Christmas Eve is one of the most exciting days of the year.
This is the time to prepare for the big day - and we're not just talking about last-minute cooking preparation and present wrapping.
One woman has shared a list of the strict rules she follows on Christmas Eve to make sure she's all ready for the festivities, from working out to Christmas songs to getting all glammed up and having a tipple or two.
The 23-year-old posted the list on her TikTok account @thejarr where it quickly went viral, being viewed more than 680,000 times.
She explained: "Welcome to my rules for Christmas Eve.
"Number 1, it’s an 8am wake-up. We do not have time to waste, we have a lot to get done in a day.
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"Number 2, you’re going to get in that workout to all the holiday bangers - I’m talking All I Want For Christmas Is You, Christmas Baby Please Come Home, Underneath The Tree.
"Number 3, I don’t care if you’re not hosting Christmas Eve, you’ve got to go out and get a coffee and a pastry because the kitchen can’t get messy. Santa doesn’t want to see a messy kitchen.
"Number 4, you’re going to take a THE shower. You use all the products, body butter, bath oil.”
Next on the list, is going for a drive.
She continued: “Next up, take a Christmas song drive. That’s when all your siblings get in the car, drive around, look at the Christmas lights with Christmas music and put the window down and sing out loud.
“When you get back you’re gonna watch the 25 days of Christmas channel since you haven’t all season.”
And no matter your plans, there are strict instructions to get glammed up.
She added: “At 3:30pm Eastern time you’re going to get red carpet ready. I don’t care if you’re not leaving your house, I don’t care if you wear Christmas pyjamas on Christmas Eve like my family does. I don’t care if you’re not doing anything at all, you need to look drop dead. You have never looked better. Steal your cousins’ Dyson Airwrap to do your hair.
“Because number 8 is a festive photo shoot motif with a blood relative - that just means whatever relative takes the best photo, get with them and get some pics of yourself.
“Next up at 4pm is the first glass of champagne. Toast to who, I don’t care, to you or Santa Clause.
"Pretend to be a rich upper east side divorcee at dinner so that nobody bothers you.
"The boomerang rule just means that if someone comments on something that you don’t want them to comment on, like ‘why are you single?’, ‘did you gain some weight?’, just ask them the same question back. They’re going to be so uncomfortable.
"Count memories, not calories. This one goes without saying, you don't want to miss out on this special time with your family, so count the memories, not the calories.
"Give somebody a gift the night before. I need to start giving gifts when the clock strikes 12am on Christmas Eve.
"It’s the champagne to red wine pipeline.
"If mass is a thing, it’s midnight or bust.
"Count how many suitors text you Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve. It’s so fun. All your crushes are going to get drunk.
"Finally, get funky. Get reckless with your cousin and then track Santa on the app."
Since being posted, the video has racked up more than 94,000 likes and hundreds of comments from people who praised her idea.
One person said the list made her excited for Christmas day.
While a second user put: "I need an app so I can keep track of all these and be able to check them off as I do them."
However, a few people pointed out a flaw in her plan as they said they work on Christmas Eve.
One person said: "I want to do this so bad but I work Christmas Eve."
Another wrote: "Can we get realistic a version of this for people in retail who have to work until 10pm Christmas Eve? or is that just me?"
A third commented: "Babe I work at hospital none of these rules are able to be followed on Christmas Eve so sorry."
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