Monday, December 17, 2012

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
Church? food? any tradition your family has on Christmas.

136 comments:

Kzah Anderson said...

For Christmas my family always let the children open one or two presents on Christmas Eve (mostly on midnight)and the rest on Christmas morning.

Bernardo Lopez said...

I am really not sure if I do have a christmas tradition.

Jesus C said...

For my tradition I teach vegatables how to dance.

BrandonC said...

I dont really have one , & dont know what would be a good one either c;

Ariana Harvey 8A said...

My Christmas tradition is I wake up early and open presents. Then I eat and then I get in the shower and put on my clothes. Then I leave to go to other peoples houses to open more presents. I go to my grandmothers house. Every house I go to I get a present.

Nisa T. 8A said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is eating cookies on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas me and and my family go to my grandma's house. The people who give me presents are my mom,sister,grandma,friends,and god-mother.

AndyG 8A said...

Me and my siblings go Christmas shopping and get each other a present. Then, on Christmas morning, we exchange them so we each end up with two gifts each of our siblings specially picked out.

JesusC 8A said...

A tradition me and my family have on chritmas is to wake up early and make pancakes for breakfast. These pancakes are special because they are combined with cinammion.

jonathanS 8a said...

My tradition is my mom switches the names on the gift so there is a possibility of opening up somone elses gift.But you still have to give them there gift.So somone could get like 3 gifts on christmas eve if there lucky.

JustinT 8th said...

My favorite tradition is when I go to my grandmas because she cooks tons of good food for christmas

Anonymous said...

I dont have a christmas tridition because most of the time I sleep in on christmas. But the tridition I would like to have is when the whole family comes together as one.

Alex S 8a said...

My whole family on my moms side has a tradition...the tradition is that my My grandparents kids from oldest to youngest host the christmas party on christmas eve. so it would go oldest to youngest and this year my uncle Tony is hosting it.

paulaR said...

On christmas we just say at home and everbody gives us presents.

AlyssaLavazza said...

On Christmas my moms side of the family all get together four days after christmas and get presents.

MenaEdwards 8A said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is to go to my Cousin house. On Christmas eve my family get together and give each other presents. I give presents to my Aunt, Dad, Mom, Cousin etc.

Julio O 8A said...

My favorite Christmas traditions are making Tamales with my mom and with my friends at my house and watching movies ^.^

Deonte8a said...

My family doesn't really have traditions but I think a good would be to do a 360 in between the legs dunk before any can open there presents.


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yvonne a said...

my favorite christmas traddition is we dont have one, we just go with the flo. we usally wake up early in da morning turn on the tv and then open presents after or before we wake up our parents. then the people who give ME gifts are everyone and so far i dint get anyone anything YET.

MikHayes@7B said...

I don't celebrate Christmas.

alantisstallings7a said...

my favorit tradition is iknow that my moma is cooking christmas dinner.

JulianT 7A said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is going to my Grandma's house.

HaileyBailey7A said...

On Christmas we just wake up when ever my little brothers come and wake us up and then we open presents and then i help my mom make breakfast then later on in the day we spend time with our family.

LeoPatino7A said...

One of my tradition is they make tamales whiling I play Black Ops 2 until Chirtmas day.

Kianaa said...

For Christmas Usally We Open Up Our Present At My House Then We Go To My Great Great Grandamas House And Eat But This Year Where Not Coause My Grandma Is Sick.

CierraB7A said...

I do not have a chritmas tradition

jacob yarnell 7A said...

Usually my family stays up late and let me and everyone open one present on cristmas eve.

LISA 7A said...

My tradition is that all my family go to my aunt Missy's house since she has the biggest house and then we all exchange gifts and eat a big dinner.

GraceA 7A said...

Every Christmas me and and my family go to my grandparents house and we open up presents and eat and then we go to my house and open up gifts and then go to bed =)

sethj 7a said...

My favorite holiday tradition is that every year my family comes to my house and we celebrate.








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donjanaylee said...

My favrite tradition is opening a gift on christmas eve and going someware on christmas day.

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JakobKomar said...

One tradition that my family has is that almost every year Christmas Eve is more important than Christmas Day because that is when all for my family comes to my dads house.

Quintin 7A said...

My tradition with my family is we go to my great grandma and go to the mall and secret santa with my brother and sister.

AdriannaS7a said...

For my family tradition we go to church on Christmas Eve @ midnight and then we just have a regular christmas then we usually visit some relatives.

kaitline.7a said...





I do celebrate christmas every year with my grandma at her house with my family.

Quincy $ 7A said...


My favorite christmas tradition is playing christmas song while doing the tree.I go to my aunts house.Everyone gives me a present.

LateshaG7A said...

My family from Gergoia comes here for Chrismas and New Years.We eat sweet potato pie and ham

Ruben L.7A said...

My traidition is that I go to Mexico to go see my family.

Jeanette M. said...

A tradition in our family is that we always have family games. I love cristmas.

Seth.c 7a said...

For my tradition i open present and we all go over my grandma house and eat

Salvadors7A said...

On chistmas we always have a celebration of how we go to someones house and just party there.

Molly P 7A said...

My Christmas tradition now is to go to one of my cousins house to spend time with most of my aunts, uncles,grandparents,cousins and people who live far away from us to come spend time eating lunch and making cookies on Christmas day. Then I go to my other aunts house to spend the rest of the day over their eating dinner and opening presents over there.

AveryH7B said...

I wake up at 10:00 and open gifts I go for christmas is to the north pole in my dreams my mom nand santa gives me presents.

lyrique 7a said...

A special tradition that my family has is to go to my grandma's house and she always cooks for us.

ladayjawhite7a said...

my christmas tradition is to buy every one a that my chrismas

Anonymous said...

Idontbelive in santa he's a faker

kevin12 said...

For christmas my parents and my other relatives give me presents
and we all get together and hand out presents.

deshonda said...

i eat food i open my gifts then i go outside with my friends so i can give them their gifts.

Joseph G.6A said...

My christmas tradition is to get and give presents.

Claudia 6A said...

Every Christmast my mom buys me alot of presents.We also go to iowa.

elizabeth delgado 6A said...

For Christmas my family makes tamales and at midnight we open two presents.

zenonreyes said...

For christmas my family do the presents and tomorrow we open our presents.

Jazmin Cazares 6A said...

My favorite christmas tradition is when we do secret santa. We usually go to my grandmas house but this year we're going to Nebraska.

MeiB 6A said...

On of our Christmas tradition is that we get to open one present on Christmas Eve before it is Christmas.

Marlenne E said...

we just dress with christmas colors and we go to my ants house or they come

Liliana G 6A said...

My famaly tradition is my mom making tamales and some hot chocolate and we eating as a famaly sometimes we have famaly members come over.

taderius said...

my famlie all ways let us open 1 gift at midnight

angelc. said...

My CHRISTMAS tradition is eating mexican food and the party lastes like 5 days wiyout sleeping and blasting party music fighting with the neighbors crazy but we really dont care we just do things.

Wendy Romero 6A said...

My Christmas tradition is we usually go to my Aunt's house on Christmas Eve. This year I'm going to San Fransisco for Christmas. I leave Wednsday morning.=)

Amaria H. 6A said...

My tradtion is I sit in my room until Im ready to go open my persent!

KeyontaiH 6A said...

No i dont have any.

Alejandro T. 6A said...

Every year I go to my aunt's house with my firends wait for minight to come and get are family
and I can wait winter break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS
EVERYONE!!!!!!

emily l a6 said...

My family always makes tamales on chrismas.ITS REALY GOOD !My family goes to my aunts house or my aunts go to my house.I get presents fromk every one.:)

donte H said...

My favorite christmas tridition is having presents under my christmas tree.My parents give me presents because I know santa is not real.

Andre W 6a said...

I don't have any traditions on christmas but we usually wake up around 9:00 and open presents

Kaylee Z 6A said...

For christmas eve we usually go to a relatives house and eat dinner. Sometimes we usually get presents when we go to relatives houses. Then we go home and open presents because its already midnight or nighttime. We leave just some for the morning for christmas, on christmas we go to another relatives house and eat breakfast,lunch, or dinner depends what time it is. We eat for christmas tamales, posole,menudo, it just depends. For deserts we eat flan, arroz con leche(rice puddig, and mexican bread,hot chocolate.

JoSe R 6a said...

on christmas eve at 7 pm we go to my grandmas house and eat then go outside then at midnight we give out presents and open them at midnight then we all go home.

marina martinez said...

my family goes to my grandma's house on christmas eve and open our presents on midnight then on the next day we go to my aunts house and open more presents their

terrisc8b said...

everyone give's me money and we go out to eat every year!

Angel Palacios 8b said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?

wake up early and open presents
stay home
My family

AlecVonch 8B said...

Christmas is my favorite holiday we have funn.

Valeria8B said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
My favorite Christmas traditon is to do a secret Santa and give presents to my fsmily. I sometimes go our of Illinois & this year I am going to Florida. My family gives me presents.

Luis H 8B said...

For Christmas we go to my aunts house and we stay there until like 2:00 am and when we are there we have fun and open gifts.

AllysaW8B said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
For christmas I open presents at my house in the morning, then I go to my aunt's house and spend time with my family.

AllysaW8B said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
For christmas I open presents at my house in the morning, then I go to my aunt's house and spend time with my family.

MaelenaW8B said...

For my chirstmas tradition We cook for and put it in the car with the presents and go to my gramhouse we talk and play games then we eat then open presents. Another one is one christmas eve We get to open one present.

HollieB 8B said...

My Christmas tradition that I have is me and my mom and dad all eat our cinnamon buns, then open presents, then we go to friends and family to give them their presents.

AndreM8A said...

For christmas on christmas eve i just stay up and then fall asleep when ever and then i wake up and open my presents.

GabrielaG8b said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present? I really dont have a Christmas Tradition But for christmas i usually go to mexico.

Arionte :) said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
My favorite christmas tradition is opening presents,and I go over my grandmas house and eat there,my aunties and cousins give me presents.

JoshuaD8B said...

My favorite christmas tradition is that we bwatch the movie four chrismases.My brothers and sister gives me presents.

DEIONTA@JOLIET RAIDERS said...

for christmas im getting the new retro 4's lighting thunder a new phone clothes and some more things that i want.

BertinV 8b said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?

I stay up all night in the closet waiting for Santa so I can catch him.

stevenf 8b said...

My family doesn't really have a tradition except eating opening presents and sleeping.

Baili Ducett 8B said...

A tradition in my family on Christmas,is my grandma makes meat pies for breakfest. Then we open all of our gifts, and then we play a whole bunch of games.

AndreM 8B said...

For christmas on christmas eve i just stay up and then fall asleep when ever and then i wake up and open my presents.

DeandraR 8b said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
[Image] Church? food? any tradition your family has on Christmas.

For every Christmas after we open or presents we go to my moms house then we got to different family members houses' to eat.

Anonymous said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
My favorite Christmas tradition is after we open presents in the morning my mom makes a big breakfast & we watch the polar express on television because it is usally on by the time my mom finishes cooking . I always go to my grandmas house ... this year we are doing something new , were going to the uncle & soon to be aunts house this year (:
Who gives me presents ... lets see My mom , my stepdad , my grandma Scott , my grandma Bella , my aunt Ellen , my aunt Elzena , my uncle Demetrius ( we call him Mr.D ) , my uncle Ellis , & my soon to be aunt Sara . <3 ; #ImSpoliedLowkey (;

jasmine v 8b said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?


My favorite chrismas tradition is when we go to my aunts house every year. All of my cusins and aunts and uncles would give me presents then i would give them presents too.

Ashlynn E 8B said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?

My family tradition is we go down to my cusions house, and we open and give out all the presents there. Or if im with my dad we sometimes go to his work at the fire station,(hes a firefighter) and help pass out gifts to the other workers.

lamariapurchase aka bigdaddy said...

my chrismas tradition is to wake up at 10 open presents have breakfast. get dress go visit people and then go to dinner at 4 at my grandmother house than we open presents at 7 and den have desert

AyannaS8B said...

Tell me your favorite Christmas tradition. Where do you go? Who gives you a present?
My favorite Christmas tradition is after we open presents in the morning my mom makes a big breakfast & we watch the polar express on television because it is usally on by the time my mom finishes cooking . I always go to my grandmas house ... this year we are doing something new , were going to the uncle & soon to be aunts house this year (:
Who gives me presents ... lets see My mom , my stepdad , my grandma Scott , my grandma Bella , my aunt Ellen , my aunt Elzena , my uncle Demetrius ( we call him Mr.D ) , my uncle Ellis , & my soon to be aunt Sara . <3 ; #ImSpoliedLowkey (:

Emmoni 8b said...

We have family from all over come over.Then the food we have is greens home made mac&cheese ribs n other stuff. But we have one day of girls n boys night.We stay up all night on the eve n open one thing then at 2;00 we open everthing . that all we do then go place like bowling n stuff.

Chloe 7B said...

On Christmas, my family usualy wakes up early and we open presents. Then, we go to our grandma's houses and open presents there too with all the cousins.

GuyW7B said...

For christmas I usually stay home but not always and Santa , My mom gets me presents.

Santos G 7B said...

WE go to my grandpa's house and we do our thing as kids the adults drink we hang around and then we walk around eating a have wars.

Juan M 7B said...

I dont have a christmas tradition.

Jarrell P 7B said...

About every Christmas I go to chicago to visit my cousins and Aunt.

Lily7b said...

For christmas my family always goes to Mexico

Elijah Burton 7B said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is when I get presents and people who give me them is my whole family.

zack williams said...

Where do you go? Who gives you a present? I go to my grandparents and who gives me presents are my aunts and uncles.

Stavion B7 said...

We wake up early on cristmas and have a cristmas dinner.

Carlito McCoy said...

For christmas me and my family goes to michigan to celebrate.

AnthonyB 7B said...

On Christmas Eve my family lets the youngest kids open one present my aunts cheap so she gives me a dollar and gives her grand children stuff thats worth hundreds of dollars. P.S. Shes rich

Sydnie Sanderson 7B said...

My family always go to church before we go open presents. Then we go to my grandma house in Chicago for a while and then we come back to Joliet and go to my granny house

Erick I 7B said...

My favorite christmas tradition would be just stay in my house with my family.

katilynn c 7b said...

For christmas my family tradition we open up 1 present on christmas eve. :}

Anonymous said...

xmas suxs its suppose to be called christmas for a reason

joe potter123 said...

for christmas we go to my familys house and get presents but i dont like going most of the time and i just want to sit on the computer all day long and play diablo two.

Mario R 7B said...

In Christmas Eve we open some of are presents at midnight and then some in the Christmas day.We go to my uncles house. My family gives me the presents.

Anonymous said...

my For Christmas my family always let the children open one or two presents on Christmas Eve (mostly on midnight)and the rest on Christmas morning.

Erik G 7B said...

For Christmas we stay up on Christmas eve then famely comes over or alse we go to church on christmas eve then on christmas we go to relative house .

Arianna S. 7B said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is that my parents take me shopping at different places.

milena 7b said...

my favortive part of chritmas is when we open the giftes

ChastityM7B said...

On Christmas Eve I go to a Christmas party at a my boys and girls club in Chicago.At the party the give away a big gift to each of the attendee's.Also Santa comes and a magician.It's really fun because i get to see my friends.In addition to that this year I am going to Navy Pier to see th winter wonderland.I am going to spend my whole break in Chicago with my friends and f

xavier 7B said...

if in mexico i light of alot of fireworks and shoot guns.


ZionWilliams6B said...

I stay home like a g

Holden Getz 6B said...

On Christmas I go to my grandma's house for Christmas.

Andres C. 6B said...

We have a hunt for gifts but no one knows who gave them the gift.

Alexis Hadac 6B said...

We always make a gingerbread house and we always make a gingerbread train.

Seneca Carter said...

My traditional christmas is when we go to florida and go dinsey world and go to a cruise to a nice warm island. Or we celebrate with hot cocoa and wrap up in blankets and open our gift.

Egypt b. 6b said...

I be at the mall . And I buy presents for myself other then my friends .. My mom and dad give me money for christmas . :)

jamesQB said...

we go to my grandmas house and we eat there and have iur preasents there.

josephhernanez6b said...

My family wait to 12.00am and we open our presents and go to my grandmas house and open prensents there and then eat and then go home and play with our stuff.

JacobP 6B said...

We like to open the prizes in the morning and then we go back to sleep and i get presents from my uncle.

crystalp6B said...

we dont really have a family traditiom.

Kevin Real 6B said...

For christmas my family goes to my couzin house and play games and eat food. When open our christmas present in middle of the night or in the morning.

rodrigo perez 6b said...

For crismas I have a party like its are last party ever.

Marilyn.R 6B said...

My favorite Christmas tradition is to make ginger bread men and houses.

Rosemary R6B said...

The things I do on Christmas are get together with my family. And have a big party with them then we give eachother presents.

taurean.H6b said...

Eat open presents and my brothe come down from michgan

jaiden t. 6b said...

My favorite tradrition is that we make breakfast after we open presents.On Christmas Eve I go to my cousins house.

Evelyn D 6B said...

Our family ttradition is on thanksgiving we put in the names of the people who are going to come. Then everyone picks out of it and thats our secret santa.Last we have a party on Christmas Eve.

angle 6B said...

I go to the mall with my family and we go to every store in the mall and the person that gets presents is my family

Derek Olena6b said...

We wait untill Chridtmas day.

dick said...

Chrismas bring me joy

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