Share Your Family's Christmas Eve Tradition

Well, it's almost here. Time to put out the milk and cookies for Santa, make sure the little ones are tucked in bed and go to bed early so you're bright eyed and bushy tailed for all the Christmas Day activities.

Or is that not your family tradition at all?

Is Christmas Eve the time you all stay awake until midnight so as not to miss the Midnight Mass to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas? Do you gather around the fireside and collectively read "The Night Before Christmas," or "The Christmas Story?" Do you travel to another family member's house to share a special meal together? Do you always exchange at least one gift before going to bed on Christmas Eve?

What is your Christmas Eve tradition and what makes it so special to you and your family?