I have sat here for the last hour reading & laughing at this wonderful Christmas traditions.....And now I will add my family's. This Christmas Eve tradition began in the Depression Era with my Grandmother, passed on thru my childhood (I'm 47) and is still being practiced with my children (ages 17/18)....On Xmas Eve each family member is allowed to open only one gift. This one gift symbolizes the hardships of the depression w/o losing the spirit of Christmas & the excitement of the night! LOL Everyone knows EXACTLY what they will get.....Curious as to what i am speaking of? As the yrs have progessed (approx. 75) & in keeping with my Grandmother's original belief that gifts should be practical, useful & affordable......The one gift everyone gets to open is (you got it)...PAJAMAS! The more outrageous, the funnier, the better! Ever seen a 18 y/o young woman run around a christmas tree in Lime-green Garfield the Cat PJ's with feet-in-them????? HA! It has become a time-honored tradition to find glow-in-the-dark dinosaur boxer shorts?? Everyone is required to put on said PJ's, model them & wake up Xmas morning to gather around the tree.......I Love & miss you, Grandma....I will guarantee that your Depression Era PJ Exchange will go on for many lifetimes.........

Julie, Jessi, Dean & David (& all the rest of your Grand Kids!)