A Christmas Story

Christmas carols, bargain deals, peppermints and gumdrops, shining lights hanging from house to house, snow and canceled school days, and food that could last as leftovers until Valentine’s day: the most wonderful time of year for millions across our nation. Christmas has evolved over many of years and the traditions have remained in and out of time for families and passed down from generation to generation. Families celebrating and expressing beliefs, personal “meanings” or thoughts that come…

child, is this man on the Cross. Jesus, Son of Mary, the only Begotten Son of God who bore our sins to set us free from the bondage of sin and death. For without His death, we would not be in this Church this day celebrating His birth. The joy of Christmas is not for a day or a season. It is an eternal joy, a joy that no one can take from us because it is the joy of Jesus Christ himself made present in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. The Lord gives us a supernatural joy…

I emptied the bowl of my pipe by knocking it against the gate post. Then, I opened the car door. My aunt began to cry. “I’ve had so many bad dreams about you. I was worried you wouldn’t return,” she said. “I’m alive and well,” I said, “Merry Christmas.” As we went inside the house, Uncle Galway and I carried the…

also known as the Christmas Log or Buche de Noel. This cake that is made at Christmastime dates back to the 19th century. At this time rolled sponge cakes filled with jam or cream and covered with butter cream icing began to be mentioned in European cookbooks. They were usually decorated with marzipan or meringue. The rolled shape of the cake was to remind one of a log and was typically covered with chocolate butter cream to look like the “bark of a tree”. An interesting story is that in Paris…

Scrooge sounds like an old grumpy, greedy, disrespectful man. According to the text it states that, he is grumpy and very hard to handle. Also, the text states that he doesn't really care about a plethora of things like Christmas because he does not get the point of Christmas. On page one, the author describes how he was exceedingly rude to a boy who shows up asking for any donations for the poor, but Scrooge tells him to leave, and argues that anyone who is poor can either go to jail, or go…

importance of family especially during holidays, the importance of friendships and what makes a healthy relationship, and the most vivid in my life is the student-athlete lifestyle. What comes to your mind when you hear Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Well in my family the number one thing that comes to mind is family and food but the most important one would be family. Family is something that you don’t get to pick but no matter what they do you will always love them. I…

Gabby P Carlos’ Christmas “Ok Carlos! We are going on a date, watch Lauren while we are gone” said Bailey, mother of Lauren. She was wearing a red coat and a red hat with a pair of red shoes. Jack was the father of Baby Lauren, he wore a kaki outfit with a black bottom. As soon as they left the house, Carlos told Lauren to get on his back so that they could get down the green carpeted staircase. “Can I go look at the beautiful tree Carlos?” asked Lauren.…

painted the wall and reframed all the old pictures. As a young girl, I assisted my parents and reframed the pictures. While scrolling through the pictures, I recognized one peculiar picture that embodied two stories I would never forget in years to come. This idyllic picture was taken one Christmas holiday where our entire family members and friends celebrated the season in our hometown in Enugu, Nigeria. The celebration took place at my grandfather’s house with lots of food, drinking, and…

the presents on Christmas Eve/Christmas Morning. This is caused by the small feud between Father Time and Santa. As the story continues, Santa enlists in the help of the Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, and Cupid, as well as his head elf, Bernard to help stop Father Time from speeding up time. The five work together to stop him and in the end, Father Time realizes that he should not be speeding up time, but instead should be spending time with his friends and have more of the Christmas spirit…

Suspense Story: The Package As the fiery sun had set leaving only a sliver of the moon illuminating the clouds beneath, Tyrone had fallen asleep in his apartment in New York City. The time was only 8:45 at night, but Tyrone wanted a good night's sleep for Christmas the next morning. Right at midnight, Tyrone's dog woke him up after he started barking nonstop. Luckily, Tyrone gave his dog a treat so he consequently stopped barking. All of the sudden, Tyrone grabbed his dog then leaped out of the…