When my two sons were small, we would always go out Christmas Eve and ride around in the car to see all the Christmas lights on houses. I always got them several hot wheels cars for Christmas morning. These went in the stockings. I continued with the hot wheels even when they were adults until they tired of it. I miss all that and have to stop myself from buying the cars for me :-)
My mom always made lots of fudge and pies for Christmas. We would go visit both Grandmas. Later my brother and his family would come to our house for dinner. My parents always bought chestnuts that time of year. New Year's Eve we would go to my paternal grandma's house for oyster stew. On New Year's Day we always had pork and sauerkraut for good luck.