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When do you open your presents?

15 years ago

When do you open your presents, Christmas Eve, or Christmas Morning? We've always opened our presents on Christmas Eve, When I was little, it was always Christmas Eve.

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carol_in_california
15 years ago
Christmas day.
When I was a kid my little brother and I used to beg our folks to let us open just one present. They let us but only on the condition they picked out which one.
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Pieonear
15 years ago
We open ours whenever we can all get together, which will be Christmas night this year.
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gadgets
15 years ago
Ours was always Christmas Day. When my kids were little, we spent Christmas Eve with my in-laws who gave them way too much. So actually they had the benefits of both times.

Shirley
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susan_on
15 years ago
It used to be on Christmas day, but now it is Christmas Eve. Except my daughter's boyfriend is making her wait until tomorrow to open one of her presents.
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mary_c_gw
15 years ago
Christmas morning. Occasionally one gift on Christmas Eve.
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OklaMoni
15 years ago
We did, as soon as it got dark this evening. ;)

Both Jerry's and my families always open on Christmas Eve.

Moni
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mariend
15 years ago
We are doing it Sat, due to a conflick of grandkids working, going to his relatives, snow/road conditions etc. Will open a few Christmas day.
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maryanntx
15 years ago
We always opened on Christmas Eve. Tonight my DS, DIL, the twins and my youngest DS all were here and we ate dinner and then opened presents. Later Jammer's kids and DS #3's girlfriend and her sister came over.
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western_pa_luann
15 years ago
Santa didn't deliver the presents until we were asleep on Christmas eve, so the presents were opened Christmas morning.

Still are...
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scottymam
15 years ago
Most years work schedules make it the weekend before or after, now we have to add in GK's going to their Dad's, so we had our tree last night.

Ellie
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stephanie_in_ga
15 years ago
Growing up it was all day the 25th: Christmas morning at home, then again that afternoon at mom's family, then again that night at dad's parents.

Now with my kids it is Christmas morning. First stockings, then breakfast, then other presents. We don't put out the presents from us or the ones my parents sent (they don't arrive wrapped, that's my job) until later tonight, when kids are asleep. My aunts also send presents. They come UPS all wrapped, so we do open that box and put gifts under the tree as soon as it arrives. Then we let each kid open one of those from "The Aunts" on Christmas Eve, just to take the edge off. Kids pick which one.
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lydia1959
15 years ago
Christmas morning. If DD couldn't be here then, we'd do it whenever she could... the actual day wouldn't matter to me.
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budster
15 years ago
Oh Christmas morning....when I was growing up we could open one gift around 6 on Christmas eve...the rest had to wait until....dare I say it about 3 a.m. when either my sister or I would awake the other for a free for all. With DD it is Christmas morning...she gets up and checks things out and wakes us up still......we put the coffee on and then watch her open her things. We open our odd thing in between, then it is breakfast, dishes and get on with preparing for the big meal.
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grammahony
15 years ago
I opened 2 tonight. No, make that 3. One from each sister. Older sister made me a pretty purple candle in a coffee mug, and a pint of home made grape jelly. The grapes for the jelly are from the river/cabin.
My younger sister made me a pillow with a Christmas tree on it.
Then my California DGS Quintin gave me one to open from him and his sister Rachel (he picked it out) It was the final season of Rosanne.
The rest will be opened at my daughters tomorrow. I have to get up and finish wrapping them in the morning.
We had a big lasagna dinner here tonight. I'm pooped, and going to bed.
Good night, and have a Merry Christmas.
Leslie
Leslie
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good36
15 years ago
Christmas eve with my sisters, nieces, nephews and Mom. Christmas morning with our kids and DH. Unless DH has to work, then we just make it work whenever.
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lindaohnowga
15 years ago
Always Christmas morning.
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trinitytx
15 years ago
This year everyone has so many places to be. I remember those days too well. I told the kids we would have ham fixins cooked around 3 pm. If they are able to come it would be nice, but not to fret if they couldn't make it.

Trin
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jannie
15 years ago
When the last person wakes up Christmas morning. That was 12:30 p. m. eastern time for us. We'll be eating around six. Calling the relatives around seven tonight. Everyone else is 450 miles away!
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peoniesandposies
15 years ago
After everyone gets up and we have a nice breakfast (egg casserole, fruit salad, rolls); normally about 9:30 or so.
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