Western Christmas Stockings

Christmas stockings and Christmas are linked such that the importance of stockings is much as hanging up the stockings increases the anticipation of receiving gifts in the morning.

The western Christmas stockings refers to the tradition that dictates that a misbehaved child of the year will not be receiving any gift in their stocking during Christmas and instead they will get only a piece of coal.

Christmas stocking normally is stuffed with gifts and goodies that stimulate all the sensory organs and the traditional celebrations expect the stockings to be near the mantel of the fireplace.

Nowadays, the lack of fireplaces has lead to hanging stockings in any location. However, children enjoy this tradition of receiving gifts from the Christmas stockings and even today the anticipation is as usual.