I know a lot of people reminisce of the “good ol’ days” when everything closed for Christmas. But I’m thankful for the people who are willing to work because, God forbid, someone gets sick and you need to run to the drugstore for some medicine. Or you’re travelling and you need food (happened to us one Christmas night when I was a teenager – and I was most thankful for that bright yellow Waffle House sign! Yes we had Christmas dinner at Waffle House one year!)
So here’s a list of places that are open and places that are definitely closed. (Most service stations on major routes should be open should you need to gas up.) As a general rule, it would be best to call ahead to any restaurants as hours can vary between locations.
Albertson’s: Open 7am to 7pm
Boston Market: Some Boston Markets are open on Christmas Day from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Chick-fil-A: CLOSED
CVS: OPEN 8am-9pm (24 hour locations will remain open 24 hours)
Denny’s: always OPEN 24/7
Dunkin’ Donuts: Most will be OPEN regular hours
Family Dollar: OPEN (hours vary)
Golden Corral: Most locations open but with special Christmas hours.
IHOP: OPEN
Publix: CLOSED
Rite Aid: OPEN Regular Hours (24 hour locations will remain open 24 hours)
Shoney’s: Some locations will be open with a special Christmas day buffet.
Sprout’s: CLOSED
Starbucks: OPEN Regular Hours
Trader Joes: CLOSED
Waffle House: always open 24/7
Walgreens: OPEN 8am-6pm (24 hour locations will remain open 24 hours)
Walmart: CLOSED
Winn-Dixie: CLOSED
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