What time do you open your Presents on Christmas?

[SpeedyBlueDude]

Was discussing with my friend about the presents we got for Christmas, and she thought it was weird that we opened our presents on Christmas Eve, instead of waiting for the morning of the 25th.

Since I was a little kid, my family always opened gifts at Midnight. Bring the whole family around the tree, kill time for a while, and countdown until the clock hit 12:00, and then we pass and exchange gifts and say thanks before going to bed.

Is that not normal? Always could have sworn it was.

ERA, make me feel normal. Or expose me for being strange. I dunno MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

[sphagnum]

Grandparents' gifts on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

I come from an Italian family. We open presents on Christmas Eve after the Feast of Seven Fishes dinner. Christmas day is actually not a big deal with us.

 

[Banjo Tango]

Need "Xmas Eve" option, we just finished :)

 

[Trigonometrize]

Grandparents' gifts on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning.

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This. It eventually all got moved to morning though when there weren't enough family gifts anymore RIP

 

[Ryuelli]

We open up some at my mom's house in the morning and then head to my dad's house to open up some more early afternoon.

 

[SABO.]

My girlfriend's family waits till boxing day.

 

[LosDaddie]

When the kids wake up 😊

Stockings first, then an awesome breakfast, then to the Christmas tree presents.

It's going to be a great Christmas!

 

[Deleted member 13101]

Newer traditions - family on Christmas Eve, Santa and visitors on Christmas day.

There is also Boxing Day and other holiday celebrations in the couple of weeks before and after December 25th, poll needs some extension.

 

[El Bombastico]

Midnight. We used open them in the morning when I was younger but once I could stay away until midnight, it was always midnight.

 

[Kevers]

Usually when we get home from spending the evening at my cousin's house on Christmas Eve. Sometimes it bleeds over past midnight but usually it's at like 10pm.

 

[Wubby]

Back when I was a kid it was grandparents and extended family on Christmas Eve then close family Christmas morning. Now I'm on my own and living thousands of miles away so no more presents.

 

[Quantum Leap]

My family and I can never wait. I've given them their presents as early as November before. Same thing with friends.

 

[starpower]

I kno of people that open them on xmas eve

 

[FunMouse]

When I was younger we used to open gifts on Christmas Day. But it's almost always during the evening on Christmas Eve now. I wish I was still a kid so I could get gifts On three Kings day too lol.

 

[JeTmAn]

We chose one present to open on Christmas Eve, then the rest in the morning. I always tried to size up my presents and open the one I wanted the most on Christmas Eve but I rarely guessed right.

I see opening everything on the 24th as a problem because then you dont have much time to enjoy your presents before going to bed.

 

[Fiction]

We had a one present one Christmas eve midnight tradition. The rest in the morning.

 

[Deleted member 43077]

When it was from Santa it was morning on the 25th now its before or after dinner on the 24th.

 

[hobblygobbly]

Culturally in Europe, most people exchange gifts on Christmas Eve (literally evening). The big meal is on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is the day of celebration, where Christmas day is family outings, meeting more family, etc. Christmas day is really just another day. Of course nowadays for many of us it is just tradition, not really a religious observation.

 

[Rory]

Evening/afternoon of 24th is missing.

 

[BashNasty]

Generally the afternoon on the 25th.

I ain't looking to get up that early.

 

[Betty]

As kids about 8-9am.

Now grown up about 12-1pm

All on Christmas Day.

 

[CrocoDuck]

We open our gifts at midnight, get drunk, have a massive party with music until like 5-6 am. Then, throughout Christmas Day we just have a large family gathering eating breakfast, lunch and dinner while dealing with hangovers.

 

[Tortahegesztő]

We always open it on the evening of 24th.

 

[DiscoPizza]

Christmas Eve after dinner.

 

[Distantmantra]

In the morning. Our daughter is allowed to open her stocking whenever she gets up but we open gifts once my wife and I get up and make coffee. I'm curious how long she'll let us sleep in this year.

 

[Strike]

Usually not long after we wake up. Depends if we sleep in or not. Morning or early afternoon.

 

[thetrin]

Whenever I wake up on Xmas day.

 

[m0therzer0]

Stockings after the kids wake up on Christmas morning, then presents immediately after.

When I was a kid we'd get a present to open on Christmas Eve, which always ended up being new pajamas. I didn't appreciate them much then, but that sounds pretty damn good these days.

 

[aBIGeye]

Usually on Christmas morning, but if we are very very busy with preparations (the years we host the family gathering at our place), we postpone either when the others arrive or in the evening when everyone is gone.

 

[Absent Uncle]

After Christmas dinner

 

[D23]

Christmas after dinner

 

[BringBackSonics]

Midnight? Da fuq?

Anyways we have multiple Christmas Events.

We opened presents from my family Christmas Eve.

We open Santa presents and presents for the kids in the morning

Then we host Christmas dinner for my wife's family with more presents

 

[Renpatsu]

With the way our family celebrates Christmas well into the night, sometimes we end up opening our presents on Boxing Day judging by the clock.

 

[Rudr]

We always open them on midnight christmas eve. Might be a mexican/hispanic thing since almost everyone i know does it xmas eve.

 

[apocat]

All the celebration including presents happen on christmas eve. Christmas day morning is for waking up with a slight hangover after the family celebrations the night before.

Incidentally, it's christmas day morning here right now, and I've just woken up with a slight hangover from the family celebrations last night, so I guess everything is in order.

 

[theusedversion]

So I know most of Europe opens gifts on Christmas Eve but how does Santa come into play there? As a kid it was magical waking up in the morning and discovering that Santa had visited. So how does that work over there?

 

[Theodran]

9pm on Christmas Eve in my family. Christmas is rung in at 6pm on Christmas Eve, with dinner starting at 7pm, followed by reading Christmas cards after dinner, and then opening the presents.

 

[TheeFanatic]

In the Morning. Open gifts while having tamales and menudo. Good Times!!

 

[Northern Light]

So I know most of Europe opens gifts on Christmas Eve but how does Santa come into play there? As a kid it was magical waking up in the morning and discovering that Santa had visited. So how does that work over there?

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There's usually someone dressed up as santa who knocks on the door and then comes in to give presents.

 

[Rotkehle]

Christmas Eve after dinner.

So I know most of Europe opens gifts on Christmas Eve but how does Santa come into play there? As a kid it was magical waking up in the morning and discovering that Santa had visited. So how does that work over there?

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There is no Santa. The Christkind brings the presents.

 

[KillLaCam]

Usually at some annoyingly early time in the morning. Sometimes around lunch though

 

[julia crawford]

So I know most of Europe opens gifts on Christmas Eve but how does Santa come into play there? As a kid it was magical waking up in the morning and discovering that Santa had visited. So how does that work over there?

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Europe is an atheist nation so Santa doesn't visit.

 

[Azem]

Gifts and cards are exchanged and opened on arrival. Most of us are adults and we're a cash-in-cards family.

 

[squeakywheel]

I opened mine a few weeks ago and repackaged them a few days before Christmas.

 

[Deleted member 25600]

Lunch time while waiting for some food to finish cooking.

 

[MarcyPoos]

Always Christmas morning.

 

[obin_gam]

In Sweden on the 24th we watch Donald Duck at 3PM and then Santa comes around 4-5

 

[snail_maze]

Sometime in the evening of the 24th, no fixed time as such

The Santa in Europe discussion is fairly diverse depensing on where in Europe. The Dutch stay true to the original Saint Nick on the 6th rather than christmas, orthodox have father frost and from my experience German speaking places tend to have the Christkind instead of a man. Really depends on what religious influence your region was under.
At least thats my understanding of it all

 

[Kittens McMittens]

If I'm awake at midnight, I'll open them at midnight.