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Christmas Eve Preparation Checklist

Christmas holiday is the most awaited season for everyone around the world.

Christmas holiday is the most awaited season for everyone around the world. Students, employees, and non-workers are all excited about Christmas for it is the perfect time to spend with our loved ones, but have you ever thought about the real meaning of Christmas? Or it became a mere tradition and yearly routine for you? Well, I want to remind you that it is the birth of Christ child Jesus! The One who accepted and first loves us. Hence, we do not want to have Christmas eve full of nuisance and mess.

Before giving you the preparation checklist to celebrate Christmas with full ease and order let’s first be mesmerized by the Filipino way of celebrating Christmas eve:

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Filipino Christmas Eve Traditions

• In the Philippines, you will know that it’s already Christmas season when you start to hear Jose Marie Chan’s song everywhere, whether it could be at malls, markets, or within the neighborhood. And you will also hear kids going from house to house singing Christmas carols. Filipinos usually start preparing for Christmas when the “Ber” months hit.
• Furthermore, the signs of Christmas traditions you can notice in Filipinos were when they start to adorn their houses and municipalities with Christmas lights, Christmas trees, and Parols and some also include the image of the holy family (belens) or nativity scene.

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• Christmas eve makes people stay up all night. You will witness kids putting socks on their windows before Christmas eve anticipating for Santa Claus to give them Christmas presents. Other Filipinos attend midnight mass which is called “simbang gabi” in the Philippines then after that, everyone congregates for a midnight feast known as Noche Buena and gives their Christmas greetings. While some enjoy a meatless Christmas eve feast, Filipinos prepare to have Lechon (roasted pig), fruit salad, ham, rice cakes, and other traditional meals for their Christmas eve dinner.

In a nutshell, Christmas in the Philippines is associated with decorations, festive fare, music, and quality time spent with loved ones. And for you to celebrate a stress-free Christmas, here is the checklist for you:

What Do I need to prepare for Christmas Eve Celebration?

1. Your Budget

Whatever you have planned for the Christmas celebration, keep in mind that you don’t need to spend more money to express how much you care.

• If you are planning to buy presents for your family members, a savory Christmas eve meal, or planning to have a luxurious Christmas tree do not be impulsive and do not allow the Christmas spirit to financially pressure you and your wallet.
• Despite your best efforts, you can find yourself drowning in debt before the start of the new year. Thus, try to take advantage of the holiday sales from malls and every online shop you know.
• If you have a budget you will be guided on buying what is more essential for the Christmas celebration. It will be simple for you to get wrapped up in making sure money is set aside for crucial Christmas-related purchases and avoid being short of money.

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2. Your list of dishes

Think of buying or planning meals for Christmas dinner that approximate your budget. You can also deem how many people will be joining you for Christmas eve.

Ask your family if they have any Christmas meal suggestions. If someone in your family has a food allergy to something like chicken or seafood, you should also take that into account. Make sure that what meal you prepare should be everyone’s favorite so that no food, time, money, and energy will come to waste.

3. Your thorough grocery list

When you are done deciding about your budget, take a sit and make a list of all the things you need to buy at the grocery store and stick to it.

Do you remember the instances when you go home from the grocery store and realized you forgot to buy something? A grocery list will help you to get out of the hassle of Christmas day and assist you to be organized. Making multiple last-minute shopping trips will be avoided if you list the food and how much of it you need.

4. Your luxury table setting

From decorating your Christmas trees and adorning your house with Christmas decorations maybe it’s time for you to make your Christmas eve more elegant by having a luxury table setting.

• We don’t want our visitors to come on Christmas day and be disgusted because of your messy table setup. Everything is important when you are seated at the Christmas dinner table. Even the smallest details can have a big impact.
• In keeping with the Christmas hues of Red and Green, you can purchase vibrant napkins and tablecloths. Be extra imaginative and decorate the napkin with little bells to make it look fashionable, beautiful, and exquisite.
• You can also try being fancy by adding gold accents or simple ornaments around the table. Plus, consider adding wonderful candlesticks as a centerpiece on your Christmas dining table to celebrate Christmas day in luxury and aesthetics.

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5. Prepare the meal you are familiar with

Christmas day is not a time to explore and experiment with new dishes. You cannot be sure that the dishes you will try to make are not failing that’s why in preparing a meal make sure that you are familiar with it and is confident to prepare it. Take this tip into account so that your Christmas will not turn into ‘Christmess’

6. Utilize delivery services for any meals you are unable to prepare

If your guests or family members crave the suggested meal for Christmas eve but are not able to cook it, you can consider utilizing the available delivery services you know.

Traffic in the early morning hours and even at night can be experienced during the Christmas season yet thanks to the available delivery platforms that can help us prepare and be satisfied with our cravings on Christmas night.

7. Personal Decorations

Christmas is about Jesus Christ which gives us the motive of happiness and love. Hence, spending time with your family while doing do-it-yourself decorations for your home can be a great choice to do before Christmas day. Searching videos on YouTube for tutorials on how to make ornaments is simple for many of us. This is not just the idea of you and your family having an intimate relationship, because you can also save money by personalizing your decorations instead of buying too much.

8. Gifts

Gift-giving Christmas presents should not be an afterthought because gift-giving is the most awaited part of Christmas eve. Avoid the stress of last-minute shopping by laying out your gift ideas in advance to experience a well-organized Christmas.

• To save yourself hours of aimless wandering through crowded malls, decide on the gifts you’ll buy for each receiver after determining how much you want to spend on each one.
• To save time and money upfront, spread out your gift-buying across a few weeks. Be careful to give yourself enough time while shopping online so that your orders arrive in time for Christmas. If you’re ordering from abroad, do it at least a month in advance in case your products are damaged or lost in transit.Make your loved ones feel loved by giving them gifts even if it’s simple.

9. Keep in touch with and involve your loved ones

No man is an island, that’s why you should involve your family in the planning process for your Christmas eve. You don’t just need management and materials for Christmas, you also need to have the manpower that will help you celebrate a Merry Christmas.

You can talk with your loved ones about limiting your spending or other matters that are needed to be discussed. Simply talk about the subjects enough for them to understand; you don’t need to go into great detail.

In addition, the main focus of Christmas is time spent with our families, who we want to make feel loved by giving them gifts, not arguments.

The Perfect Places to Celebrate Christmas

Are you looking for a place perfect for Christmas celebrations? Or do you want to feel a luxurious, cozy, and warm vibe this Christmas night? Here are the options of perfect places you can choose to be with your family on Christmas Eve:

1. Portofino Heights. Celebrate your Christmas eve in a home with Italian architecture right at Portofino Heights! It is located and is an enclave of Vista Alabang where you will be able to spend a great time together with your family and feel luxurious on Christmas eve.

Portofino Heights

2. Brittany Sta. Rosa. If you prepare to be surrounded by the nature and feel a lush aura, you can choose your luxury house at Brittany Sta. Rosa. Feel cozy, countdown, and celebrate Christmas eve with your family at Brittany Sta. Rosa!

Brittany Sta. Rosa | Luxury House and Lot in Santa Rosa

3. Forresta Villar Land. Or perhaps, you are looking for something to invest in Christmas where you can build your dream home. Forresta Villar Land can give you luxury lots that can fascinate you because of the tranquil and vigorous living it can offer. You can build a community and houses here which you can adorn with Christmas decorations. Execute your vision at Forresta Villar Land.

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4. Crosswinds Tagaytay. Are you looking for a place that is situated on a mountain and is surrounded by pine trees for your Christmas celebration? Crosswinds Tagaytay is a breathtaking and perfect place for you! You can choose from the Swiss-themed homes it offers that are ideal places to celebrate Christmas eve with your family and friends. Feel the atmosphere of Christmas in the luxury homes of Crosswinds Tagaytay.

Crosswinds | Luxury Swiss Resort in Tagaytay

With the checklist given and the perfect places suggested for you, you can now avoid hassle and have the greatest time of the year with family and friends. It’s time to have a feast and celebrate, for it is Christmas!

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