We go to my daughter & son-in-law's home & of course our two baby girls  (about 2 hours away) on Christmas Eve - just as early as my husband can get off work (his employer does not believe in letting you off during the week of Christmas!)... so, we spend the evening watching movies like the Chevy Chase one (senior moment - can't remember title), but the one with all the family coming to visit and especially the cat wrapped up in the box!  Or, we may drive and look at lights. When my daughter married - 10 years ago - we began a Christmas Eve tradition of non-traditional food and have steaks that evening (them - not me!).
Then, the girls open their presents from us and we open ours...get food ready for the reindeer and Santa. Then, up early for Santa's gifts.
My sn-in-law's mother is very controlling and from the time they married she insisted they spend Christmas Day with her, but I think we got the "better end of the deal" because we're with them the "night before" and the "morning of"!
I used to love Christmas Eve candlelight service and always sang at my church, but when the girls came along, that changed....
Life is good! As my friend says if no one's in the hospital or dying - all is well!
Blessngs to you, Dragonfly- Dorothy
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