Another English custom we've adopted is the children find their stockings on their bed in the morning. They are allowed to open them quietly and enjoy what is in them until 7 am when they can come in and wake us up. After the children wake us up, Daddy reads the Christmas account from the Bible. Then, breakfast: quiche, fruit salad and cinnamon rolls. We put candles in the sticky buns and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. Then we move on to the tree. The children get three gifts from us. JOY, one to help them focus on Jesus, one to share with Others and one for You. SPOILER ALERT:
We do not "do" Santa, the children know that other children do and know not to spoil it for others. We talk about him as an historic figure. So, they know the stocking presents and the things under the tree are from Daddy and Mommy.
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