Sometimes I'm tempted to give my kids gifts in a spread out way, instead of all at once, so they can appreciate each gift.
In the song The 12 Days of Christmas the author describes getting gifts on each day leading up to Christmas.
In Advent Calendars - there appear to be lollies(candies) that you open out each day leading up to Christmas.
My question is: Were there [in times past] gifts on the days leading up to Christmas instead of them all being on the one day? Is it a recent thing that we open gifts all on the one day?