Christmas Eve Options?

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Looking for Christmas Eve options? My family gets together on Christmas day so that leaves me with pretty much nothing to do on Chrismas Eve. I thought about going to see a movie if anything is open. Volunteer Ops all look booked up. Would rather do something than sit at home and feel pathetic. :rolleyes::eek:
 
Mass followed by an old-school Christmas movie, like Alastair Sims’ Scrooge, sounds awesome actually. Or do the reverse, and make it to Midnight Mass. Order some sushi or pizza to keep it meat-free but still celebratory. Maybe bake something for the next day’s dessert/party snacks.
 
A rewarding experience might also be to see if your city has any Christmas Eve things for the homeless. Many shelters will put on special dinners on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day for the homeless in the city, and will need volunteers to help serve the dinners.
 
I like a quiet Christmas Eve, but don’t think I’ve ever spent one all alone. Midnight Mass is of course an option (even if you go again in the monring with your family). Often they aren’t actually at midnight so check times. See if the diocese has anything special planned. Their might not be a volunteer slot open, but look for a choral concert or pagent. I also like the idea of putting on some carols or a good Christmas movie and making a special treat for the family get together.

If nothing else - go out for Chinese with your non-Christian friends. :hypno:
 
Some good suggestions already; I especially second the movie ideas, whether going out to one or putting one on. Me, I vote for the Muppet Christmas Carol. 😃 Alternately, if you want a more religious movie, Franco Zeffirelli’s “Jesus of Nazareth” is still one of the most stunning movies, visually speaking, that I’ve ever seen. Plus, it’s full of great actors, and doesn’t have any peculiar theology. It is extremely long at 3+ hours, though, so you might just want to watch the Christmas portion. If you go out to a movie and like fantasy, the second installment of The Hobbit comes out next week and will certainly still be in theaters by Christmas Eve.

Do you have any friends in a similar situation? When I was single, I and a couple of equally single girlfriends would always spend Christmas Eve together: we’d hang out, eat dinner, perhaps have a nap, and then go to Midnight Mass. When we got back from Mass, we’d have chocolate milkshakes while we wound down. It was a lot of fun! 😃
 
If you choose a movie, check out you tube, a lot of older movies are available for no charge and commercial free.
 
We are usually putting together the sides and baking on Christmas Eve because hubby and I host our family on Christmas Day.

But we’ve made it a tradition to go to Midnight Mass (or time equivalent) and then get a fire going, pop some popcorn, get cozy in our PJs, have some festive drinks and watch the Nativity Story and It’s A Wonderful Life.
 
There are usually earlier Masses, too, if Midnight is too late with your next day taken into consideration. I’d watch a good movie like A Christmas Carol and/or It’s a Wonderful Life, not one of the more flippant or shallow ones.
 
You might also consider less formal ways to volunteer. Ask a local home for the elderly if company might be wanted in the early evening for one or more of the residents. Your pastor may also know someone alone, perhaps someone recently widowed, who might enjoy an invitation for a early dinner out.
 
EasterJoy said:
There are usually earlier Masses, too, if Midnight is too late with your next day taken into consideration. I’d watch a good movie like A Christmas Carol and/or It’s a Wonderful Life, not one of the more flippant or shallow ones.
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NSFrame said:
…Maybe bake something for the next day’s dessert/party snacks.
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This is also an excellent idea. Very few people have time to make freshly-baked Christmas cookies or time-consuming traditional Christmas confections on December 24. If the OP is a competent baker, there are some real show-stoppers to be made, if only someone could find the time! (IOW, they aren’t difficult so much as that they take a good deal of time to do.) Making Christmas cookies with the Christmas music blasting in the kitchen on Christmas Eve would not feel at all lonely or pathetic to me.
 
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