Traditions
Dinner on Christmas Eve
25/12/24 09:29 Filed in: Family
Here we are together with Scott's family out at 1847 Bar and Grill for Christmas Eve dinner. The restaurant offered a large prime rib which was very tasty with mashed potatoes and broccolini. The girls ate well. We had cards and gifts ready for 3 of our favorite servers though one was not working tonight (Kaylee). It was the best thing of the night to give them a thank you gift.
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Christmas Eve Traditions
We will open presents usually as a family on Christmas Eve. This has been the tradition for my family and Bob's too from our early childhood. We have added going out to dinner on Christmas Eve as a tradition when the boys were young and have tried to carry it forward. Harder to do when we first moved back to Oregon though more restaurants are open on the Eve.
Here is an article and information about how the Swedes have a tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve…
"Disney devotees may be familiar with the 1958 Donald Duck Christmas special From All of Us to All of You, but they probably haven’t seen it as many times as the average Swede. The special first aired in Sweden at 3 p.m. on December 24, 1959, and celebrating Christmas Eve with the temperamental waterfowl quickly became one of the country’s signature holiday traditions. Known in Sweden as Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul (which translates to Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas), the special airs on SVT1, the main public television channel, and is presented by a host playing Walt Disney. It’s also slightly different each year, as a contractual obligation requires SVT1 to include a snippet from the Mouse House’s latest film.
If you’re wondering how Kalle Anka became so popular in the first place, it’s partially explained by the fact that Sweden had only two TV channels at the time, and Christmas was the only time Swedes could get a dose of Disney. Traditions have a way of sticking, and Kalle Anka is frequently the most-watched program of the year — 40% of the country tunes in during an average year, and in 1997 more than half the population did."
Here is an article and information about how the Swedes have a tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve…
"Disney devotees may be familiar with the 1958 Donald Duck Christmas special From All of Us to All of You, but they probably haven’t seen it as many times as the average Swede. The special first aired in Sweden at 3 p.m. on December 24, 1959, and celebrating Christmas Eve with the temperamental waterfowl quickly became one of the country’s signature holiday traditions. Known in Sweden as Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul (which translates to Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas), the special airs on SVT1, the main public television channel, and is presented by a host playing Walt Disney. It’s also slightly different each year, as a contractual obligation requires SVT1 to include a snippet from the Mouse House’s latest film.
If you’re wondering how Kalle Anka became so popular in the first place, it’s partially explained by the fact that Sweden had only two TV channels at the time, and Christmas was the only time Swedes could get a dose of Disney. Traditions have a way of sticking, and Kalle Anka is frequently the most-watched program of the year — 40% of the country tunes in during an average year, and in 1997 more than half the population did."
