I know Christmas is come and gone
 

... but I have a question.

In sitcoms and movies, when the characters living in the USA go Christmas shopping they later keep the presents unopened under the Christmas tree until Christmas morning. So children can see them. And what's the point of telling them Santa brought them if they have been there days before? :S

Hehe, I know it's a silly question, but I've always wondered.

people have too much time on their hands

The only gifts we kept unopened under the tree when our kids were young were gifts that we gave to each other. Therefore our kids knew that people gave family members and special friends Christmas presents personally. The Christmas toys for the kids were kept in hiding (in the basement usually) until they went to bed on Christmas Eve and then we brought them upstairs and put them under the tree. That way - when they got up on Christmas morning a whole bunch more presents were there than there were the night before - ergo - Santa came.

Kathleen

It IS tv...:) But yeah, that's kind of strange. Never thought about it before.

Adrian

I think its just pure decoration on the set. I just think that its placed under the tree to give the set a more 'Christmassy' look. lol...strange as that may sound. Thats how I see it anyway.

I don't know....when I was a child, we did like Kathleen said. But Santa is not that popoular here, I think the most part of children know that gifts are from parents and relatives.

Thats no fun.....as a kid, the magic of Santa Claus coming, was what actually made Christmas for me!!

Yes, but we also have another "Santa" on December 13th, so.....

Oh eye? And who is he/she then?

Like Kathleen already explained, kids know we exchange gifts with each other. They don't think that everything comes from Santa. Then, on Christmas morning all the presents that Santa brought magically appear under the tree, when in actuality, mom and dad had them hidden somewhere else until Christmas Eve. I still always thought that Santa came to visit, because there were more gifts under the tree on Christmas morning. Nothing was ruined. Plus, it was always fun to know that there was something under the tree for you...I would sit there and shake them trying to figure out what was in the packages.