Ideas for a 25th Birthday on Christmas

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Every person born on December 25th understands the challenges of having a Christmas birthday. In theory, it may sound like a great blessing: Family, food and gifts. However, often a Christmas birthday gets overshadowed by the holiday itself, leading to fewer gifts, birthday wishes and fewer chances to celebrate with friends. Even as an adult, a Christmas birthday tends to lose its excitement. In order to celebrate a 25th birthday that falls on Christmas, be sure to differentiate it from the holiday itself, even if you have to move the date entirely.

Postpone It

Some Christmas babies choose to postpone their birthday all together, either by a few days or even several months so it is completely a separate event. If you aren't attached to the actual date, wish the birthday boy a happy birthday on Christmas day, but wait to celebrate the party. You can postpone the party to January or February, when things have calmed after Christmas. Or you can even move the celebration to a completely different season, such as June or July. For instance, move your birthday party to your "half-birthday" on June 25th. You can even play up the fact that your real birthday is on Christmas by having a Christmas in June, celebrated at the pool. To pay homage to your real birth date, play Christmas music, use Christmas decorations and serve cranberry cocktails, seasonal Christmas beers and "snow" cones.

Make a conscious effort to split the birthday with Christmas. If it is a family tradition to celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, use Christmas Day to celebrate your loved one's 25th birthday. Take advantage of out of town family and friends that are home for the holidays; they can help make his birthday special. For the 25th birthday party, don't depend on the Christmas decorations as your sole means of décor. Instead, buy balloons and banners that segregate his birthday from Christmas. Get a separate cake, his favorite dinner and wrap the gifts in birthday wrapping paper as opposed to Christmas wrapping paper.

The night of Christmas, usually people don't have any plans, and may have extra vacation they've taken for a few days after Christmas. For this reason, you can have a birthday bash the night of Christmas, or the day after. Plan a birthday bar crawl for the birthday girl and her friends. Title it, "The 12 Bars of Christmas," and stop and buy a drink at each one.