Christmas Cheer All Yearby Catherine KleissEvery holiday has it’s build up. We start planning for Easter 40 days before when Lent starts. We spend all of June planning for the fourth of July and Valentine’s Day teddy bears go on sale before I have even given up on my New Year’s resolutions. People love celebrating and having any reason to decorate their front door, which is why Christmas starts November first. The Christmas holiday is an intense series of events which lead up to the actual Christmas day. It’s more than just a dead tree and eating candy out of socks, it’s (for some people) the celebration of the birth of Christ. For others, it’s the only time they get to see family. And for everyone, it’s when you get to surprise people with presents just because you love them. We can’t get all of this done in a month. “Why wait and celebrate? It’s such a fun time of year when you get to surprise friends and family with presents. And you get them, too!” Katie Mann, senior, said. ![]() There is one point my anti-Christmas boyfriend has on me; Technically, Thanksgiving occurs sometime during my Christmastime calendar. I know, we are being rude to Thanksgiving and all of the Pilgrims who found our great land for us, but I consider this to be more of a Christmas warm-up. We get to see family and eat food, but please note what we are doing while we eat this meal: wearing Christmas sweaters, listening to Christmas music and talking about the holiday season. It’s clear that we are all anxious for Christmas to be here, and that is why it is the most wonderful time of the year. Another point I’d like to make about Thanksgiving is that there is not one song for it, and there is not anything I can put on my front door so the neighbors know I’m celebrating. I like fall, I think wearing sweaters and watching football is a great time of the year, but by November, that isn’t happening anymore. We are all listening to Christmas music and making our lists, because it is time for Christmas. Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and the sooner we get to celebrate, the more we get to appreciate all of the wonderful people in our lives. |