With Christmas less than a day away we thought we would sit down and recall our top ten favourite things about the Christmas and holiday season.
10.Candy canes! These simple treats are a staple of the holidays. Candy canes and the holidays go together like peanut butter and jelly. Imagine the holidays without these delicious, minty treats. We can’t! We love them!
9.Family! Though they can be frustrating and annoying at times, it’s nice to have a time dedicated to reuniting with family. Weather they live too far to visit regularly or live in the room next to yours, the holidays always seem to bring families together and makes all members appreciate each other a bit more.
8. Christmas songs! These carols starts almost immedietely after Halloween and can get pretty tiring. However, when they first start playing around hinting at the start of the holiday season, we can’t help but get excited knowing that the holiday fun is on its way!
7 & 6. Snow and hot chocolate! Sometimes when we’re lucky enough to have a white Christmas, it’s great to go out to play in and enjoy the snow and then come back inside for some hot chocolate. Even if the snow is a little later, the hot chocolate is always around!
5. Niceness! Ever notice how the holiday season gets everyone in a good mood? Which results in everyone being a little bit nicer than usual. It’s lovely to go out and see people smiling at each other and being happy, just because they’re in the Christmas spirit.
4. Christmas cookies! We are big fans of holiday baking in general, but certain treats that seem to be a staple of the holiday season are what we crave this time of year! We’re talking about gingerbread, shortbread and all those other holiday baked goods that seem to only be around during Christmastime. Om nom nom!
3. Christmas specials! Weather they’re classic holiday specials like FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER or Christmas-themed episodes of our favourite shows or holiday specials like FAIRLY ODD CHRISTMAS, we love watching or re-watching these year after year!
2. Winter holidays! Admit it: a lot of the fun of the holiday season stems from the fact that you get to take a break from tests, homework and that daily grind of school. On the last day of school, there’s nothing better than imagining all the fun you get to have with all the new found free time!
1.Watching A CHRISTMAS STORY on television! This holiday classic is on everywhere during the holiday season and there is nothing we love more than watching and re-watching this classic throughout the holidays! In fact we’ve seen it so many times, we practically have it memorized, but it’s still a treat every time!
Did we miss your favourite thing about the holidays? Let us know in the comments or by tweeting us at TheMagazineHQ!