We don't have very many traditions that actually occur regularly enough to be considered traditions. But our Christmas Eve celebration is the exception. We have been doing this for about 8 years now and it's the best part of Christmas for me. Here's what we do:
Light a bunch of candles--usually about 15. (The number actually coincides with the number of activities we do.)
Then we do things like get new tree ornaments, open new Christmas books and read them, sing Christmas songs, read the Bible story from Luke, set out a treat for Santa, and of course, sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and eat the cake.
Then blow out a candle at the end of each activity and when the house is dark, it's time to go to bed. This usually lasts about 1 1/2 hours and my kids love it.
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