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Try as we might, every year, there seems to be at least one item on the Christmas shopping list that gets forgotten when shopping ahead of time.

Luckily, a number of D.C.-area grocery stores are open Christmas Eve for anybody who needs to score that last-minute ingredient.

Christmas Eve

The following stores are open — some with modified hours — on Christmas Eve:

Aldi: Stores operate on limited hours on Christmas Eve. Specific holiday hours can be found at Aldi’s.

Balducci’s: Open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BJ’s: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. .

Costco: Christmas Eve hours vary at warehouse locations. .

Food Lion: Area stores will close at 7 p.m.Ìý.

Fresh Market: Stores will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Ìý

Giant: All stores will close at 7 p.m. and all pharmacies will close at 6 p.m. Pickup hours will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Harris Teeter: Stores will close at 7 p.m.

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Megamart: Stores will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

MOM’s Organic Market: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. .

Publix: All stores open at regular hours and close at 7 p.m. .

Safeway: Operating hours vary per store.

Sam’s Club: Open until 6 p.m. .

Shoppers: All D.C.-area stores will close at 7 p.m. and Baltimore locations will close at 9 p.m.Ìý

Target: Stores open at 7 a.m. .

Trader Joe’s: Stores will close at 6 p.m. The “Senior Hour” will not take place Wednesday, but will resume Sunday..

Walmart: Most locations will close at 6 p.m. .

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Weis: Hours vary per store. Weis 2 Go Online hours are 9 a.m. until noon. .

Whole Foods: Stores will open at 7 a.m. .

Yes! Organic Market: All stores will operate regular hours.Ìý

Christmas Day

Very few stores plan to be open on Christmas Day. They are the following locations:

Giant: Stores will close at 5 p.m.

Megamart: All locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Safeway: Modified hours will vary at each location.

Yes! Organic Market: Locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The following stores will be closed Christmas Day:

• Aldi
• Balducci’s
• BJ’s
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• Food Lion
• Fresh Market 
• Harris Teeter
• Lidl
• MOM’s Organic Market
• Publix
• Sam’s Club
• Shoppers
• Target
• Trader Joe’s
• Walmart
• Wegman’s
• Weis
• Whole Foods

Editor’s Note: This list will be updated as more stores release their holiday schedules.