Photo: “Elves Forever” (credit: US Postal Service)

Christmas is a day of gift-giving and reflecting on cheerful times from past years around the tree, gift giving, before decamping to the dinner table to watch the latest holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel and professional sports events or just relaxing with family and friends.

For those who don’t celebrate the day, several fine Chinese restaurants will be open, and some great movies are premiering on the big screen on Christmas: the remake of The Color Purple, Ferrari and
The Boys in the Boat  [Editor’s suggestions: “Maestro,” at the West Newton Cinema at 1 p.m. “Poor Thing” (several screenings] at The Majestic 7 in Watertown, and the best of the Rom-Coms “Anyone but You” at the “7” and Apple Cinemas in Cambridge] 

And if you have a “need” to get out of the house, here are a few places around town closing early Christmas Eve and open on Christmas:

Christmas Eve early closings:

• Star Market at 535 Trapelo Rd. closes at 6 p.m. The pharmacy closes at 5 p.m.
• CVS: The store at 264 Trapelo Rd. is closing at 10 p.m. (the pharmacy at 6 p.m.) and 60 Leonard St. at 10 p.m. (with the pharmacy shutting its doors at 5 p.m.)
• Starbucks at 110 Trapelo Rd. in Cushing Square will close at 4 p.m.
• Dunkin’ at 353 Trapelo Rd. is closing at 8 p.m. while the store at 52 Church St. is closing at 5 p.m. The store at 350 Pleasant St. will shut it down at 6 p.m.
• Craft Beer Cellar at 87 Leonard St. in the Center will be open ’til 6 p.m.
• MBTA buses and subway lines will run on a Sunday schedule. The commuter rail is on the weekend schedule.

Christmas Day

Dunkin’

• The Dunkin’ at 353 Trapelo Rd. will be operating from 4:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
• The 52 Church St. location in Waverley Square will be open from 7 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
• 350 Pleasant St. will be closed on Christmas.

Starbucks

• The “Cushing Village” location at 110 Trapelo Rd. will be closed.

CVS Pharmacy

• The store at 264 Trapelo Rd. will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• The operation at 60 Leonard St. in Belmont Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Christmas.
• The pharmacy on Trapelo Road is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Belmont Center site will be closed.

Star Market

• Belmont’s supermarket located at 535 Trapelo Rd. is closed for the day.

If you are looking to get around on the MBTA:

• The Fitchburg/South Acton Commuter Line will operate a weekend schedule while buses that operate in Belmont will also be on a Sunday schedule.