Christmas Eve or Christmas?

RickFLM4 · 12-23-2017, 07:15 PM

Merry Christmas everyone!

As my wife and I finish up preparations to host Christmas Eve tomorrow, I started wondering how many others celebrate on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas like us? I grew up in an Italian-American household and my wife is originally from Nicaragua so we both grew up celebrating Christmas Eve. We continue to do so by hosting on Christmas Eve, albeit with a non-traditional Christmas Eve dinner, and pretty much don't do much of anything on Christmas Day.

So, of those who celebrate Christmas, how many celebrate in Christmas Eve vs. Christmas?

PINeely · 12-23-2017, 07:55 PM

Both. Her side on Christmas Eve and mine on Christmas day.

kscarrol · 12-23-2017, 08:04 PM

A mix. Bounce around various parties Christmas Eve and then celebrate Christmas day at home with the family...

scostu · 12-23-2017, 08:44 PM

Christmas Eve!..............

nothing gets "a·dren·al·ine" pumping more than "an·tic·i·pa·tion".

dreamingat30fps · 12-23-2017, 10:09 PM

Christmas Eve is the real party.

Christmas day you just go visit the losers who didn't make it in Christmas Eve.

Dang3r · 12-24-2017, 09:30 AM

I just know christmas eve...whats christmas then?

rocket_science · 12-24-2017, 11:44 AM

Its an awful holiday and I do my best to not celebrate either. I'm on the hook to do the whole gift thing but I really despise it. Just all commercialized BS.
Probably doesn't help that I don't believe in the whole religion/God thing either.
Perhaps I'm just a buzzkill but I prefer being spontaneous about gifts and am thoughtful throughout the year rather than as a date specifies I must be.

UncleWede · 12-26-2017, 11:33 AM

Wife is Hispanic so we do tamales and posole on Eve, and everyone leaves with gifts

I'm Irish/German, so we do Day beginning with breakfast and gift, then sleep until dinner is ready unless there is a good basketball or football game.

04mazdaspeed · 12-26-2017, 11:40 AM

i have to celebrate both days. I have 3 different parties to visit on xmas eve and 2 different ones on xmas. Its always a chore. It kinda takes the fun out of the holidays since i don't really get to relax at any of them.

View Poll Results: Christmas Eve or Christmas?
Christmas Eve	9	33.33%
Christmas	3	11.11%
Both!	12	44.44%
Neither	3	11.11%
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12-23-2017, 07:15 PM	#1
RickFLM4 Brigadier General 11830 Rep 4,872 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: PB County, FL iTrader: (0)	Christmas Eve or Christmas? Merry Christmas everyone! As my wife and I finish up preparations to host Christmas Eve tomorrow, I started wondering how many others celebrate on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas like us? I grew up in an Italian-American household and my wife is originally from Nicaragua so we both grew up celebrating Christmas Eve. We continue to do so by hosting on Christmas Eve, albeit with a non-traditional Christmas Eve dinner, and pretty much don't do much of anything on Christmas Day. So, of those who celebrate Christmas, how many celebrate in Christmas Eve vs. Christmas? __________________ Current: 2018 SO/SS F83 ZCP Gone: 2015 SO/SO F82
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12-23-2017, 07:55 PM	#2
PINeely Lieutenant Colonel 1078 Rep 1,912 Posts Drives: 2013 535i, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jackson, MS iTrader: (2)	Both. Her side on Christmas Eve and mine on Christmas day.
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12-23-2017, 08:04 PM	#3
kscarrol Brigadier General 9561 Rep 4,130 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i, 1974 2002 Tii Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	A mix. Bounce around various parties Christmas Eve and then celebrate Christmas day at home with the family... __________________ 2021 X3 M40i 1974 2002tii, Inka, 5 sp manual BMWCCA # 327475
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12-23-2017, 08:44 PM	#4
scostu Colonel 1622 Rep 2,036 Posts Drives: 2016 F25 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space Coast Florida...aka NASA area iTrader: (0)	Christmas Eve!.............. nothing gets "a·dren·al·ine" pumping more than "an·tic·i·pa·tion". __________________
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12-23-2017, 10:09 PM	#5
dreamingat30fps Colonel 5951 Rep 2,017 Posts Drives: Miata, Cayenne, Model 3, F350 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida & NC iTrader: (1)	Christmas Eve is the real party. Christmas day you just go visit the losers who didn't make it in Christmas Eve.
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12-24-2017, 09:30 AM	#6
Dang3r Schmollbraten 12482 Rep 1,985 Posts Drives: M4CPC // HP4 Comp. Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Liandri Central Core iTrader: (0)	I just know christmas eve...whats christmas then? __________________ Citizen of ///M - Town, where too much is just right Some say, that my scrotum has its own small gravity field and when Im slowing down that brake lights come on at my buttox
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12-24-2017, 11:44 AM	#7
rocket_science 424 ASP 77 Rep 243 Posts Drives: '11 AW E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Myers, FL / Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (6)	Its an awful holiday and I do my best to not celebrate either. I'm on the hook to do the whole gift thing but I really despise it. Just all commercialized BS. Probably doesn't help that I don't believe in the whole religion/God thing either. Perhaps I'm just a buzzkill but I prefer being spontaneous about gifts and am thoughtful throughout the year rather than as a date specifies I must be.
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12-26-2017, 11:33 AM	#8
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18404 Rep 9,422 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Wife is Hispanic so we do tamales and posole on Eve, and everyone leaves with gifts I'm Irish/German, so we do Day beginning with breakfast and gift, then sleep until dinner is ready unless there is a good basketball or football game.
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12-26-2017, 11:40 AM	#9
04mazdaspeed Private First Class 62 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2011 135i DCT Join Date: May 2017 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	i have to celebrate both days. I have 3 different parties to visit on xmas eve and 2 different ones on xmas. Its always a chore. It kinda takes the fun out of the holidays since i don't really get to relax at any of them. __________________ 2011 135i DCT, 33k miles FBO on custom e30 tune
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