Some people display their Christmas cards around the house, people hang evergreen strands on banisters, hang mistletoe and have advent calendars for little children to open each day. The night before Christmas lots of children leave a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa. It's all gone in the morning when they come in to open their presents. Most people open their gifts together with their families, some open on Christmas Eve. Families have big dinners in the middle of the day.
Most stores are closed although some drugstores stay open.
Newscasters always update us on where Santa is flying. That's usually on the 7 o'clock news. Churches have midnight masses and some people go to that. People decorate their houses with lights-some like colored lights, some little white lights. The bushes are decorated too.