My sister and I have a tradition of going together (quite early, of course). We pick the most important items rather than trying to hit a ton of different stores, and the big-ticket items her husband and his brother are excellent at grabbing! Now, we have a new tradition of stopping with scratch-off Lotto tickets and hot chocolate from wherever my fiance is doing his news liveshot. :-) If there's snow in the air, we are known to sing Christmas carols in lines -- 1/4 of the people hate it, 3/4 sing along -- it's great to get in the spirit and not take it too seriously (while getting some incredible deals)!
