Christmas Morning Tradition

Ladies, do you have a special Christmas morning tradition? We started having a special Christmas celebration from the moment we woke up until we sat down for dinner to celebrate our oldest daughter Lisa’s birthday. Because Lisa’s birthday falls on Christmas, we make the entire day a special day.

When the children were little, I changed our Christmas day to a birthday celebration for Lisa. We would spend Christmas Eve with my husband’s loving and delightful Italian family. We would feast on pizzas, calzones, scungilli salad, clams oreganata, shrimp scampi, Italian cookies, my tiramisu, and cheesecake. Then we waddled back home with full bellies and hearts around 10:00 and open up all the Christmas presents because the 25th was set aside for Lisa’s birthday.

When the children were older and in high school, we went to the current Christmas morning tradition of opening all the presents while drinking mimosas before our Christmas morning brunch only to celebrate Lisa’s birthday in the evening serving her favourite menu.

I love getting up early because we still leave Santa gifts in the Christmas stockings for our adult children. (Children should always believe in Santa no matter their age. Sammy still does, which makes it fun in our home.) I turn on all the Christmas lights in the house and light the fireplaces up while filling the Christmas stockings with fun little gifts.

My brunch menu is relatively simple. I serve breakfast casseroles, fruit salad, and breakfast meats. A lot of the recipes can be done the day before and some can be frozen. I am all about not stressing over the holidays even if I’m entertaining!

Before the age of Pinterest and the Food Network, I relied on my large library of cookbooks. I still use recipes from my cookbooks but it is so easy to search for them on the internet.

My tables are set before the children arrive, or in Sammy’s case, get up.

I love having a Santa list to see who made the “Nice List”. Did you make Santa’s nice list this year?

Christmas Morning Brunch

We have always had mimosas to drink on Christmas morning when we open up our Christmas presents.

Everyone gets up by 9:00 and wanders into the living room with a champagne flute in tow. Lisa and Sammy prefer non-alcoholic mimosas so I have 2 options in the morning. Little children will enjoy this non-alcoholic mimosa!

All these recipes are also on my Pinterest Christmas Entertaining Board.
All the recipes have links underneath that open up the recipe page for you.

Classic Mimosa

Mushroom- Spinach Baked Eggs

Mushroom- Spinach Baked Eggs

Breakfast Hash

 3 Recipes you can make the day before

Want to enjoy a stress-free Christmas morning? Make these casseroles ahead of time then just pop them in the oven!

Corned Beef Hash Casserole

Panettone French Toast

Fragrant panettone is the perfect choice for this sweet, French toast-inspired casserole. Don’t have a loaf of this Italian holiday bread on hand? Try rich, buttery brioche instead.

Breakfast Casserole

Alton Brown’s French Toast

Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing

Maple Peppered Bacon

 

Things are changing in my life as I am now a grandmother of three beautiful little girls. This year we will be celebrating Christmas and will be sharing my Christmases with my daughter-in-law’s family. I hope to begin a new Christmas morning tradition that includes grandchildren and extended family to celebrate the joy and the true meaning of Christmas.

I am wearing the Cotton-Cashmere Dolman Sweater with the Cotton-Cashmere Joggers that are perfect for my Christmas morning brunch. So soft and they come in seven colors! Perfect for snuggling with my girls! The Neutral Beaded Hoop Earrings finish my look.

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I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and would love to hear about your traditions!

Merry Christmas!

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