Descriptive Essay About Christmas

Christmas, the pinnacle of every holiday and the one day in the year where families gather around, exchange gifts, and honor the birth God's son. This would be the meaning of Christmas for most families but... my family's another story. You see, my cousins make a trip from Texas to North Dakota to visit us for Christmas every year. I know what you're

Christmas Carol How does Charles Dickens convey the character of scrooge in the early pages of a Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens, is best known for his host of distinctively cruel, repugnant characters. His father was sent to a Debtors prison taken his son Charles with him

Waking up early on Christmas was always a thing my brothers and I did when we were younger. What made those moments so special was all the decorating we did in the week before. Decorating the Christmas tree was always one of my favorites. Seeing the same ornaments year after year never got old for me. I remember stringing out the tangled lights we used for the outside of the house all throughout the yard. I would hand my brothers a string of lights as he stood on the ladder supported by the house. I always enjoyed putting up the little snowman and gingerbread houses throughout my living room. As you get older all the decorating and family time seems to decline, so spending time with family on holidays were always

Before digging into tangled up balls of lights, I raked and mowed her lawn. I decorated her front porch with a wreath, garland, and white lights. For her yard, I put blue lights on the tree and bushes, and set out her snowmen and reindeer. After finishing the yard, I went inside and helped decorate her Christmas tree with blue lights, ornaments, topped off with an angel.

Since I have grown up living across the country from my extended family, I never had the big family experience of getting together for holidays. However, my little family managed to still keep the spirit even though their was not much of us. We have small traditions such as opening one present on Christmas Eve and breaking the wishbone on Thanksgiving. On Christmas Eve, we also eat snack food throughout the day and bake while watching Christmas movies. If we lived in Idaho with the rest of the family, we would join the annual Memorial Day family reunion, where they BBQ and visit family member’s graves. When I do have children someday I plan on passing down the different traditions and maybe creating some of my

Many people celebrate various traditions all over the world on holidays, birthdays etc. those traditions can define a race, culture, and nations but there are specific ones that represent your family. My family is set apart by carrying the spirit of Christmas by traveling to New York. We go to see many sights such as the Rockefeller Christmas Tree that marks that Christmas has officially begun. With Red Cross employees in the background with Christmas music ringing bells in hopes of people donating money to aid others in need. As well as going to see the most iconic play of the holiday season and on Broadway being the Nutcracker.

Family is the something that is tied to the value of the day for many families. Older siblings should get woken up by their younger siblings and they should wake up their parents all together. The family would be unwrapping presents and spending time with each other. After the presents are opened, they would move to the stockings. After doing everything inside, they would go outside to play in the snow. Families would make snow angels and snowmens together. They would have a snowball fight, all having a good time. After hours of playing outside, they would go in and get changed. After that, they would put on a family movie that they watch every

I began to organize the last room. It was a lot easier than I first thought. I had already scrubbed and cleaned the walls and floors. The tree was up too. I unpacked the balance of the decorations and tree ornaments on the couch. Sorted

A time when Jesus Christ is born. A time when Santa gives the children gifts. A time forgiving and bonding. Christmas is many things to different people. When you are a child you most likely would think about it as Santa. As you get older you realize the true meaning of Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is also a time of decoration. The trees are trimmed with tinsel, treasures, and toys. Wreaths, mistletoe, poinsettias, and stockings cover houses. Lights wink and snowflakes dance. The fire roars like a lion. Christmas is also a time for family and friends. You bond with them and have good memories. Christmas overall is a time for family, giving, decorating, and the birth of

Personally, there is nothing else that motivates me immensely to spend time with my mother and father, to enjoy, and plan in ahead to go out for shopping. Even more, surprise our loved ones with an unexpected gift; also design with the family every detail of the celebration, so that in fact it will be a tremendous day for adults and children. At the same time, share with good friend’s precious moments and thank them for supporting me in the less jubilant time, accompanied by a warm and sincere hug. In the same way, I will enjoy my nephews to the maximum; helping them to place some milk and cookies under the tree to feed Santa Claus if he decides to pass by to check how they are doing at home and school so that he can surprise them with their favorite toys. As a tradition in my family, carefully my mom and I will have to hide in the room, where we will pack the presents so that at night without anyone seeing us put all the gifts under the tree, and let in the hanging stockings a dedicated Christmas’s card with some chocolates or candy canes. Therefore, on Christmas Eve my dad or my brother will disguise as Santa Claus to surprise the children at their most desired moment throughout the

I remember waking up on Christmas day with a huge smile on my face, heart full of joy, and my stomach barking. I can smell all the spices cooking down stairs. As soon as I got out of bed I will rushed down the steps into the kitchen to see what my mom had prepare for us on this special day. We had different variety of food turkey, stuffing, ham, bake beans, mac and

We each take a huge breath as we step out into the crispy snow that snaps under our boots. I make my way to the front door, illuminated by the red, green, and blue Christmas lights. As I open the door and step into a house full of cheek pinches and hugs, an array of Christmas smells welcomes me and makes my mouth water. As my family and I are quickly made comfortable, I look around... All the house is full of Christmas decorations, and the carols are heard all over the house. My cousins are running, playing , and laughing.

For most of my childhood, my mother and I lived with my grandparents so we never celebrated Christmas alone. Every Christmas Eve my grandmother and I, as our own little tradition, would make Christmas shortbread and “reindeer food.” That night, everyone would put on their pajamas and watched the Christmas cartoons that aired on television that night, eating the cookies that we made earlier that day. Every year, my grandparents give me a new pair of pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. My favorite tradition of the night was being able to choose one present from under the tree to open. My mom would always wait until I was asleep to put most of the gift under the tree so I usually opened one from a friend. Before I go to bed, I would write a note for Santa Clause and put out the lunches for Santa, usually consisting of milk and cookies, and his reindeer. I always loved sprinkling the mixture of

For Christmas the constant traditions are no different. My family loves Christmas and enjoys getting to spend the time together. For us the celebration starts early, as

It was December 25th the day I become part Methodist, the day in which people believe god’s son was born, the day my family goes to my aunt’s house to celebrate Christmas. It was also the day in which we received presents from our relatives and that’s why I was so excited. This day was so special to my relatives, that they even made all three meals for us.