tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170624524397261237.post6476483230437446489..comments2024-03-19T00:15:02.569-07:00Comments on Wilder: St Nickkirstyrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282465629949382550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170624524397261237.post-87926866344652838712011-12-09T15:02:56.419-08:002011-12-09T15:02:56.419-08:00Sounds a bit like German Christmas - we put shoes ...Sounds a bit like German Christmas - we put shoes out for St Nick on eve of 6th December, then Christkind brings the rest of the presents on Christmas Eve. However, now we celebrate Christmas twice as it was the only compromise we found between German & British Christmas. We still do St Nicks, instead of stockings on Xmas Day, but then we open half our presents on Xmas Eve and eat Kartoffel Salat & Würstchen (can't get more German than that), and on Xmas Day we open the other half of our presents and have a proper meal. Luckily my husband never had traditional British Xmas dinner when he was growing up, so I don't suddenly have to cook turkey with all the trimmings. Instead we just choose something special to cook. Christmas ham a la Nigella Lawson is a favourite, but we've also had rabbit and roast beef.Jennihttp://exexpat.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170624524397261237.post-8888922218773078212011-12-07T15:15:04.590-08:002011-12-07T15:15:04.590-08:00It can be so hard to sort out what will work best ...It can be so hard to sort out what will work best for you and your own family and how to combine the traditions of your extended families can;t it. But it sounds like you have made some fabulous plans and are creating your own special traditions for years to come!katepicklehttp://www.picklebums.comnoreply@blogger.com