This survey among Americans who celebrate Christmas shows the most popular Christmas traditions in the U.S. in 2010. Almost all respondents - 97 percent - stated that they engage in secular Christmas traditions such as exchanging gifts or spending time with family and friends during the holidays. 92 percent also like to put up a Christmas tree, while 91 percent do not stop there - they put up even more decorations.
Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not?
Characteristic
Share of respondents who answered "Yes"
Exchange gifts
97%
Get together with family or friends on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
97%
Put up a Christmas tree
92%
Put up Christmas decorations other than a Christmas tree
91%
Take time to reflect on the birth of Christ
81%
Go to Christmas parties
77%
Display decorations with a religious meaning, such as a Nativity scene
68%
Attend religious services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
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Gallup. (October 20, 2011). Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/
Gallup. "Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not?." Chart. October 20, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/
Gallup. (2011). Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/
Gallup. "Do You, or Does Your Family Do Each of The following as a Part of Christmas, or Not?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/
Gallup, Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Do you, or does your family do each of the following as a part of Christmas, or not? [Graph], Gallup, October 20, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209301/christmas-traditions-in-the-us-2010/
