Janet decorated a live tree she bought last year and brought it into the living room. We bought one string of LED lights in Cochin to put on the tree and it has been lit each evening for several days now. We got each other a few presents and placed them under the tree. The warm climate does not seem so much like Christmas, but we tried. Ziggy and Zoe don't seem as curious about this tree as the ones we have back home.
On Christmas day (which was a national Holiday in India) we relaxed in the morning and then walked over to the home of some friends about 1PM. There we had a very good Indian- American dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, salads and a number of Indian dishes as well. We talked to several people- some who live in the US and were home visiting. It was a pleasant way to spend a few hours and the food was very good too.
After the dinner we walked to a nearby place where they were having a baking exhibition. We had not heard about this until a day or 2 earlier, but it is quite a big deal. You pay to enter and see the items made. The is a navy ship
made of cake, as well as the Taj Mahal- not life size, but huge! Smaller items included a bird cage with birds of a sort inside and Rajasthani- looking people on horses. It was fun to see, but Very crowded- not as bad as Brindavan gardens a year ago, but bad enough. We just went to see what it was about and then we went to a cafe where one of the waiters was dressed as Santa and handing out candies. As with most holidays in India, many shops were open too, but we did not go in except for a stop at a pharmacy and florist. 
We may have mentioned before- flowers are very inexpensive here, so you can get fresh flowers every few days if you choose.
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