My youngest son's birthday is the 18th, exactly one week before Christmas. My children are all grown and only 3 live with me now. But we all gather for the birthday celebration and after the cake we decorate the tree. It's more fun now with grandkids helping. They always exclaim over the fact that I still have decorations they all made in grade school. I have little brass angels for each one with their names engraved. The collection has grown with spouses and grandkids. Each wants to hang their own and there is always the friendly contest to put their's highest on the tree. Sometimes the married ones have other family to visit Christmas day, but I make a brunch of cheese blintzes with strawberries and sausages for whoever is here. Been doing that for 40yrs! We only have gifts for the grands now and do a yankee swap among the adults. Everyone brings food, so we visit and nosh all day. Just enjoy family.