Thank you so much for sharing your family Christmas traditions with me. My Christmas night went very well and we shared the knowledge we had gained about Christmas traditions around the globe. It was so interesting to hear about many traditions that have been shared on this thread.
When I was small we always had a pillowcase left on the end of our bed which we could open. It always had a book in I think this was so we would stay in bed till a respectable time but usually someone in the family got up about 3.30 on Christmas morning and subsequently woke everyone else up (there were 11 kids). That doesn't seem to happen now at least not with my grandchildren and can't remember my own children wakening up much before 6.30.
Wishing each and everyone of you a Merry Christmas.
Eileen