Christmas Eve

Salute Your Shorts: Tim Sullivan's A Christmas Treat (1985) It's Christmas Eve, and as Jason is being tucked into bed, his parents warn him that if he doesn't get to sleep soon, Santa will not be bringing him any gifts. It isn’t long before Jason does finally fall asleep, however, only to excitedly wake up in the middle of the night and rush downstairs to see if Santa has brought him all he wished for. Much to his surprise, Jason finds Santa himself, as he's leaving behind a plethora of joy…

When you think of sharing a meal together with others on Thanksgiving day, what do you think of? Do you celebrate any family traditions, or eat special food for the holidays? Are you with family, or friends, or both? Thanksgiving is different for everyone in many ways. The short story, “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen”, and the poem, “Thanksgiving”, demonstrate two different ways of celebrating Thanksgiving with many similarities and differences. They each share common traditions such as sharing…

Christmas is coming and we've all experienced the struggle the holidays can bring. Whether it's, "how do I pay for all this?" or the battle of presents vs. bills in the ultimate goal of providing the best Christmas for your kids. While Christmas isn't all about presents, for some, the choice of giving their kids a fun, memorable experience rests on the Lay Away program at a local store. Attacking the wish list months in advance, hoping to pay down the bill in time to you little one to unwrap…

high schools during winter. Greg is frightened by the endless threat of anything that could occur gift-wise for Christmas if he messes up. Greg’s parents tell their kids “Santa does see you at all times” which kind of creeps Greg out. He has started sending Santa letters to inform him about his engagements. Then Santa is the "Santa's Scout" doll that his mother puts out about Christmas time. “Santa's scout” is always keeping an eye on what manner her kids’ behavior is. This doll reports bad…

The time when the whole family comes to our house and we all meet, all waiting to eat that delicious turkey and demonstrate appreciation and gratification for the year: these are what we like to do in our Thanksgiving. This day is special to say how much we are grateful ;nonetheless, we always beholden all we have and feel blessed. Although this day is special and variance of others days or has no similarity of other years we always need remained a the blessings. The movie “An Old…

Icy Figures Did you know, that all snowflakes are different? They are amazing, unique figures. Flakes are beautiful because of their extraordinary shapes, their variety of myths, and how they're created from the dust of the earth. It's good to know about snowflakes because according to Fake Flakes by Trent Bradshaw, most stores, schools, libraries, and many other similar places have an incorrect replica decoration about a real snowflake. I'm not saying you can't put up a design with the…

Tarico’s article, “Christianity’s own ‘War on Christmas,’” she states that Christianity takes part in a practice called “syncretism.” Syncretism is when local traditions and religions are absorbed into Christianity. In fact, Tarico claims that Pagan temples became churches, indigenous gods became saints and pagan festival days were turned into Christian holy days. To further this idea of syncretism, Tarico goes on to say that the earliest documentation of Christmas comes from the fourth…

Every year on Christmas Eve the whole family woke up at 9 in the morning. We would all get ready for a family Christmas in DeWitt, Iowa at my aunt’s and uncle’s. Christmas was the only time the whole family got together. My family never had any family reunions or family Thanksgivings. So going to Christmas in Dewitt would let me see all my family members that rarely came by. The day started out with my mother in the kitchen. Every year my mother made the best vegetable pizza that she took…

generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. My most favorite tradition is making tamales during Christmas eve. My relatives are always busy and we never have fun because they are either far away or just to busy. Making tamales is a way for my family and relatives to get together and have fun. Every single one of us gets a task that is not to hard and not to easy. We all love spending Christmas together. My role is to put the flour into the leafs. My dad's role is to cook the…

During the holidays New York City is one of the most breathtaking places to visit. There is something for everyone to see and experience. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve the city is charged with the bustle and excitement of the holiday season. The festivities extend from Rockefeller center to Manhattan to New Jersey. Which means a lot of traffic, dreary taxi rides, crowded subway cars, or a sea of tourists and locals walking briskly to reach their destination. Must – See Events The Macy’s…