Mainly when the kids were smaller ...

... We always listened to the radio show called, "The Cinnamon Bear," which played the month leading up to Christmas.

... We used to bake a birthday cake for Jesus that we had at our Christmas Even dinner.

... We still open gifts Christmas morning.

As an aside, some dear friends of ours have a neat tradition ... they get just three gifts from their immediate family (reminding them of the three gifts from the three wisemen). Not sure how well that would have played with our kids, but it does put the meaning of the season back into it.