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Christmas is the best holiday, period

All of the reasons why I love Christmas, and you should too.

Enrique Caro

Dec 15, 2019

Arizona State University

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Christmas is like the song says, "the most wonderful time of the year". The reason is that it counts for so much more than presents and receiving gifts, but about enjoying the holidays with your loved ones because life is too short.

When I was little, I was infatuated with this idea about getting the most expensive things I wanted on my Christmas list. I was always worried that I wouldn't get the newest craze that everyone had, or that I wouldn't have brand name clothes and shoes. I guess I never knew why I was always like this but it wasn't until my family and I was so tight on money, which meant I couldn't receive a lot, that I realized that Christmas shouldn't be about that. It just made me realize that as long as my family was still healthy and with me, and we could make the greatest Christmas memories, nothing else mattered, not even a single gift. It was truly a great revelation of admitting my own selfishness and accepting life for what it really is: a journey.

Christmas is obviously the best holiday because of the spirit that comes with it. There's something about being on a break from your daily life to be back with family and delicious food. Everyone is just happier and you can catch up with people you don't see that often and meet new family friends and laugh about what the year turned out to be. Because we all know that 2019 was a rough year that challenged us all, but it was also needed.

In this last section of the article, I wanted to include a list of my favorite holiday movies! So probably at the top of my list, which is a great movie to watch with the family with some hot cocoa and Christmas cookies, is Christmas with the Kranks. It's on Netflix and it's basically about these two parents who are planning to skip Christmas until their daughter decides she's coming back home after all.

A close second and a classic is The Grinch who stole Christmas. It is also on Netflix and it's based on the Dr. Seuss children's book!

Also if you're looking for a new holiday movie to watch, I recommend Noelle, it's a new original movie from Disney+ that is based in Arizona.

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