The Christmas Traditions East Texans Love Most

(KNUE-FM) Thanksgiving is now behind us, and East Texas is ready for the Christmas holiday. You can tell because there are so many homes and businesses that have lights and decorations up already. It’s wonderful to see. But what Christmas tradition is a must at your house?

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Popular Christmas Traditions in East Texas

It’s always fun to see how our friends and neighbors make their own traditions around holidays. Growing up I remember some friends opened all their Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve, but at my house we would beg our parents, and if we were fortunate we were able to open one gift early, the rest were opened on Christmas morning.

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The Story Behind “Bag Day”

As I've gotten older and created our own family traditions with my wife, my favorite tradition now is called bag day. Since we don’t have kids, we buy toys and gifts for our dogs Cooper and Gypsy. They can’t open gifts, but they love to put their noses into the gift bags to find their new toys. Which is why we call it bag day!

This tradition started with our dog Koda. He has crossed the rainbow bridge now, but he used to get so excited looking through all the bags.

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Share Your Christmas Tradition With Us

Whether it’s caroling around town, making cookies, or watching Christmas movies we all have traditions to help us make the holiday feel special. So, what is one Christmas tradition that is a must at your house?

Let me know so we can talk about you and what you most look forward to when it comes to Christmas. You can always email me, billy.jenkins@townsquaremedia.com.