we are going to take him to The Forbidden Corner in North Yorkshire. I have no doubt once he’s old enough we’ll be going to a theme park or two.

My DD was born 22nd and we said when she is at school we will have a "summer party" she can invite her friends to.
This year has just been crazy rolling from birthday into Christmas with a toddler. No actual children could come on 22nd.
In addition we are regular church goers and so that distracts from her birthday too a bit.

Having a party as a kid is about inviting people and playing games, not about tue presents imo.

My birthday is this weekend so I've got some experience in Christmas birthdays.

I wouldn't get any birthday treats in the summer or half birthdays or anything like that. My greatest joy as a child was that I got the tree filled back up with presents immediately after opening my Christmas presents. You could do something like that, so if it's Christmas Day do morning presents and then top the tree back up so there's more to open in the evening. Or Boxing Day morning or Christmas Eve can be a day with loads of presents under the tree just for the birthday person.

One present for both isn't acceptable, neither is wrapping birthday presents in Christmas paper. A more expensive combined present is ok, as long as it's been agreed.

It's actually a good time of year to have a birthday, despite what you might think. It's such a festive, fun time and everyone wants to celebrate and party. No one is at school or work. You wouldn't get that in July!

My Birthday is Christmas Day. As a child I was never bothered about not having a party although I was a bit miffed that I never got called up on stage and had the birthday song sung for me when at primary school! My family celebrated it on Christmas Eve so it didn't get 'lost' but as I got older this was changed to tea-time on Christmas Day itself. I always got a birthday cake (and DH or I still buy one) and separate presents, although getting older I've found it useful if I ask for something expensive as a present because I'm quite happy for it to be shared between Christmas and birthday. I did briefly consider moving it to midsummer when I was about 40 but it didn't stick. I have never felt it overlooked - quite the opposite. It's pretty unusual so my friends and family never forget 😁

Congratulations @RedRobyn2021!

I narrowly avoided Christmas Day and gave birth on 21st to my second. We'll try and have a kids' party the weekend directly before his actual bday in the hopes kids will come (they should still be at school I think?), and a fun family thing on the day.

We probably will also do a 'summer party', but it'll have to be late summer as DD snagged the perfect end of June birthday for herself!

It's so lovely to hear from Christmas babies who don't/didn't feel overshadowed. I've mostly heard the opposite from December-borns I know!

We do Christmas on Xmas Eve now like the Europeans so that Xmas day can be all about her birthday. We just say Santa comes early as he has to get round the whole world so starts with us. .

I absolutely love it. I can't imagine this time of year being just Christmas. Getting a big party every year for my birthday with decorations up, heaps of nice food about, everyone in a great mood, lots of silliness, games, the relaxed atmosphere in general across the country - it's brilliant!

My dd has friends born on xmas eve and another Boxing Day. One has their party last weekend and the others party is on Sunday. It’s actually great because it’s something for dd to do in the Xmas hols and the friends all get to see each other. I spoke to the mum of the birthday boy from last week and she said all kids bar one had been able to attend the party (it was on the 22nd). So you could do a summer party but you might actually find you get plenty of kids able to come and celebrate in December too. My son is an August baby and loads of people are on holiday so party wise summer holidays isn’t always ideal

End of June is anything but perfect when they get older as it’s always school exams. So many birthdays totally overlooked due to GCSEs or A levels or Uni exams or even just end of year exams from about age 11 onwards. DD hates having an end of June bday.

2 of mine have a december birthday.

we celebrate the birthdays but give gifts in June (midsummer) instead of christmas.

I was born on Christmas day. I didn't really have parties growing up but my mum always made sure I got a " bigger" present for my birthday, usually a few weeks before eg a bike, record player. I am 52 now and I think I just accepted that my birthday was on a day when most people were thinking about something else, but I can't say I feel traumatised about it or anything. I don't think it would have crossed my parents minds to have a summer party but I do like the idea, maybe on the 25th June. But equally I think your birthday is your birthday and the people who matter will acknowledge it. Many congratulations x

My birthday is Christmas Day. My parents asked me if I wanted a summer party but I didn't. I never saw the point of a fake birthday. We used to have my party for my school friends at the beginning of December. I've always got separate piles of Christmas and birthday presents.
I used to love it in my clubbing days because I was always out on Christmas eve and we would all celebrate my birthday at midnight.
Even now I have my birthday cake after Christmas Dinner. Its never been a problem for me.

I was talking to a woman in work the other day who was born on Christmas Day. She celebrates her birthday on the 25th and Christmas Day somewhere between then and new year when all the family are together.