Give me some Holiday memories!

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Share your winter holiday memories, whether childhood. adult, anti-, or other.

Me? My childhood memories are of my older brother waking me at who-knows-what hour of the morning on Christmas Day. Things were likely different when we were a bit younger, but I remember the two of us ripping open our presents before our parents were even out of bed. This seems so alien compared to more recent experiences of semi-large groups of people opening gifts, one at time for the optimum photo opportunities, on Christmas Eve or morning.

Later, we would head over to our paternal grandparents home in the nearby village where my father grew up, to join our two aunts and uncles-by-marriage and our seven cousins for food and more gifts. Is it a Wisconsin thing? I remember the grown-ups all tilting their wrapped gifts to see if they'd 'gurgle'. *g*

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We had the most kids in the family and it was harder to load us all up so the rellies all came to visit at our house instead. Xmas eve was for my Dad's side of the family (the ones my mom didn't like because they were all drinkers). We always had to get dressed up even tho we weren't going anywhere and there was a huge buffet and the Aunts brought us each a paper shopping bag full of gifts. Mom's parents came on Xmas day in the afternoon. No big meals other than the buffet and the buffet leftovers on Xmas day. The DH and I decided we like a munchie meal on Xmas eve and then turkey dinner on Xmas day.

We ripped all our gifts open the moment the 'rents said we could dive in! But no one was allowed up til 6am.

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*giggles at your icon*

Christmas Eve I think there was always a church service, but aside from that I don't remember any socializing or special meals. It was always turkey with all the trimmings and two kinds of pie at Grandma's the next day, though!