Showdown of Talents on Christmas Eve: Do you do this?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
Philippines
December 20, 2017 8:16pm CST
During my childhood years, my family and relatives used to gather the kiddies in the living room. It is an activity where my cousins, siblings and I showcase our talents and the judges are the adults in the family circle. It was like performing on stage and having an audition in front of the proud parents and relatives. It was fun and childhood experience that can never be forgotten. I know things had changed through the years but it is a memory that lingered into my mind every Christmas seasons.
“Do you have this kind of activity in the family?
“Do your kids showcase their talents on Christmas Eve?”
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17 responses
We always just gathered for a group photo.
@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
21 Dec 17
That sounds fun but we don't have that activity when we are young. We just share the meal together on Christmas eve
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
21 Dec 17
Back when I was growing up, I think this type of thing was more common than it is today. Many times anymore, people are too busy. They just don't want to take the time to enjoy something like this. I miss the days of being able to watch kids perform and show off their new talents and such
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@Ithink (10106)
• United States
21 Dec 17
No I have never heard of this, sounds fun thou. My daughter shows me her talent all the time thou as she is a ham! lol For Christmas Eve she opens a present that has PJs, snacks and a movie and we sit and watch her movie with her. She goes to bed soon after for the big day.
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@Ithink (10106)
• United States
23 Dec 17
@Shavkat My bio dad comes from a family of 10 and my mom from a family of 9, I only have 1 brother thou. I do have 8 kids and 21 grandkids so it was a fun time growing up and doing things like family picnics. Cant wait to be healthy enough to have one with all the kids and family again.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
23 Dec 17
@Ithink I can a picture-perfect of having a reunion in a big family. It was a good feeling. Now, it is totally different. After the burial of my late father, his siblings tried to push us away. We don't need to let us be treated this way, so it is better to end the family-ties with them.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
21 Dec 17
I came from a nuclear family. You can imagine having 9 siblings on my father side. It was fun seeing more than 20 cousins during the Christmas Eve. But then, it is a history now. It will never happen to have a family reunion in the future.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
21 Dec 17
I never had to ask my two oldest kids to sing, they wold jump up and start for anyone who would listen. It was fun on Christmas though.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
22 Dec 17
Not at home, I don't think. That was good for the kids; at least they were happy to be able to show it to their loved ones.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
21 Dec 17
Not on Christmas Eve but we have done this during holidays. Neighbouring kids would all get together and put up a play. There would be tickets too. Mother's sarees would be used for screens and the auditorium would be our portico.
Those were the days.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
21 Dec 17
i never did any such activity..its good to do such activities to showcase the kids talents
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@RasmaSandra (98156)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Dec 17
When growing up in the states there were Latvian organized celebrations where the children had to recite poems to get presents.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
21 Dec 17
Nope we don't do that. But my nephews and nieces used to sing for their Grandma when they were younger.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 17
That's wonderful you did that. No, we never did that.
