5 Best Christmas Eve Traditions for 2014

I believe that every family should have their own unique Christmas Eve Traditions. If you don’t, below are some few Christmas Eve Traditions that might inspire you.. they were polled from several families. May be you can start your own tradition from any of them

Christmas Eve Traditions ideas : # 1. Light up another family’s Christmas Eve by playing elf. One family we polled did this on their Waffle House stop by secretly paying someone else’s check . Then they leave the restaurant and watch from the car. They love seeing the joy and surprise on the face of the unsuspecting diners when they learn it’s “on the house.” You can also light up the night for someone who has to work on Christmas Eve, such as a pharmacist at a 24-hour drugstore, or a gas station attendant.

Christmas Eve Traditions : # 2. Light up another family’s Christmas Eve by playing elf. One family we polled did this on their Waffle House stop by secretly paying someone else’s check . Then they leave the restaurant and watch from the car. They love seeing the joy and surprise on the face of the unsuspecting diners when they learn it’s “on the house.” You can also light up the night for someone who has to work on Christmas Eve, such as a pharmacist at a 24-hour drugstore, or a gas station attendant.

Christmas Eve Traditions ideas: # 3. If your Christmas Eve service makes a big family meal difficult, you could join the ranks of families who enjoy a holiday meal at Waffle House! It’s one of the few places open on the holiday, and makes for a low-stress, budget-friendly meal on the way home. Because nothing says celebration like syrup.

Christmas Eve Traditions : #4. What better way to spread Christmas cheer than to serenade the neighbors? Some families love bundling up after a hearty Christmas Eve dinner and singing their way through the neighborhood. Who knows? If you’re good enough, there might be hot cocoa and cookies in it for you!

Christmas Eve Traditions : #5. Many of our families treasure memories of attending a candlelight service on Christmas Eve, with some even taking communion. While attending church together is a year-round family staple, there’s something uniquely moving about the dim lighting, the glow of the candles and the words of the age-old Christmas hymns.

Can’t make it to church with small children or elderly relatives? Then bring the warmth of the experience to your living room. Just dim the lights, let members of the family read the story from scripture, and sing your favorite carols by the glow of candles.