Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper

Sticking two black button eyes on our snowman, I turned and gave Charlie a high-five. We didn't do this much, thinking of it, I couldn't remember the last time we had. "Finished!" I said. "And there's not a finer snowman in the whole neighborhood." But Charlie wasn't looking at me. He was staring at the snowman, his face almost as white as its. "D-d-d-did you s-s-s-see THAT?" he stammered. We had been at this for nearly the whole afternoon, and nothing marvelous had happened. I slowly turned…

It all started when Stephen woke up on christmas Day like any other kid. He was so excited, but when he got down to check and see if Santa had come, sadly there where only two crying elfs. He goes to see what was wrong. They said that their names were Andrew and Callie. They went on to explain that Santa had been kidnapped. So instantly acting on pure instinct he stole his mother's car keys and “drove” to the airport. He managed to get into a airplane. As they tried to take off the guard…

face. My dad and I were very close I was a “daddy’s girl” and he was my world. I had been through so much growing up and he never left me alone, I considered him to be my angel. He came over to see me that day so we could make some decisions on Christmas dinner. So much had happened to me that year from meeting that special someone, graduating medical school, and adopting a child. He came to my house bout 5:30 pm and we sat down and started talking and he asked for a soda water. That was the…

Christmas is a time to rejoice, a time to love, and a time to give thanks. With all the advertisements and black friday deals for presents, the true meaning of Christmas has drifted away from many people’s mind. Receiving presents is something to look forward to and be grateful for, however not everyone gets this experience. Not everyone wakes up to beautifully wrapped presents topped with string and a shiny bow. DEcember is one of the best months to give back to the community and spend…

as the look on my mothers face went from joyful to distraught. Christmas, my absolute favorite holiday, always started the day after Thanksgiving when my mom pulled out the Christmas decorations. However, the first day of Christmas in 2009 did not bring holiday spirit, or comfort, or joy. It only brought pain. After a prolonged, difficult move to Hawaii on the Air Forces orders, we finally had a peaceful moment to enjoy the Christmas season; however, that immediately changed when my mother…

It 's a Hispanic tradition to have two Christmases. However, my parents ' Christmas was totally different compared to mine. Usually, what they asked Santa what they wanted (which was an Uncle on both sides who often dressed up as Santa), but usually they were gifted an item they needed. For example, my father would ask for legos…

Every year during the Christmas Season, there are articles published that are critical of the song, Mary Did You Know. As expected, in early December, Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ, published an article with the title, “The Problem With ‘Mary Did You Know.’” In the article, Fr. McTeigue criticized the following lyrics: “Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.” Fr. McTeigue’s complaint was that the lyrics imply that Mary was a…

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…

there are Christmas elves. Dinky was a forest elf. It’s not that he didn’t like being an elf. Dinky, just didn’t want to be a forest elf. For as long as he could remember in his short 12 years of life, Dinky had always wanted to be a Christmas elf. Wouldn’t it be grand to live at the North Pole with Santa year round and make toys? Every six years, Santa and DoJo, the leader of the Christmas elves, would have a contest. All elves under the age of 13 who wanted a chance at being a Christmas…

The chapter book I have chosen to write about is Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne, which is a part of the Magic Tree House series. This series is about two kids: Jack and Annie, who find a magical, time traveling tree house. In this book, they receive an invitation to come to Camelot for Christmas, but when they get there, no one is celebrating Christmas. They find out that a spell has been cast on Camelot that took all the joy and celebration from the people and three Knights of the…