What tradition have you done and carried on as an adult?

Mine is putting the tree up, decorating the house while listening to Christmas music, telling everyone what I want (Peace in the house) and baking cookies to have that wonderful smell throughout the house. I used to go caroling with my neighbors years ago, but they don't do that here....to warm I guess.

Oh yeah, a fire in the fireplace has to be going. :)

Ours is kinda simple but we do it every year.

Kids wake us up at 8:01 am
I go to the bathroom and start yelling that Santa forgot to put the seat up before he pee'd
We open gifts
I play with the toys
Kids complain cause I have their new toys
Wife makes a huge breakfast
we all eat
watch parades
wife and kids go to grandma's house
I take a nap

I dont have a favorite, I really dont like any of them. My family gathers at my Aunts house on Christmas Eve. We all exchange gifts, well, they do, I sit in the garage with my dad and smoke Cigaretts.....

I enjoy the gifts exchange, specially when I give out good gift and I get ties and socks in return. ****ing xmas.

First weekend in December my family and I set up the Christmas tree.

Christmas Eve we celebrate Christmas with my dad's family.
Christmas Day we celebrate Christmas with my mum's family... especially if I'm not working... coz I hate most of them.

I enjoy the gifts exchange, specially when I give out good gift and I get ties and socks in return. ****ing xmas.


HAHAHA!!! You get old people presents!!!



I do have this one cheap as Uncle that bought me socks once. :nonono:

I'm over the presents thing. Being with family matters the most to me. Although it would be nice to get a cool gift like a new video card, iPod or a ****ing XBox or an endless supply of CD vouchers.

I'm over the presents thing. Being with family matters the most to me. Although it would be nice to get a cool gift like a new video card, iPod or a ****ing XBox or an endless supply of CD vouchers.


SO true!! We've got the Xbox here and after the presents are open, that's all there is...the XBOX comes on all day. At least they are outta my hair while I cook!!! LOL

Family. The best part of Christmas. :)

Family. The best part of Christmas. :)

You guys are like family to me. Merry Xmas.






























Everyone except the ****ing midget....

which one?

You guys must have good familys, most of my family could give a **** about me, and I could give a **** about them. We just put on our fake smiles and mingle, afterwards, we go back too not caring......

My intermediate family is awesome, the rest suck. I haven't talked to any of them in years.
I don't go to any family functions on either side. I have xmas with the wife and kids, then they go to visit the relatives and I take a nap on the couch.

You guys must have good familys, most of my family could give a **** about me, and I could give a **** about them. We just put on our fake smiles and mingle, afterwards, we go back too not caring......
I love my fam and enjoy seeing em much as possible. Of course, I appreciate Moms as always. My twin brothers are now just one; Roland passed in 1996 and Ricky doesnt' enjoy hanging with me cause he smokes herb and insists on getting ****-faced which is all too easy for him cause the SMELL of alcohol gets him teetering! My youngest brother, Joey is on the verge of getting his PHD in "Political Philosophy" from North Carolina and is the funniest mother****er I know.

Yeah, I love em but even though I have a feeling I'll survive em all it's not a happy prospect realizing you'll witness each and every one you love's death til you're all alone.

MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!!*what'd I do with those sleeping pills ...*

What tradition have you done and carried on as an adult?

Mine is putting the tree up, decorating the house while listening to Christmas music, telling everyone what I want (Peace in the house) and baking cookies to have that wonderful smell throughout the house. I used to go caroling with my neighbors years ago, but they don't do that here....to warm I guess.

Oh yeah, a fire in the fireplace has to be going. :)
December 24 is the traditional celebration at my house. Years ago, we would go to my mother's grandparents' house for a large dinner after lunch at her parents'. They have been coming to my folks' house the past few years now that the grandparents have passed. When my wife and I divorced, I made sure December 24 is designated as my holiday every year. I actually have Christmas plans on the 23rd, 24th, 26th this year - but not the 25th...

every year on the day after thanksgiving, we cut down our own christmas tree (at this great christmas tree farm that offers free hot apple cider & hot chocolate) . we get the biggest one we can find. lol!
we all open one gift on christmas eve. in the morning the kids can open their stockings on their own. we have an awesome brunch then open gifts to my favorite christmas tunes. our stockings are filled with little gifts so it holds the kids over till gift opening time. i make this incredible homemade fudge every year!!

oh and santa always getg the kids one really awesome gift (the main gift)

mcm....it's cold here but caroling isn't too big here :(

My fav is the dinner. Noche Buena.

I celebrate Festivus. During the last few weeks in December when Festivus takes place, My family and friends get together at the dinner table and have something called "the Airing of Grievances". Durning this time, we share with each other all the ways we have disappointed each other, over the past year.

After our Festivus dinner, the "Feats of Strength" are performed.
Traditionally, Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and pinned.


We also don't have a tree we have a pole instead.

Festivus for the rest-of-us!

What tradition have you done and carried on as an adult?

Mine is putting the tree up, decorating the house while listening to Christmas music, telling everyone what I want (Peace in the house) and baking cookies to have that wonderful smell throughout the house. I used to go caroling with my neighbors years ago, but they don't do that here....to warm I guess.

Oh yeah, a fire in the fireplace has to be going. :)

Giving presents to the ones I love and seeing their faces after they open them. :)

Christmas Eve Party with the entire family at my parents house.

I dont normally get to drink with my entire family-this time is priceless!

Just being around family, and being able to give them gifts to show how much I appreciate them being in my life.

Christmas Eve Party with the entire family at my parents house.

I dont normally get to drink with my entire family-this time is priceless!

we used to have a christmas eve party every year with all my family - immediate family, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. from all over. it was cool.

Smoking reefer under the mistletoe with the Jewish kids in the hood cuz we don't celebrate Christmas.

I used to wear a suit on Christmas every single year and my sister a nice velvet type dress. I dunno if it was velvet but it had that kind of look about it. We looked suave even on Christmas day. :cool:

We would open the stockings ourselves and then run downstairs and see the tree and decorations and how many presents there were underneath... but we could not touch them. Haha.

I guess after that it was just messing around all day and running around being prats until the rest of the family came to our house. (our house was like the main house in the family, so everyone came to us).

Then once they arrived, presents opened after they put theirs under the tree and then food and then more messing around playing with whatever toys we got from Santa.

Oh the memories.... 90s christmas' were the best. Nothing beating them. Especially since I am now required to buy presents and probably even help cook etc this year. **** the world.

Ours is kinda simple but we do it every year.

Kids wake us up at 8:01 am
I go to the bathroom
I play with the KIds
Kids complain


You sick ****! :hijacked:

I used to wear a suit on Christmas every single year and my sister a nice velvet type dress. I dunno if it was velvet but it had that kind of look about it. We looked suave even on Christmas day. :cool:

We would open the stockings ourselves and then run downstairs and see the tree and decorations and how many presents there were underneath... but we could not touch them. Haha.

I guess after that it was just messing around all day and running around being prats until the rest of the family came to our house. (our house was like the main house in the family, so everyone came to us).

Then once they arrived, presents opened after they put theirs under the tree and then food and then more messing around playing with whatever toys we got from Santa.

Oh the memories.... 90s christmas' were the best. Nothing beating them. Especially since I am now required to buy presents and probably even help cook etc this year. **** the world.

yeah, growing up is a bummer...

I used to wear a suit on Christmas every single year and my sister a nice velvet type dress. I dunno if it was velvet but it had that kind of look about it. We looked suave even on Christmas day. :cool:

We would open the stockings ourselves and then run downstairs and see the tree and decorations and how many presents there were underneath... but we could not touch them. Haha.

I guess after that it was just messing around all day and running around being prats until the rest of the family came to our house. (our house was like the main house in the family, so everyone came to us).

Then once they arrived, presents opened after they put theirs under the tree and then food and then more messing around playing with whatever toys we got from Santa.

Oh the memories.... 90s christmas' were the best. Nothing beating them. Especially since I am now required to buy presents and probably even help cook etc this year. **** the world.

I hate you.

I hate you.
Why, my friend?

Why, my friend?
Im kidding, I dont hate you. I just couldnt think of a better reponse.

Im kidding, I dont hate you. I just couldnt think of a better reponse.
I'm going to firebomb your house.

That's the seasonal spirit.

Christmas eve.
Amazing food and some cool presents.

This year im going to have to work on Xmas.
And New Years.
**** the world.

WOW. Talk about resurrecting the dead...old thread.

I still cook my traditional dinner on Christmas Eve. My kids are invited to join me for one tradition I still hold on to. Opening presents after dinner. This way they can join their dad on Christmas Day and not worry about spending time with me.

Family. Still the best part of Christmas.

I love Christmas. :)

My tradition is opening presents..

Putting up the tree and listening to Elvis' Christmas music. Eating chocolate covered cherries.

I just like gettin drunk on holidays.

I go around the house and from room to room while holding a burning incense, to drive all the bad luck away

Now it is watching the Lakers-Heat game!

I like to go to the stores and watch people duke it out for the tickle me Elmo.