What is a Christmas tradition you have that has nothing to do with presents?

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What are some Christmas traditions your family has that is about bonding, family, spending time together, etc. and doesn’t relate to presents?
Ours would be Christmas baking as a family every year and watching Christmas movies/reading Christmas books before bed during the Christmas season. 
❄️🎄☃️

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We do Christmas eve appetizer dinner. Make a bunch of different finger foods and appetizers for dinner and have a game night with a Christmas Story on in the background.

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My boyfriends family got a new ornament every year for their tree. 
We started doing it when we got together. This will be our 3rd year of doing it together and the second year with our daughter. ❤

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We have a family baking day on my husband’s side (he has 4 siblings and we are all pretty close). We pick 5 or 6 recipes (cookies, truffles, bars, etc) and gather at my sister-in-law’s and spend the whole day baking. Then we divvy up the treats between the 5 families and save a bunch for our Christmas party. (:

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We read the story of the Christ child and then twas the night before christmas every christmas eve!

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Every year since we've been together my husband and I drive around and look at lights and since we've had kids, we add to that taking them to get a new ornament every year

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Last year I decided to invite immediate family over on Christmas Eve for homemade cheesecake and coffee/cocoa and gave the option to brings any gifts to exchange. I did this so we could all be lazy Christmas Day and not have to travel to each other’s houses if we didn’t want to. I’ll be doing the same this year so it’s a tradition in the making.

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Up until about 5 yrs ago, the family would all get together for a big brunch, then we would play guitar hero ☺️ was fun. I miss it.

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Going to look at Christmas lights and cutting our own Christmas tree. We did this when I was a kid. The lights I have continued with my husband and will with our daughter. Cutting our tree didn’t happen with my husband because we lived in Southern California and not close enough to do so, but we’re in Utah now and we plan to start next year when LO is closer to a year and a half. She’s just too little right now to be gone that long for my comfort.

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Xmas morning we go to a park and have a big breakfast on the bbq, eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast etc, it’s early around 7 am and we’re always the only ones there, then the kids have the whole playground to themselves. I should mention we’re in Australia tho so our Xmas day is usually hot around 30 degrees (86 Fahrenheit)

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Picking out and decorating our tree, seeing Christmas lights around town, Christmas movies and music, making or choosing a family ornament each year, baking cookies for santa Christmas Eve!

What is a Christmas tradition you have that has nothing to do with presents?

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