Every year I have crated a countdown from the first day of school until Christmas. And every year I get more and more excited for the holiday season. Christmas is a time of giving, joy, and good spirits. I could have easily made a '100 Best Things About Christmas" list, but instead decided to pick the top ten. So get in your cozy pj's, grab a cup of hot chocolate, sit by the fire, and get ready for the best time of the year!

1. The Lights

Nothing beats driving down the streets with your family looking at the glimmering lights. My best memories with my family were hunting for houses with the coolest lights and wishing our house looked like that!

2. The Snow

You only ever hear "white Christmas" in every holiday song about the holiday ever. So when it comes true, it truly makes your Christmas one to remember!

3. The Food

Christmas ham? YES PLEASE. Just looking at this food would make anyone's mouth water. The only part that could be better is the left overs.

4. But more specifically, the cookies.

Move over Santa, those cookies are mine.

5. Decorating the Christmas tree.

All of my Christmas memories as a kid consisted of dancing around the living room to holiday music in my PJ's with ornaments ready to go.

6. The Christmas Music

I know that like me, you've tried hitting every note in Mariah Carey's hit song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" when you're driving in the car alone, we've all been there

7. Drinking hot cocoa by the fire.

Calling all couch potatoes, this is your time to shine. Nothing is merrier than sitting by the fire with a warm cozy blanket and a nice cup of some hot cocoa. Yum.

8. Christmas Movies

At this point, I probably have memorized lines to multiple Christmas movies, I still watch the same one's every year though.

9. The gift of giving.

The best feeling in the world is giving back to the ones you love.

10. Santa

Come on, you can't not love the guy.