Best and Worst Things About a Christmas Birthday
Christmas babies are used to taking the good with the bad. I’ve compiled a list of some of the best and worst things about being born on around Dec. 25. It’s no mistake that some things are on both lists! The top 10, in no particular order, are:
Best
1. Every time someone checks your ID, you get to hear, “Oh! A Christmas Baby.”
2. Get to make sacrilegious jokes such as, “Yes, I am the Second Coming.”
3. You can ask for a large, combined present (doesn’t mean you’ll get it.)
4. You’re pretty much guaranteed to not have to go to school or work on your birthday.
5. Your whole family is there for your birthday.
6. No one ever forgets your birthday.
7. No annoying singer waiters because the restaurant is closed on your birthday.
8. At least it’s you’re not a Leap Year or April Fool’s Day baby.
9. Feeds into any superiority complex you may have.
10. Potential for milking pity into a half-birthday celebration in June.
Worst
1. Every time someone checks your ID, you have to hear, “Oh! A Christmas Baby.”
2. The notorious combined Christmas-and-birthday gift.
3. Birthday gifts wrapped in Christmas paper.
4. Getting fewer presents than friends and relatives born at other times of the year.
5. Your whole family is there for your birthday.
6. Getting stuck with birthday pie instead of birthday cake.
7. People forget it’s your birthday.
8. Can’t have other kids over on your birthday/ everyone is so busy they can’t hang out with you.
9. Getting screwed out of a free dinner, ice cream cone, annoying singing waiters, etc. because the restaurant isn’t open on December 25th. In fact, if you want to eat out, all you can get is Chinese food, a la “A Christmas Story.”
10. Not being able to get your driver’s license on your 16th birthday, or enjoy a nice drink out on your 21st.
How about being born on Christmas Day and having a baby at 1:15 am December 26th? That would be me almost 21 years ago!! Now we just keep the decoration up from my birthday to her birthday!! No matter what…I make it special for her because neither one of us asked to be born on these days!!
My little girl was born at 11:53 PM Christmas Day, She barely made her first Christmas. We wanted to stay away from Holiday names so we chose Avery, thinking it was safe. When we researched it later we found out it mean ” ruler of the elves” Can’t get anymore Holiday than that when not trying.
I am a Christmas Day baby! 25th December 1991! 7 o’clock in the evening, UK time! C-section! Healthy! I gave Ma contractions while she was watching Holiday Inn!
Best; No one ever forgets your birthday.— No! Everyone forgets my birthday!
Lol – superiority complex! Hahaha, YES, that’s great.
My hasnt been together on Christmas since I was about 7. That would be extremly annoying.
Another good point is that there is good TV on!
Another good point is, I choose the lunch! I hate sunday/christmas dinner so that is lush.
I was born December 26th 1987,and it sucks! People always forget my birthday,its always snowing,my birthday gifts are the things i got for Christmas,i am 23 and i haven’t had a birthday party in 11 years maybe even longer.
I,m the first born of 4 and i had to watch my 3 younger siblings enjoy their birthdays.I feel like i don’t even have a birthday,i never get to do anything AT ALL!!!! Being born on December 26 is a curse.Who wants to go to a lounge with their mom for their 21st birthday(not me).
Wanna know what i get every December 26th,Nothing!!! but a sense of wishing i was never born.
This list made me laugh! They’re all so true!
I love being born on Christmas! No, I don’t get double presents from everyone and I am not able to go celebrate at restaurants, but I love knowing that almost everyone around the world is celebrating along with me.
I was born December 27th 1988 and my brother was born December 29th 1981, growing up we had to share a cake which we could never agree on and presents would include things like, the bottoms to a pj set for Christmas, and the top of the set for my birthday… Now that I’m older my friends and boyfriend always forget my birthday which sucks because I’m always the one to throw them big parties on their birthdays. Anytime I try to plan something for myself the plans always fall through or no one can make it. Usually I just wind up snowed in making myself cupcakes. But hey, first world problems right?
I personally LOVE my Christmas birthday! Until my 5th birthday, I was convinced all the trees, lights, etc. were for MY birthday.
Today, I’m still pretty happy that most of the world celebrates my birthday! A lot of people who would normally go hungry- get feed. A lot of animals who have no homes are adopted or feed. People make an effort to be nicer to each other, donate to charitys, do volenteer work…on my birthday! There are of course the flip-sides of holiday stress & resulting horrible behaviour but all and all- it’s the one day a year people *try* to be better human beings. I may not get birthday parties, presents like other people and I may even get the joint “Merry Christmas and oh, Happy Birthday” card but I’m OK with that because at least I have food, shelter and, loved ones.
I love this! I’m born on Christmas day (turning 21 this year!) and I love it but thought I was the only one who celebrated birthdays after Christmas dinner, insisted on birthday presents in birthday paper not Christmas paper, and is annoyed when people are so amazed you’re born on Christmas like its any less possible then any other day of the year!
omw cordale i sympatise with you
i was born 25 december 1994, never had a birthday party only a small celebration when i was three. too bad i couldnt have a sweet sixteen looks like i wont have a 18th bday party or 21st. wish i was never born. life sucks. not even my parents bother to buy me a gift. but my younger brothers have always had b.day parties at school n at home:(
I was born on December 25th 1996, A Christmas Day Baby. Being born on Christmas definitely has its perks, like being able to get a combined present, but there are a few things that bother me that I haven’t seen up here yet. One bad thing about having a Christmas birthday as a teen is that you never have any money! My two ten-year old brothers have tons of money all year long that they’ve saved up from their birthdays until Christmas, well for a Christmas baby, that doesn’t happen. You see, I have ONE day out of the whole year that I get money. Ever tried saving your birthday money for a full year, especially with all the “After-Christmas Sales” going on? Not an easy task.
I have a 3 yr old soon to be 4 her birthday is Dec 26th. I have such a hard time having her a party noone shows up and its just a very crazy time for a birthday. I feel so bad for her. Anyone have any suggestions how to make her not feel left out. Ive read all the other post and i dont want her to feel the way they do with having a Christmas birthday. Someone has to have a idea PLEASE HELP!!!! her birthday is almost here and i want it to be special for her!!!
I was born 12/25/60 which makes me 50 years old…at least for a few more weeks..lol. I always hear the ” oh a christmas baby”, and more times than not my birthday has been forgotten. But for the most part I have always felt special on a special day in most peoples lives.
I was born Dec. 25, 1974. The early years were rough. My parents would celebrate my birthday first thing in the morning by giving me a birthday gift. My recognition lasted all of 15 minutes because everyone was anxious to move on to the Christmas celebration. One year my grandmother actually said, “Now let’s not forget the REAL reason we are celebrating.” All my younger cousins yelled out “Kristy!” She said, “No. Christ.” One year my mother actually forgot my birthday. In the afternoon I finally asked her, “are you going to tell me Happy Birthday?”. She got angry. Things finally turned around for me in my 30′s. I have a wonderful group of girlfriends that love celebrating my birthday Christmas night. There are a few places open and I almost always meet someone else who is celebrating their Christmas birthday! We dance, drink, karaoke, shoot pool…Whatever is open. My mother stil gets me the cheesy happy Christmas birthday cards that are green and red. But my friends rectify that. Although it might offend some, my favorite birthday story is: I was at a bar celebrating with my friends and I yelled out “Merry Christmas!” My (drunk) friend yelled out “forget Jesus! We have Kristy”. Awww…talk about a superiority complex
Turning 25. never had a party. I’ve always dreamed of a surprise party. my husband has never given me a b-day present. talk about holiday depression.
December 25, 1974 baby here! As a kid, I LOVED it. Relatives who we don’t see during the year but only on Christmas felt they needed to bring a birthday gift for me. My sisters hated that. Santa, always left me a birthday present (and he knew better than to put it in anything other than bday wrap.) I didn’t like bringing in cupcakes to celebrate my birthday in school before break – the other kids always thought it was a holiday celebration. Icecream cake with Santa on it or shaped as a snowman was a staple…my Mom swears that was by my request. Looking back at the pictures, I think that should have been birthday themed. HA! In my teens and twenties I wasn’t as big of a fan of my birthday b/c of things already mentioned (boyfriends giving the combined gifts, no bars open to celebrate 21, etc…) Now in my thirties it’s mixed. I still get the Christmas card with the PS “happy birthday.” At work we would go out to celebrate coworkers bdays with lunch and a cake and mine is overlooked. But, what outweighs all that is now that I am a mom, my daughter LOVES telling everyone that my birthday is on Christmas and that makes me feel as special as I did when I was a kid. So, to anyone here looking how to celebrate a friend or relatives Christmas birthday, here are what I think are main rules to follow. No Christmas wrap (and don’t try to pass of plain red or green paper either..ha!) and if you recieve birthday cards from this person, do the same for them…don’t add it in as “ps” on your christmas card. I always feel a little selfish when I put rules of gift giving in place but we’re extra special, right? Afterall, we’re Christmas babies! Happy Birthday!
Ashley, I don’t know if you will come back and read this but I thought I’d tell you how my parents did and do make me feel special. As for the birthday party, we always had it a week or two before Christmas. As an adult, I think that is a shame that it couldn’t be closer but as a kid? Telling me that I don’t have to wait any longer to celebrate for my birthday and having it early? It was wonderful! There was a chair in our house that my Mom deemed “the birthday chair” This is where all my birthday presents were. The presents that I got from the party as well as what family had given. My family made it a point to say Happy Birthday (still do) before Merry Christmas and not sure if you have other children and count presents to make sure that all kids get same amt. but if you do, one extra for the birthday girl in wrapping paper from Santa. If you’re looking on here to find ways to make her feel special, I think it’s a safe bet that you’re the kind of Mom who already does. @Kristy – we share the exact same birthday – hope it’s a great one and glad your girlfriends continue to make you feel special.
I was born onchristmas Day, and share it with my identical twin sister!!!
My daughter Ruby is about to turn 4 on Christmas Day. So far, she hasn’t really connected the down side of it. Because Santa is such a big deal, we open presents in the morning and Holly – I love the idea of a birthday present from Santa. Totally doing that for her this year! Christmas dinner is usually with family on Christmas Eve so that Christmas night is her birthday celebration with cake and presents. We’re throwing her a snowshoeing party in January with her friends (we live in Buffalo). She’s so excited about sending invitations and having a party, the date doesn’t seem to matter right now, but we’ll definitely have to pay good attention in the future so that her special day is never overshadowed. Thanks for the insight everyone! Happy Birthday!
Wow, what a great site! I was born on 12/25/67 and it’s nice to know that there are alot of us “christmas babies” who share the same good/bad experiences! I actually enjoy responding to people when they say the usual comments by saying “that’s why I’m named Chris!”
I was born on Christmas day in 1987.I was born at 12:36 PM. I will be 24 years old this year. I always come to this website a few days before my birthday/christmas. It makes me feel alittle better that there is a website dedicated to Christmas babies. The only thing I hate about being born on Christmas is that I don’t have my “own day” My mom says that I have to be destined to great things since I was born on such a special day…. I am still working on those great things. = D Anyway Happy Birthday to everyone else who shares such a special day!
I was also born on Christmas day in 1987, I think it was around 1.30pm? Was feeling a bit blue this year when I came across this site that I absolutely love!! I always felt guilty about being unhappy about my birthday and not really being excited about either one, so its reassuring to read that other people feel the same way! I’ve had my share of bad birthdays, including no one showing up to celebrate my 18th (even though it wasn’t on Christmas), the year my Dad didn’t call to wish me Happy Birthday because he thought that I should ring him to wish him Merry Christmas, not being able to go out drinking for my 21st and various others. I’m feeling blue this year because I had planned to go out for drinks with some friends down my local pub last Friday, it was all I wanted to do for my birthday but my best friend and room mate decided that we, and our housemate, and our boyfriends were to have Christmas dinner that night before we were allowed to go the pub. This dinner took four hours to cook and we ended up eating at 11pm. It was too late for the pub and was the last day that I could have celebrated with my friends and boyfriend as this week I’ve been driving around the country visiting the relatives. I was gutted. But on a happier note I have had some nice birthdays, when I was a teenager my mum bought a small 2 foot Christmas tree which she decorated with pink and purple decorations, which became the “Birthday Tree” and had my birthday presents under it! And last year was lovely to have my 3 year old goddaughter pass me each birthday present and say happy birthday each time!! I hope everyone who reads this has a very happy birthday tomorrow!! Lots of love x x x x
Whenever I have to show ID, I brace for the inevitable “oh, look, you were born on Christmas.” my response? I stare blankly for a moment and then slowly reply, “this explains so much!” oh course, not much is written for the Jewish people born on Christmas. Maybe that is a different website.
I was born at about 10:00am on Christmas day in 1948. I think it is so neat to have the same birthday as Jesus. To me it makes me feel special. Do I think I’m getting the short end of presents…. My grandson and neice were also born on Christmas. I am glad there is a website for us “Christmas Babies.”
I am the mom of a 12/19 10 year old and a 12/26 soon to be 8 year old. I try to make their birthdays special by buying them something really special for their birthday. My daughter wants her hair and nails done for her birthday this year. Hers is a little easier to celebrate with family and friends falling after Christmas, but my son wanted a campout for his 5th birthday, so he and I traded birthdays. Mine is in September and it was perfect camping weather. We’ve only “traded” once, but he is asking to do it again in the future, so we probably will definitely do it, again. Thanks for the ideas, and happy birthday, to all…OH, and one more thing…I make such a big deal about the kids on my facebook page on their birthdays, changing my profile pic to one of their choice and everything. They love getting all the birthday wishes online.
Surprises there are few 12/24′ers here. It’s a great birthday. Especially with the no work and spend time with family points. I got a laugh out f the “superiority complex” one. It’s so true
Aloha!
I was born on 12/25/1985 and just discovered this website. LOVE IT! I worked a 13 hour shift as chef-on-duty at a restaurant in Kauai on my birthday… and it really wasn’t that bad. I wore a tiara all day (one that has been passed around my group of friends, and dubbed “the birthday tiara, for a decade) as well as holiday ribbons. Whenever I got a little grumpy and snippy at a server or one of my cooks, someone was always there to say “Hey, It’s Your Effing Birthday! You shouldn’t even BE here!!!!”. I’m living about 3000 miles of pacific ocean away from my actual family, so it was actually nice and comforting to spend my b-day with my restaurant family!
I LOVE your number one reason on either list being the damn “christmas baby” comment. Depending on my mood, I love it or hate it! Also, the family being around and sac-religious joke reasons are fantastic. Thanks for making this site!!
I have two siblings born in the two weeks before Christmas. My parents always went to extremes to be sure their birthdays were celebrated, although they were usually celebrated together. Gifts were greater than other birthdays during the year, all to “make up” for the lack of birthday spirit by others. Both sisters always had TWO new dolls to play with after Christmas! Unfortunately, my birthday is January 7, and I always heard, “You understand (as the oldest) that we just got through Christmas with our large family and we are all broke and tired. Maybe next year will be better for your birthday.” With our second child, we actually PLANNED a Christmas baby, and she was born 12/14. I always make sure her birthday is celebrated just as her sister’s is in May, and is separated from any Christmas spirit.
Hi everyone!
I was born on December 27th! The worst thing about being born these days is that many people forget your birthday as you are not working or at school ( I’m a teacher). Another bad thing is that you cannot celebrate it with friends because most of them are out of the city or have celebrations with family or are fed up with chocolate cakes and party food already. This year I felt specially miserable because my husband is out as it is the only holidays he had from summer and he had to visit an ill relative out of the country. Guess what! My family only gave me money as a present to spend on January sales… I’ll definitely change my birthday next year!
Me: December 25, 1980.
My paternal grandpa: born December 24, 1917.
My great-grandma (on one of my mom’s sides): December 25, a long time ago.
A close cousin (on another side of my mom’s family): December 24, 1931.
The above cousin’s aunt-in-law: December 25, a long time ago.
So in my family, it is nothing new. But it also meant the family was already prepared on how to make it a distinct portion day.
It drove my sister (younger by 3 years) nuts because no one EVER forgot my birthday, especially my 12/24 grandpa, who often forgot hers. She also thought that my mother’s plan of a half-birthday for me (so I would get half my presents on my birthday and half in June, so sister wouldn’t think I was getting twice as many presents on Christmas) actually meant I got two birthdays, and still twice as many presents.
Here’s a con – what if you are born on Christmas, but aren’t Christian! Imagine how awkward that one is!
I was born on Christmas Day and teter between feeling it’s “special”, and then getting irritated that people forget and discount my birthday, and then say, “oh, Happy Birthday” in passing.
I think it especially irritates me because people make such HUGE deals out of their own birthdays, and discount mine. Then I pull myself out of my pity party, remind myself that I’m a grown up, and then just focus on the fact that Christmas is a special time, and remind myself to be thankful for all of life’s blessings and family to share this special time with.