A Christmas Tradition Idea

Our crew has always gone to Maryland to spend the holidays at my parents house. It is a favorite Christmas tradition. I am one of five and all of our families gather there. We sleep at each others houses or on an aero-bed or on a couch.. wherever there’s a spot! The kids loved it so much, that they were all willing to manuever their schedules be it sports, college and now work, to make sure we were all there together. It may only be 72 hours, but the tradition has remained in tact.

My sister always does Christmas Eve. The kids all bring their pj’s and it is always an extravaganza. When our oldest daughter was 5, she decided that there must be a “show”! The very first one was an action version of my sister’s favorite Christmas song, “Winter Wonderland”.. yes, they were all ringing the sleigh bells and putting their hands to their ears to make sure everyone was “listening”! It was a huge success and another Christmas tradition was born.

Here was the first Christmas Eve skit back in 1986
She has been the “defacto” producer ever since and she is now 27. As our family grew she went from the “star” to "director", coordinating all the younger cousins. The “show” became anything from games to songs.. something they could all do together. As they grew older, the quest for the entertainment idea usually started at Thanksgiving with emails and calls going back and forth til Christmas Eve!

Here they are performing "Twas The Night Before Christmas"

Here they are doing the 12 Days Of Christmas

One year my sister rented a karaoke machine for "Karaoke Christmas". You can find rentals at any music or party store. I think her initial idea was that we would all sing Christmas carols… not with this group! It became a mini “American Idol” with everyone taking a turn and the “judges” making Simon Cowell look like a cream puff.

Our Christmas Karaoke Winner
It's amazing..but this family Christmas tradition has stood the test of time. Even as they hit college and older.. they are still entertaining all of us each Christmas Eve!

"Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer" on another Christmas Eve

Last year may have been my Dad's favorite! Dad is a University of Michigan alumni whose devotion to his alma mater fostered two of our four to end up as students there. So their entertainment .. they took the Michigan fight song "Hail To The Victors" and changed up the words. Put the music on a CD and it was a sing a long.

See How They Changed The Words.. It Couldn't Be Simpler

Traditions are a wonderful part of the fabric of your family memories. So start the conversation going with your little ones and of course, you will need to be the “Executive Producer” helping with costuming, props and anything else that may be needed. None of these ideas cost more than a few dollars but are worth millions in memories!

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