Christmas is a happy time of year. All of the bright red and green colors, the family gatherings, the smell in the air, and the music around us. These are some reasons why Christmas is the best holiday, but certainly not all of the reasons.

Christmas brings family together

One of favorite things about Christmas is that everyone comes together to celebrate and spend time together. Spending holidays without your family just wouldn’t be the same. Decorating the house for Christmas and gathering around the tree Christmas morning is an important tradition in my family that I love and enjoy.

It's a season of giving

Christmas is a time of giving, but not always giving materialistic things. It’s about giving your time to your parents and helping more than you usually do, being kind, helping others, and giving to those who are less fortunate than yourself. Although it's nice to receive gifts, it’s even more rewarding giving gifts that can’t always be wrapped.

Beautifully decorated houses inside and out

I don’t know about you, but Christmas decorations are my cup of tea. I get excited every year when the malls are decorated, when I start seeing lights on houses, and when the Christmas trees come out. Decorations really make you feel in the spirit of Christmas.

The smell of cinnamon/evergreen

I know when Christmas rolls around, I can identify a simple smell that just smells like Christmas. I know I’m not the only crazy one. Christmas has a distinct smell, there is no doubt. And the best way I can put it is cinnamon-like, mixed with evergreen.

Christmas cookies and treats

Holidays are filled with delicious foods. On Christmas, you have the ham and you have the famous Christmas cookies, as well as the chocolate and peppermint treats and anything more that your family’s tradition is. It’s fun making these Christmas foods, because you usually only get to have these kinds of sweets around Christmas, which makes them special.

The 24/7 Christmas music

Some people may get sick of it and think that the day after Thanksgiving is a bit early… I, however, love the day after Thanksgiving for this specific reason. Hearing Christmas music gets me excited for the upcoming Christmas season ahead. Plus, traditional Christmas music makes me feel nostalgic because I’ve been hearing it for twenty some years, and I still love it.

The Christmas movies

Christmas movies are a big part of the Christmas season. Whether it's the old time Christmas movies, or the 25 days of Christmas movies special, you can pretty much find a Christmas movie on any channel in December and that makes so many people happy, including myself.

Christmas gives me a sense of peace and love. It reminds that spending time with the people I love is most important, it reminds to never take for granted what I have in my life and who I have in my life, and that there are so many things to appreciate. After all, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.