Christmas Gift

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…

respectful towards others, and gives children happy memories to look back on. The man that can deliver presents to all the children in the world in a single night, is a story told to children about how a man named Santa clause does the impossible every Christmas Eva. In a world where people are constantly fighting each other to get places in life, it all just seems impossible. Though, old Saint Nick instills in children that they can do the impossible thing even if it seems futile. He teaches…

of all, my 6 year old twin sisters, Allison and Annie, ate the last 2 cranberry muffins this morning, broke the star on the top of my Christmas tree, and spilled my push pin jar next to my bulletin board, which I didn’t realize until I sat on one. Also, tomorrow is Christmas, and I have only 2 presents under the tree. The first is probably an ugly knitted christmas sweater from grandma, and a book about ‘The Wonders Of Fishing’ from grandpa. He’s sent me one every year, and I’ve ‘accidentally…

This paper is about the Netherlandic Christmas. It is related to our holiday in ways which is in this report. Like the U.S they celebrate it for the birth of Jesus. Also they call saint nicholas sinterklaas. Dutch christmas traditions are generally like others. They have christmas trees and big family meetings. But here is something different like they have a christmas tree bonfire. There is also two days of christmas. Some other traditions include, sinterklaas coming on december 5th. They also…

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.…

like a cupid arrow, it can end up in many places. “The Gift of the Magi” a short story by O. Henery, models a theme through direct and indirect characterization with two characters, Della and Jim Dillingham Young, who reveal the everlasting theme of love. When we are first introduced to Della through direct characterization, she gets an idea that could her more cash to buy her Jim a worthy present she has been struggling to find for Christmas Eve; selling her breathtaking hair to Madame…

Each year during the holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are held for people in need to attend. Kids get to enjoy a family meal and a chance to sit on Santa’s lap, and for that short day they forget of all the troubles they have been through. Many homeless shelters tear families apart because they…

Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, though it also encompasses Greek, Roman and pagan traditions of giving gifts and feasting around the Winter Solstice. It is a time when families and friends come together to share food and exchange gifts (web). In How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the main characters, the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge, are similar to each other in many ways such as their awful personality. The Grinch is…

colonial times Christmas was frowned upon in New England and observed mostly as a private feast in mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies. The strait-laced New England Puritans, partially motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment, banned Christmas in 1659 under the guise that the holiday was pagan and that it encouraged decadence. Colonial Americans celebrated a Christmas that contained both religious and secular elements thus establishing a uniquely balanced American approach to faith. Christmas harkens…

According to Nov.30 on Christmas is the day we celebrate for the day God was born. By Jacqueline L. Urgo argues about celebrating Christmas holidays at the shore, in order to show Christmas is more than just shopping but more about god, family and its all about showing love to the people around. Says " it is about more than just shopping. It's about family and a lot of great activities to do with family.” over time there has been changes of the ways we celebrate holidays and the reasons we…