I always remember a roaring fire in the fireplace (even if it was warm) and presents ALL over the family room.
Present wise, the only one I really remember was when I get my first NES - I cried for like an hour. We were DIRT poor, and I never expected it in a million years. I asked for it the previous Christmas and did not get it, I asked for my birthday and did not get it, and had lost hope. Best Christmas ever.