Growing up, Christmas Eve was when all the presents were distributed. The adults would distract us perfectly until Santa appeared from a back room and proceeded to pass out the gifts.
At one point, gift-opening time was moved to midnight between Christmas Eve and Day. Today, we spend Christmas Eve by ourselves and reserve most of the festivites for Christmas Day with extended family.
It occurred to me relatively recently that in the strictest sense, children are never supposed to see Santa. He's supposed to arrive while everyone is asleep, leave presents under the tree, and depart before anyone wakes up.
One possibility of many to ponder. Peace and good will.
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