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25 Reasons Christmas Is The Best Holiday

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25 Reasons Christmas Is The Best Holiday
  1. You get to spend time with family and friends
  2. Snuggling while watching Christmas movies
  3. You get to decorate the Christmas tree
  4. It’s the perfect excuse to wear that ugly sweater
  5. Baking countless amounts of Christmas cookies
  6. Jesus was born. Yay!
  7. It’s the perfect time to help the less fortunate
  8. Christmas lights.
  9. Candy canes are always available
  10. We get to jam out to Mariah Carey with no shame
  11. Getting kissed under the mistletoe
  12. Seeing the smiles of your loved ones when they open your gift.
  13. Receiving gifts feels pretty awesome too
  14. Santa comes to town!
  15. Time off of school is always a plus
  16. It’s the perfect weather for ice skating
  17. And making a snowman
  18. Leaving out milk and cookies for Santa
  19. It’s completely acceptable to randomly break out into a Christmas carol
  20. Chugging eggnog
  21. Ripping off wrapping paper is therapeutic
  22. Even complete strangers seem a little happier
  23. You get to take awkward family photos!
  24. ABC Family’s 25 days of Christmas. Enough said.
  25. The realization that a new year is near!
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