Christmas Celebrations Then and Now From the 1980s to Today

[Pete]

The way we marked special occasions in the 1980s often reflected the time itself. Family gatherings in the living room, music playing on the stereo, home cooked food, neighborhood traditions, and simple routines that brought people together without distractions. How did you celebrate during the 80s and how do you celebrate today? Have your traditions stayed the same, evolved with time or been replaced by something entirely different?

It was obviously different for me back in the 80s. I was a kid so the idea of opening my gifts was a feeling that I know only a child can experience. I remember it would talk me a while to sleep. I was excited about the though of Santa coming over to drop of my gifts and sometime I worried about him being able to find a way to get in. I didn't have a chimney lol. We usually had a big famioly celebrations especially when I lived with my grandmother. All my uncles, aunts and cousins would come over because it was all about grandma the matriarch of our whole family. Now as an adult and father it's definitely a lot different. My kids are adults now too so me being excited to see their faces while they opened their gifts isn't the same either. The concept is the same but the feeling is a 100% different.