We celebrate on the 24 th . The day usually begins with a breakfast of rise porridge , also known as Christmas porridge . After that it varies from family to family but for us it ' s a lot of preparations for the dinner . At 15 . 00 Sweden stops to watch Donald Duck Donald Duck we eat a traditional Christmas dinner , containing a big ham , herring , meatballs , smoked salmon , sausages etc . is the drink of choice . After the dinner it ' s time for the presents , which have been under the Christmas tree all day . After the presents we usually watch the compulsory programme ' s on TV the rest of the evening . <| sep |> My family . They ' ve been through so much with me and they ' re the only people that I would be willing to give up my life for .