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Christmas Traditions – What Were Yours Growing Up?

When presents were opened and played with would watch TV dad would do the carving of the turkey on Christmas day later on mom would have a Snowball Harvey's Bristol Cream or Sherry and the men would go out looking for an outdoor which was open to buy some Party 7s either Mild or Bitter and watch the Morcambe and Wise Christmas Specials. Boxing Day Turkey sandwiches.
 
Time Traveller 66 said:
When presents were opened and played with would watch TV dad would do the carving of the turkey on Christmas day later on mom would have a Snowball Harvey's Bristol Cream or Sherry and the men would go out looking for an outdoor which was open to buy some Party 7s either Mild or Bitter and watch the Morcambe and Wise Christmas Specials. Boxing Day Turkey sandwiches.
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I think a lot of families can relate to your story!
 
Suzanneiom said:
As we’re getting closer to Christmas, I thought it’d be nice to see about everyones childhood Christmas traditions.

When I was younger, we always put our Christmas tree up on the 1st of December—without fail! We’d head to latifs and A&S Warehouse to pick up all our Christmas lights & decor and we’d cover the house in those classic 80s and 90s-style decorations.

Christmas Day was spent at home with a big dinner, and then on Boxing Day we’d have a family party and my mom would cook again but it would be picky bits, buffet style.

I’d love to hear what everyone else’s Christmas traditions were when you were growing up! If you have photos of any 80s 90s Christmas decor even better.
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My Christmases up until age 10 were hit and miss as my mom died when I was five and until I went to live with my Nan when I was 10, Christmas had more meaning and was special. The first year with Nan in 1962 I had a pillowcase stuffed full of nice things, including a Brownie camera. My Nan always went to the market every year and bought dates, nuts, fruit, etc., and hardly any of it got eaten, apart from a few nuts! She would buy the huge boxes of chocolates that usually had a thatched cottage photo on the front, they were my favourites!
 
Lemonella said:
My Christmases up until age 10 were hit and miss as my mom died when I was five and until I went to live with my Nan when I was 10, Christmas had more meaning and was special. The first year with Nan in 1962 I had a pillowcase stuffed full of nice things, including a Brownie camera. My Nan always went to the market every year and bought dates, nuts, fruit, etc., and hardly any of it got eaten, apart from a few nuts! She would buy the huge boxes of chocolates that usually had a thatched cottage photo on the front, they were my favourites!
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An emotional sad story with a happy ending! PS : when I was young I never ate the nuts, as I got to my mid teens things changed, for the better I might add?
 
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