I can’t quite believe that it’s Christmas Eve! No matter what age I am, the magic and excitement of the few hours before Christmas will never change! I’m really lucky to have quite a close family, so we tend to spend Christmas Eve the same way every year, with a few bits changing here and there the older my brother and I have got.
Christingle
Ever since I was little, my family and I would all go to the
Christingle service at my local church on Christmas Eve. There was always something
quite magical about walking there in the frost bundled up in coats watching the
twinkling of the fairy lights. I’m sure when I was little, I was probably more
excited at the fact I was allowed to be up late at night. The Christingle
service itself is just so lovely with lots of families joining in with carols
as a way of celebrating together. Growing up in a Christian family, Christmas
always meant that little bit more to us, so it’s nice to take time out of our
day to celebrate that on Christmas Eve.
Christmas
PJ’s
This is a relatively new tradition for my mum and I. We both love to
snuggle down in a pair of super cute Christmas jammies. The past couple of
years I have bought us matching PJ set’s for us to wear to bed on Christmas
Eve. To go with the PJ’s I also remake my bed so I have a fresh pair of linen
for the night. I do this with the aim to fall asleep from the comfort, although
this never happens as I am far to excited!
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present wrapping
Since I can remember, my dad and I have always spent Christmas Eve
wrapping up my mums and brothers presents. My dad works so hard during the week
and never has a lot of time to wrap his presents, so we love to do it together.
Plus, I have to make sure he takes the price off of everything!
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movies
Watching a good Christmas movie is a must on Christmas Eve. The
Grinch is a particular favourite of mine as it just reminds me so much of my
childhood. I wish I could get away with decorating my house as OTT as the who’s
do!
Let me know if you have any Christmas Eve traditions! It’s nice to
be able to look back on how different things get each year whilst doing the
same thing. For us, we pretty much keep things the same, although instead of
going home after the Christingle, we head down to the pub.
I hope
you have a very merry Christmas spent with everyone you care about the most!
Happy
Christmas!
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