A Merry Christmas! mary_444 I have always enjoyed Christmas ever since I was a little girl. There were always all the family members gathered at my grandparent’s house. We always took turns opening the presents, too. The kids would pass out the presents to our relatives who were there. This Christmas I have to work
response to Michelle Marion Our 1st grade teachers are doing a project on Christmas around the world. They are studying Italy now. They have found that Italian families eat a meatless supper, pranzo della vigilia, which may include seafoods such as eel, cod, squid, octopus, and clams. I have not found an answer as to
Christmas in Seattle Laughs101 I love Christmas here in Seattle! Every year, we see the play “A Christmas Carol” at the ACT Theatre. It is cool because downtown is so pretty with all the Christmas decorations. We always get our tree at Westover Farm, which is near my house. They have great trees! We get
A Missouri Christmas barb Here in Missouri we celebrate like much of the US. We put up our tree a few weeks ahead of time so we can enjoy the pretty lites and colors. The children, although grown-up now still draw names and love to get together. The Christmas Story is read on Christmas Eve
SCMS Christmas-Part 2 Nan McNeill Karinzia’s Christmas: Christmas Eve my Grandmother lets me open my gifts before anyone else. That’s because I live with her and I go spend Christmas day with my mother and sister. Christmas Eve all of my family gathers together at my house for dinner. We have turkey and dressing, ham
SCMS Christmas-Part 1 Nan McNeill James G’s Christmas: My family celebrates Christmas by going to bed on Christmas Eve and getting up and opening some of our presents before Mom and Dad get up. Then we eat and after they get up we open the rest. We go see our Grandparents and we give them
SCMS Christmas-Part 3 Nan McNeill Tamara’s Christmas: We celebrate Christmas by giving everybody presents. We eat turkey, cake, other stuff with Papa, Graney, aunts, uncles, cousins, sisters, and brothers. We can eat and open presents at the same time. This year I don’t want presents. I want money. I am getting a nike ring. I
Swedish Christmas Feast at Dad’s deborah On Christmas Eve my sister and her family, my brother and his family, and myself and my family go to my father’s to a Swedish feast. We make our own headcheese two days before the feast and we have potato sausage, Swedish meatballs, lutefisk, bonust, lingonberries, cardamon buns, and
One Final Christmas BLEAU This, though the saddest, is also the most joyous of Christmas’ I can ever remember. Life has been good to me and my family. My wife and I have five wonderful and beautiful children along with the three greatest sons-in-law a family could ask for. Three are our own children and
The Traveling Christmas jonboy00 My Christmas is like every other child who has divorced parents. I start at my dad’s house, and then I travel to my mom’s. Both of my parents are remarried, so I am expecting lots of presents, most of which I don’t deserve. Even though I don’t deserve them, I will
Jesus’ birthday dbrodhead When I was a child we would celebrate by having a birthday party with a cake and candles for Jesus. As I grew up and now have my own children we carry on this tradition by buying a present for Jesus in the form of money to our church or buying presents
Fish on Christmas Eve – Italian Tradition carokee My family came to the USA in 1906 and we have never eaten meat on Christmas Eve. We always have fish, but only one kind. It is a dried salted cod fish that is called “bacalao.” The cod is soaked overnight and the water is changed often
More Ohio Christmas lee I can’t be sure of when the 12 days of Christmas starts, but for us it begins with our Family’s party. We have it on a Saturday night before Dec. 25th except we try and not make it the 24th because we know it’s important for people to be home with
The Real Meaning of Christmas B_light2000 I like Christmas myself but I think people take it for granted and think that it’s all about presents when it’s not. It’s more about giving and people think that because you give you must recieve. Your whole focus should be about Jesus. This was His birthday so that
Christmas in Kentucky iammisbehavin Christmas in Kentucky is wonderful! Living in the mountains of Kentucky we get a lot of snow during the holiday season. Our Christmas season starts the day after Thanksgiving. During the Christmas season everyone is so happy even if they already know they may not receive anything. It’s the fact families
