(Before my article a little blurb on the pictures. All these pictures I took at my Mom's house. a house my step-Dad built for my Mom. Her dream house. So just take a second and look at the pictures and see how perfect it really is :)
I’m now calling all kids from ages one to ninety-two to turn a hopeful eye to the joys of this wonderful holiday season. There are so many great things when talking about the holiday season.
Lets start with the first and most obvious Christmas thing we all love. Grandma’s Christmas sweaters.
If you are anything like me then the day after Thanksgiving you have already busted out the sweaters your grandma has been knitting you since you were born. And if you go into this thinking you are alone, you aren’t. In one-way or another every one is excited for them. My personal favorite is the one my Grandma knit me with Rudolph’s head, the size of my whole upper torso, knit on the front with a giant red fluff ball as a nose. I still proudly sport that sweater to this day.
If you really want to be honest with yourself though then you, like me, will openly admit that you have been secretly jamming to Mariah Carey’s Christmas album since November first.
In my book there are no rules of having to wait until Black Friday to listen to Christmas music. In fact, if my ears serve me correctly I’m pretty sure I started hearing Christmas music being played earlier then Nov. 23rd on the radios this year.
Nothing puts my roommates and I more in the Christmas mood then a sweet sounding Christmas carol flowing through out our apartment and putting our ears and minds into a winter wonderland.
“Christmas music makes life so much better, there is something magical about listening to it in our apartment,” says Senior music major Hannah Elliott and my roommate. “I definitely started jamming to it the day after Thanksgiving.”
What more is there to love about Christmas then the tunes blasting with lyrics full of meaning celebrating just that…the joys of Christmas!
Lets not completely rule out tradition though. Another great thing about Christmas is all of its tradition that it holds. Christmas is about a tradition that brings you home to things celebrated for centuries. No matter who you are, whether you are a celebrity or some one of common status we’re all celebrating the love of a holiday having to do with the birth of our king.
This is the season that brings hope and joy and where, when miracles happen, most give credit where credit is due, to God. Christmas is about celebrating the birth of our savior but he was a savior that brought the best gift of all; love. This is a season where people love more. It’s a place where families come together after not seeing each other and where hearts are giving and more polite.
“What I love most about Christmas is that I get to see all of my family because I have a big family and I get to spend time with my uncles and aunts,” says junior Commercial music major Kyle Pidilla.
This is a time where as families we gather together in an elementary schools auditorium to watch children sheepishly perform the birth of Jesus. Having two younger sisters that participate in these kinds of pageants it is something that they look forward to every year. Plus its something, as family, that is fun to watch.
Another great thing about the holidays is all of our favorite Christmas movies; the ones that we, with our families and friends, gather around the TV to watch.
I’m talking about movies like Muppets Christmas Carol, The Grinch, The Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, and the list goes on.
The list of why the holiday season is so wonderful could go on forever. If you have a heart turned cold by Christmas then know there is still hope for you. If Kermit the frog can still hold holiday cheer while married to Mrs. Piggy then there is hope for all of us. So don’t be a Scrooge, loosen your scarf, lace your skates, sport Grandmas sweater, and enjoy this upcoming season!
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