BY: ASHLIE PAYNE

My favorite holiday is Christmas which includes Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Christmas Eve is on December 24th and Christmas Day is on December 25th every year.
Christmas is a very special holiday and it is important to many people around the world and I am one of those people. Christmas is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Christmas is also a day to spend time with your family and enjoy it. It is also a time to give and not to think of what you’re going to get. It is not a time to expect things from others, but to think of others instead.

People celebrate Christmas in different places. At their own house, at another relative’s home, on a cruise, out of town or to a place they’ve never been, ect. I celebrate Christmas at my home, but in the past I’ve celebrated Christmas at my other family member’s house, such as my grandmother.

I like Christmas for a lot of reasons. The main reason I like Christmas is because it is very close to my birthday and I always get double the presents. Another reason is that I get a break from school and I have a while to relax. I get to go visit friends and family that I haven’t seen in a while, or even go visit my friends and family if it hasn’t been long since I’ve seen them.

Most people celebrate Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree: fake or real and then decorate it with ornaments and more. They also decorate their home with many other Christmas decorations. Under the tree they put presents because that’s what people did on the day Jesus was born and everyone opens their presents on Christmas Day. Also people listen to Christmas music. On Christmas Eve people do many things, make cookies, finish decorating or do last minute shopping, work, open one or two presents, stuff stockings, and much more.

THAT’S CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!