What is your favorite Holiday activity?

marissaholzworth22244
marissaholzworth22244 Posts: 9 Member
edited December 19 in Chit-Chat
My favorite Holiday tradition is pretty basic lol, love putting up the tree, and I love to do a lot of baking and cooking with my family.
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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    We have a tradition of filling each other's Christmas stockings in my family. One day we go shopping and buy all the little things. We kind of make a day of it.
    We also have a tradition of decorating cookies on Christmas eve.
    Those are probably my two favorite holiday activities.
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  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    I love going to the Mission Inn and seeing all the light displays.
  • You guys have amazing!!! Christmas activities I feel my answer was a little short... Lol
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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    It used to be the city Christmas parade, but then it was taken over by a hospital system and turned into a boring "parade" of hospital vehicles and very few floats. Ugh.

    Now I really like window shopping and hitting up antique shops downtown and then stopping in for coffee and treats to warm up.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I don't put up a tree any more, I have 2 Christmas tree/ornament destructive cats.. :cry:

    I'm on vacation the last two weeks of every year through new years. I spend as much time with my daughters during my break. I love baking for Christmas, I bake a ton of stuff and give away most of it.
  • Rileyjomadison
    Rileyjomadison Posts: 1,037 Member
    Having hot chocolate with friends
  • You guys are amazing! My mom and I decided on a mini tree already done up this year! The big kicker is I had already gotten all my Christmas shopping done like on November 1st before the snow started falling, I felt pretty accomplished!
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  • kam26001
    kam26001 Posts: 2,794 Member
    Sledding down the stairs a la Kevin McAllister.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Sleeping.
  • bootyrubsandtacos
    bootyrubsandtacos Posts: 775 Member
    My neighborhood has an AMAZING drive through Christmas lights display. It’s called lights in the parkway. Me and my mom go every year.

    https://youtu.be/cN3sbvivFIY
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Oddly, my household seems to enjoy New Years Eve the most. We play board games together, for the only time in the year we do so. The only food tradition is black-eyed peas and cornbread, and that's supremely easy. We can all stay up late and sleep late the next day without anyone having to worry about going to work.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Lights on the Lake is pretty cool, but only when they let you walk through. Driving through is kind of boring. And my husband, son and I do 12 Days of Christmas. Every year one of us plays Santa and gifts something small (think Dollar Tree or Five Below) to the others every day through the Epiphany. It's a fun way to keep the spirit going.
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Oddly, my household seems to enjoy New Years Eve the most. We play board games together, for the only time in the year we do so. The only food tradition is black-eyed peas and cornbread, and that's supremely easy. We can all stay up late and sleep late the next day without anyone having to worry about going to work.

    We do board games on NYE, too! It gets pretty rowdy sometimes. :D
  • Dakase83
    Dakase83 Posts: 2,524 Member
    Baking, making gingerbread houses, wrapping presents... I love our Christmas Eve tradition of everyone getting new jammies =)
  • RastaLousGirl
    RastaLousGirl Posts: 2,119 Member
    Hot Chocolate and Christmas light looking.
  • crampus1
    crampus1 Posts: 519 Member
    Dressing up like an elf, sneaking into my friends houses at night and drinking all their booze until I pass out under their Christmas tree.
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    spending time with my daughters and their pets and boyfriends - with whatever they would like to do,
  • slessofme
    slessofme Posts: 7,744 Member
    Dakase83 wrote: »
    Baking, making gingerbread houses, wrapping presents... I love our Christmas Eve tradition of everyone getting new jammies =)

    When my kids were little I always had new Christmas jammies for them. I miss that tradition, but they will not even humor me for one night anymore.

    My favorite thing is late nights when only the lights on the tree are on. It gives me a very peaceful feeling.
  • Dakase83
    Dakase83 Posts: 2,524 Member
    slessofme wrote: »
    Dakase83 wrote: »
    Baking, making gingerbread houses, wrapping presents... I love our Christmas Eve tradition of everyone getting new jammies =)

    When my kids were little I always had new Christmas jammies for them. I miss that tradition, but they will not even humor me for one night anymore.

    My favorite thing is late nights when only the lights on the tree are on. It gives me a very peaceful feeling.

    I think my 11 year old plays hard to get.. He enjoys it but won't admit it. My 17 year old will entertain me and wear them for Christmas breakfast and 1 pic. That's all I get.

    I also enjoy having the tree be the only light in the room :love:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Picking out a tree and bringing it home the Friday or Saturday (usually) after Thanksgiving and decorating. I get a fire going and Christmas music going and drink some old fashions while we deck the halls.

    My boys are 6 and 8, so going to see Santa is a pretty big event still...though I think it will be ending sooner rather than later.

    Watching Christmas movies on the weekend with the boys.

    Posole and Tamales on Christmas Eve.
  • kelsium33
    kelsium33 Posts: 131 Member
    Decorating the tree and baking holiday treats for family and friends :)
  • OvershareUsername
    OvershareUsername Posts: 36 Member
    Getting drunk and binge eating 😆
  • Chael2dot0
    Chael2dot0 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Drinking
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