So, being from the UK and spending the first 22 years there i find that christmas in australia very...well...un-christmasy!

I know it is all about family and being with loved ones, and im enjoying making new traditions and discovering the joys of this time of year with DD!

Like, we always made an advent bowl, with four candles, one for each sunday before christmas and we would all get together as a family, rugged up, and go for a walk in the local park and dig around in the bushes for holy and pine cones and twigs etc to decorate the advent bowl.

After christmas diner we would drive to the canals and go for a nice long walk with all the family, i have great memories of that part of the day. so cold, seeing other people out walking and wishing them happy christmas.

all the things around this time of year here just dont bring back those nostalgic feelings of christmas for me.....so, what makes christmas for you, brings back those memories of your childhood christmas?