Christmas in Illinois Joaquim Gabriel Andrade There it was, a pile of presents! I could not stand it anymore. I had to open them up but my family’s tradition is that you have to wait for the parents to wake up. Hi! I’m Kathleen Ludwigsen. I was born in Santiago, Chile on April 19,1988. I

Antonio’s Christmas Story Joaquim Gabriel Andrade (By Antonio) Hi, I’m going to talk to you about the last Christmas I had. Well first of all, I had my last Christmas in U.S.A. We went to a friend’s house. We had mashed potatoes with gravy and turkey. It was the best thing ever. After that we

CHRISTMAS IN SEATTLE Joaquim Gabriel Andrade Last year I spent Christmas in Seattle, U.S.A. On Christmas Eve I saw my godsister sing in a choir. When we went home we went to sleep anxiously. The next morning my friend Stephen and I went down to open presents, but we had to wait for the parents

Christmas in the U.S.A. Joaquim Gabriel Andrade Christmas in the U.S.A is very cool, except when it doesn’t snow. We have Christmas Eve dinner and then we open one present before we go to sleep. My sister always wakes everyone up early, and we open up presents. We have breakfast after we open our presents.

Christmas in the Country H. Clark My family celebrations begin long before the holidays. We start early in the season with decorating the house and tree. We always celebrate with cousins and family members. The evening always starts with church and then back to the house to open a few gifts. The morning brings new

Matt’s Christmas Nan McNeill First thing after school is out I take a 3 hour drive to my dad’s house and then another 45 minutes to my grandma’s. I eat dinner and open presents. After that I take another 45 minute drive back to dad’s house. Then my dad takes an hour nap. My brother,

Chris’ Christmas Nan McNeill I would like to tell you a story about Christmas at my house. My name is Chris and I am 12 years old. I have a sister named Jessica and a brother named Marky. We spend half of Christmas with our mother and half with our father, so Santa comes to

Tamara’s Christmas Nan McNeill We celebrate christmas by giving everybody presents. We eat turkey, cakes and other stuff with Papa, Graney, aunts and uncles, cousins, and sisters and brothers. So we can eat and open presents at the same time. I love tresents a lot, so when Christmas comes around I get so happy. This

Tyler’s Christmas Nan McNeill On Christmas Eve my family gathers at my grandmother Thompson’s house. All of my cousins, aunts and uncles, and great grandparents open gifts and have a meal. We eat party snacks and punch. Everyone shares their gifts to let us know what they got. We all have a good time. Afterward

Blake’s Christmas Nan McNeill My family celebrates Christmas on Christmas morning when we open our presents and play with the stuff we get. Then we eat our Christmas dinner. When we are finished eating dinner we eat the candy canes off the Christmas tree.   I take my allowance and buy my mom, sister, grandma,