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I Can't Exactly Put My Finger On Why Christmas Is So Great

Well Christmas is over, now what?

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I Can't Exactly Put My Finger On Why Christmas Is So Great
Aspen Davis

Alright, Christmas is over. Now what are we supposed to do? A whole 364 more days until we get to experience this awesome time of year again. I always feel so depressed after Christmas is over. There's something about the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas that just puts me in this special kind of mood. I'm sure for some people it's about the gifts or the thought of a surprise of what one may receive during the morning of December 25, but that's not me. Thanksgiving is a no brainer on why I love it so much. The food is never ending so therefore I am a happy camper. Christmas on the other hand, I can't exactly put my finger on it...

Maybe it's the lights.

Cities are just so much prettier when they are decorated with red, green, white, and blue lights. Houses really aren't much to look at when they don't have lights streamed around them. They are literally the accessories houses should get to wear year round.

Maybe it's the kindness people show to one another.

I'm not sure why it isn't done all the time, but it seems as if everyone is just a little bit nicer to their neighbors around this time of year. I'm glad we are able to do it sometimes at least, but I wish it was an everyday thing.

Maybe it's the snow.

Honestly, I think the snow is beautiful. An ideal Christmas consists of waking up with a blanket of snow covering the ground and large snowflakes falling from the sky. It has the ability to make the dirtiest of places look clean, until it's been driven on and turned into nasty brown slush, of course. The cold that comes along with the cold isn't the most favorable part, but it's a necessary evil to allow for the beauty.

Maybe it's the movies.

They're all filled with magic, love, and kindness. Some of my faves are The Grinch, A Year Without Santa Clause, Polar Express, Four Christmases, and A Christmas Carol. Everything about these movies is family friendly and remind you of the true meaning of Christmas. What could be better?

Maybe it's the music.

It's the one time of year when our radios don't have the chance of raunchy profanities spewing from them. It's all clean, happy, beautiful music that does an excellent job at keeping spirits high. I honestly can't think of any other holiday/birthday that has so many great songs associated with it.


There are so many fantastic parts about Christmas so it's easy to understand why I enter a depressed state once January rolls around. So if I don't seem too thrilled with my life at the beginning of the year, I hope you'll understand it's only temporary, and I can't help it.

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