As the years go by, some traditions remain the same. You always scramble to get those last minute presents, decorate the tree with the same amount of care and, of course, eat all the cookies put in front of your face.

Even though there are some parts of the holiday that remain the same, it seems that each year, it feels a little less like Christmas. Yes, you are still buying presents and still eating cookies, but as time goes on, the shopping list gets smaller and the person making the cookies changes.

Instead of heading to your grandmother's house this year, you end up going to another family member's home, who was kind enough to take over the holiday traditions. The favorite holiday dish that one person made perfectly is now made by someone else. It still tastes great, but there is one thing missing from it: the hands of the person who made it your entire life.

Christmas (along with other holidays) are the time for people to get together with the ones they love. It starts off with everyone at a young age, and it eventually begins to dwindle down as time goes on.

Losing these people causes traditions to change through time. It does not happen intentionally, it's just that those people are the ones who always made sure to keep those traditions going.

But it is not about keeping the traditions alive or making sure to do everything exactly the same each year. It's about creating new traditions and memories that will last a lifetime.

The people around the tree might change from year to year, but the love for the people you spend these moments with is what really matters.