Mine is kind of different, I established my own. My birthday is the day before, so I spend Christmas Eve morning, in some quiet, having some special coffee, Kona or Blue Mountain, whichever is around, and an almond croissant purchased the day before from a local french bakery. I open my gifts, that are under the tree. Only the birthday ones. Later in the day, I meet my closest girlfriends at a local pub, and enjoy a few beers, and lunch. Dinner is always a secret meal, prepared by BF, something special. Then, champagne, and opening each other's Christmas presents. I have done the same thing for the last 8 years, and don't wish to change any of it. Christmas is a hubbub of activity, visiting both of our families, so it works out best this way.
I also bake too much. Every year I bake sugar cookies, cut them out and decorate with sugar, just like I did with my Mom. I even use the same cutters. She gets a kick out of those cookies every year. I also make fudge, butter toffee, and sometimes ginger snaps, or another bar cookie of some sort. I mail them to my Mom and Step-Mom, and pass them out to the brother, and BF's family.
