Christmas Eve

comical quality and associations with a certain type of narcissistic, eyebrow-arching, middle-aged man that is now too culturally ingrained. But if you can rock a turtleneck, more power to you. It’s just not me. This is why it puzzles me that, every Christmas since I was five, I’ve received a turtleneck from one relative or another. For as long as I have been able to dress myself, I’ve been receiving turtlenecks and have yet to wear one. I don’t think I’m a particularly chilly-necked person, nor…

So a basic idea of what I did this Christmas first I could not wait I was playing with friends and tried to make time go faster but they couldn't always play. the second Christmas happened I had a lot of presents and I really like them and I am enjoying them. third went to my friends and played with them for almost one week 1 day off "uuuuhhhh". Week part one: on Christmas break my best friend left for the deer lease so we couldn't play it made me really upset but I was able to play with…

In America, Christmas is an annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth, but some people look at this time to give gifts and greeting cards to family and friends. Puerto Rico celebrates Christmas by having Christmas caroling, and when they carol, they play some sort of instrument, either guitars or tambourines. They also gather together inside for refreshments and music. Panama celebrates Christmas by having festive parades and festive floats that are…

Christmas is a time full of beautiful decorations that cover houses with lights, wreaths, and tacky Santa Clauses. It seems nowadays everyone decorates for the holiday season, even universities Greek life. One night last year during holiday season, a member of Alpha Delta Pi decided to play a practical joke on the fraternity boys who were trying to be festive. A group of girls decided to sneak out late, and steal a Christmas reef. A harmless prank that was supposed to be nothing more than funny.…

The Strawberry Festival is an annual carnival gathering in Pasadena, Texas. It has been a Texan tradition for many years mainly because of the large business the sweet strawberries have brought to Pasadena. I had been to the Strawberry Festival before but this one specific year in particular was different for me. On May 17, 2014, I met my best friend and future boyfriend. My family took my friend, Jaylen, and I to the festival. There were many things to do at the Strawberry Festival such as…

The Headless Candy Hogger By Brenty boo times thomes (AKA: Beary Brent) It was Halloween night for Peter Lightning. He was going trick or treating with his friends, Donny and Sylvester. Peter was going to be a Pumpkin head from his favorite movie, " Night in The Cornfield". Peter was ready too early because his friends were not there yet. He took a couple "Butterfingers" from his moms candy bowl and sat down on the couch. 2 minutes later there was a knock on the door. Peter went to go open it…

Halloween and Day of the Dead are thought to be similar because they’re around the same time of year, but when you look closer, the two holidays are very different. The Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives while Halloween celebrates the end of summer. The first difference is that the Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives; anyone who celebrates Day of the Dead sets up a shrine for their dead relative (or relatives) so that their spirit can find it’s way back to their family.…

What if you woke up on Christmas Day, excited for all the gifts you expect to receive, to find out Santa might not be able to deliver gifts to all the good children? In “Hurry Up, Santa!” The Musical, by Bob Kempf and Andy Philpot, people find out Santa has overslept, and news reporters are only making the situation worse, causing kids around the entire globe to fall into sadness. “Hurry Up, Santa!” The Musical performed by the actors of The Empty Space Theater is well written because actors’…

Cinnamon, the reindeer, started her day out like any other day. She got woken up by hearing knocking at the door, she opens it and her neighbor Toasty is there with gingerbread treats. She gives them to Cinnamon and she thanks her for them. Cinnamon thinks it was very nice of Toasty because she doesn't talk to Toasty often so they're not very close. Cinnamon decides to get ready for the day. After she's all ready she goes to town and shops. It becomes nighttime and she decides to go home and…

Everyone close your eyes. Take a deep breath and think back on your childhood. When you asked your parents, where did your presents come from on Christmas? Is Dora or SpongeBob real? What happened to your pet? Why is he gone? Predictably your parents would most likely lie to you. Saying Santa Clause delivered your gifts for being a good child, of course Dora and SpongeBob are real. Your pet ran away since the gate wasn’t closed. Now I was never a gullible kid, and I was always skeptical of…