Christmas Eve Traditions

I do not remember doing this as a child growing up, but my mother's family had the tradition of eating oyster soup on Christmas Eve.  Never mind that they were in the seriously landlocked quadrant of Maine.  Oysters could be transported and it was a New England tradition, and my grandparents were about as New England as you could get.
Since my parents have switched to celebrating Christmas as my house, which happened about 30 years ago, we have been having soups for Christmas Eve and it is a nice tradition.  A lighter meal that sets up a day full of eating the following day.  Last year we added some grilled cheese sandwiches to the mix, and that was a great addition.  It is cozy to have a bowl of hot soup, something that you can wrap your fingers around to warm up or sip and warm your insides.  We do have a tradition of making Matzo Ball Soup as one of the three or four soup options, which is certainly not a New England style soup, but then I am not a New England style girl, and i do love Matzo Ball Soup.  Who doesn't?  No matter how you are celebrating this year, have a wonderful evening and a nice holiday to follow.