Christmas Day Birthdays
Yes, it’s a busy time of year. Yes, it’s materialistic and self-centered for people to think the world stands still on their birthdays. But in many cultures, birthdays are considered important and deserving of special recognition. Do make the extra effort to make someone born Dec. 25 feel special on this day.
1. Be sure to sing Happy Birthday at some point during the day’s festivities. Even if it’s at Christmas dinner, sometimes it’s the thought that counts.
2. Consider celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve (including presents and dinner), leaving Dec. 25 solely for the birthday person.
3. You could also consider having the morning be all about birthday and the afternoon all about Christmas, or vice versa.
4. If the birthday was celebrated on another day, that doesn’t mean Dec. 25 should go by with no mention of it.
5. With everything else going on around the holidays, do we really need another party? Um, yes! You may need to book it early, however, before everyone leaves town.
6. Don’t overlook the importance of a “birthday dinner” (featuring the meal of the person’s choice) that is separate and distinct from Christmas dinner.
7. Don’t think you can plunk a candle in a pie and call it good. They call it birthday “cake” for a reason. (That said, some people prefer a nice birthday pie.)
8. Don’t complain about what a hassle it is to have to deal with someone’s birthday being around Christmas. It’s not like they have any control over it.
9. It’s not necessarily easier to have a Christmas birthday if your religion or cultural heritage doesn’t celebrate Christmas. If you’re Jewish, or Muslim, or whatever, and everyone around you is celebrating everything but you, it kinda sucks. Be sensitive to people in these situations, especially kids.
10. Consult ChristmasBirthday.net’s list of What Not to Say to a Christmas Baby.
So I am this person whos birthday lands on the 25th. My parents did their best, but there will always be that birthday void. Watching my sister have a real birthday and a Christmas and having to give out presents on MY birthday has made me bitter towards the Christmas celebration. I think we are all brats and i think having this birthday makes people a bit more selfish than if they had a plain old birthday. . . This year im not even getting excited for Christmas or my birthday cause some things never change. Instead of getting frustrated with it i’ve decided to accept it like any other day and see if my expectations are what keeps disappointing me. Happy christmas merry birthday to everyone who shares this day with me.
As a Christmas Baby, I must say, I kind of like it. It really does give you that special feeling. Whenever people ask when my bithday is, and I tell them, I always get the “awwww…you poor guy.”
When I get that reaction, I always tell them that my parents were amazing! Because August has no holidays, they would always have a big “Chris-mass” day for me. This included “Mass”-ive cakes, “Mass”-ive jumpy houses and a variety of other special things just for me.
They treated as if it was my birthday and it made me feel very special.
When Christmas comes around, the Happy Birthday wishes come, but I dont feel bad if they do not.