In many countries there are poor deprived children who are already playing with their Xmas presents tonight. This is true in Germany and some of the Nordic countries among others. I would like somebody to explain to me why Father (or Mother) Christmas would deliver all the presents the day before ? In our family we have always opened presents in the morning and usually the presents would not be under the tree until the day itself. Christmas is many things of course, family time, good meals, good will, conversations, more food, family tensions, walks, even more food and in the end good cheer for all. But I will always remember coming downstairs in the early morning as a child in my grand-parents' house in Strasbourg and seeing the amazing pile of wrapped presents under the tree and then waiting eagerly for the grown ups to wake up. I can not be that child again of course but I like to remember it vicariously which is why I will remain a firm proponent of the morning event.
Merry Christmas Everyone - Mazel Tov!
Merry Christmas Everyone - Mazel Tov!
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