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Christmas It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but not everyone celebrates it the same way.
When you think of festive traditions, it’s hard not to picture the classics: a turkey with all the trimmings, singing at the local carol service and a cheeky glass of mulled wine with mince pies.
Families around the world love these staples, but not all of them follow the traditional script. – especially in the world of celebrities.
Stars are known for doing things their own way and Christmas is no exception.
Forget the glitz and glamour, some of your favorite celebrities have surprisingly extravagant ways to celebrate the big day.
From unusual rituals to over-the-top extravagance, MailOnline reveals the famous faces who like to do something a little different from the norm.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Given that Chrissy Teigen is famous for her cooking, you might expect her to be stuck in the kitchen over the festive period, but instead she orders McDonald’s for her family.
Since Chrissy Teigen is famous for her cooking, it’s to be expected that she’ll be stuck in the kitchen over the festive period.
The social media-savvy stunner is the author of cookbooks including 2018’s Cravings: Hungry for More: A Cookbook and Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat: A Cookbook.
However, when it comes to food over the festive period, Chrissy’s husband John Legend revealed that it’s the time of year when they treat themselves to fast food delivery.
John explained that for several years now, the family has been ordering McDonald’s on Christmas Eve as a late-night snack.
“It’s a Chrissy tradition, for sure,” John told Postmate’s The Receipt.
He then added: “We’ve decided to make Beef Wellington our Christmas main course from now on.”
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey heads to Aspen with her twins, where they get “a horse-drawn sleigh or two, and we bundle up and go riding in the snow under the stars.”
She is unofficially known as the Queen of Christmas, with her hit All I Want for Christmas Is You, the best-selling Christmas song of all time in the US.
So it’s no surprise that Mariah Carey goes all out in December.
Mariah, famous for kicking off the holiday season by “defrosting” and warbling “It’s tiiiiitime” in honor of her holiday hit, lost her signature battle to officially own the phrase Queen of Christmas, but she still tries her best.
He normally heads to Aspen with his twins Morocco and Monroe and explained: “Depending on how many of us are in (Aspen), we get one or two horse-drawn sleighs, bundle up and go ride in the snow under the stars.”
But her OTT festivities don’t end there: the singer adds: “We always drink cocoa with caramel schnapps to keep warm and sing at the top of our lungs.”
Kate Middleton
According to royal sources, the women and men of the Royal Family spend breakfast time separately and only meet for church later in the day (pictured: Kate Middleton).
While many families will wake up on Christmas morning surrounded by their loved ones, the same can’t be said for Kate Middleton and Prince William.
According to Royal sources, the women and men of the family spend breakfast time separately and only come together for church later that day.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady explained: “On Christmas Day, the ladies usually opt for a light breakfast with sliced fruit, half a grapefruit, toast and coffee delivered to their rooms.”
He added to the Daily Mail in 2017: “Meanwhile, the male royals come down to the dining room for a hearty breakfast at 8.30am, with eggs, bacon and mushrooms, smoked kippers and roast kidneys, to prepare.” for the 11:00 am religious service at St. Mary Magdalene.’
The Jonas brothers
Many celebrate Christmas morning with a hearty feast of eggs, bacon, toast or cookies for their holiday breakfast, but not the Jonas family, who enjoys tamales.
Many celebrate Christmas morning with a hearty feast of eggs, bacon, toast or cookies for their holiday breakfast, but not the Jonas family.
The boy band likes to enjoy a Mexican tradition in the morning and tease hot tamales before opening their gifts.
Speaking to InStyle, Nick, 32, admitted: “Every year we eat tamales on Christmas morning and it’s amazing.”
She went on to reveal, “My mom started it and I think it’s special because we grew up doing it and it’s just like us to eat tamales at Christmas.”
A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is then steamed in corn husk or banana leaves.
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts revealed that she and her husband Danny Moder don’t allow anyone into the living room alone on Christmas Day – and they have to go in as a family.
Julia Roberts, 57, has a number of Christmas traditions she can’t wait to adhere to.
The star previously gave a glimpse into how she, her husband Danny Moder and their three children celebrate Christmas.
The actress shared that she loved waking up on Christmas morning and said her family had a tradition that “no one comes in the room until everyone comes in the room.”
The mother of three said the holidays wouldn’t be complete without “a good, hearty Christmas dinner,” as well as deciding how much to feed everyone before the holiday meal.
“I enjoy the practical challenge of Christmas morning food because you don’t want too much, you don’t want to mess it up right from the start,” she explained.
“It’s best to keep your blood level stable so you don’t go crazy before the big meal.”
Reese Witherspoon
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon, 48, has revealed she will be involving her Academy Award in Christmas celebrations.
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon, 48, has revealed she will be involving her Academy Award in Christmas celebrations.
In addition to lavishly decorating her home, Reese previously confessed that her figurine gets some holiday love.
The mother of three revealed that the Best Actress Oscar, which she took home in 2006 for her role in Walk the Line, looks completely different on the big day.
And that’s all thanks to his children Ava, Deacon and Tennessee.
“At Christmas they put a little hat and a scarf on him so he doesn’t get cold,” The Morning Show actress previously said in an interview.
Stacey Solomon
Stacey Solomon prepares an unusual Christmas breakfast for her husband and children
Stacey Solomon has very much become the epitome of Mrs. Christmas herself.
While she gets into the spirit early, the British TV star, married to Joe Swash and mother of five, likes to go against the grain at Christmas.
Instead of indulging in a full English, the 35-year-old presenter prepares a very different breakfast, which even she admits is quite strange.
“This is going to sound really weird… every Christmas morning my mom used to cut a grapefruit in half, put a little bit of sugar in it and that was our breakfast,” Stacey revealed.
“None of my kids will eat it, Joe won’t eat it, it’s not even that good, but I have to make it every Christmas.”
She added on an episode of Loose Women: “I don’t eat grapefruit all year, but on Christmas morning, I sit there with my half grapefruit and sugar and I really enjoy it.”
Peter and Emily André
Emily Andre makes stockings by cutting up old stockings (pictured with her husband Peter)
Peter Andre and his wife Emily will have a magical Christmas as they prepare to celebrate their new addition, baby Arabella, who was born in April.
While talking about her family’s Christmas traditions, Emily revealed that her favorite holiday custom involves cutting up old stockings, a quirky tradition passed down from her parents, Rebecca and Ruaraidh.
“It’s my favorite tradition, we make weird stockings, stockings with tights,” she said. OK! Magazine.
‘We cut the stockings in half and stuffed them. We’ve always done it since I was a kid, I have no idea why, but we love it.’