Since my mother's birthday is the 23rd and mine is the 24th, Christmas is a little weird.
I have few relatives and friends on the same boat. Everyone is rushing to last Christmas shopping or busy with preparations and most of the time everybody is exhausted to add a birthday party into the mix. If I were you, I would be proactive to advertise my birthday ahead of time to make sure my close friends and relatives would have the event in their radar. Anyway, I hope you and your Mom had a wonderful birthday !!!!!!
Not sure why it’s weird? Sounds like a whole week of parties and presents!