As soon as Thanksgiving leftovers are placed in Tupperware, the Christmas cheer comes out of nowhere. Your friend might as well replace Santa himself because they have enough holiday cheer to spread around for the entire world.
2. The minimally excited friend.This is the friend who does not get into the holiday cheer. You will never see them humming along to “Jingle Bells” or putting up lights around their apartment. They will repeatedly tell you that they “don’t get it” when people embrace a season that is clearly “made up by the shopping centers.” Warning- be prepared for some tension between the overly excited and minimally excited friend.
3. The Christmas carol obsessed friend.Don’t even think about changing the radio station to anything beside holiday tunes. Chances are, they even have all the different themed music radio stations preset so they don’t have to search through the static to hear the music that comes on only during December. I recommend staying clear of long car trips with this friend. Although their excitement may be endearing for a couple rounds of carols, there are only so many renditions of “Frosty the Snowman” that you can hear without going a little crazy.
4. The constantly baking things friend.If you think that you have tried every kind of baked good, just wait until December rolls around. Every kind of cookie, fudge, cake and pie recipe will be utilized by this friend and have some type of unnecessary holiday spin added. After all, you can’t just have plain brownies—that would be ridiculous. You need to have brownies with snowflake sprinkles (at least that is what your friend will try to convince you).
5. The film fanatic friend.Can you say ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas marathon? This friend has most likely printed out the entire schedule and taped it somewhere around your house. I wouldn’t even think about watching any movie that doesn’t bleed green and red for the next month. You might want to start mentally preparing for the movie marathons that will go down shortly.
6. The party planning obsessed friend.There is always that friend who tries to plan every holiday party known to man. They are always running around trying to organize gift exchanges, white elephant parties and tacky sweater gatherings. You have to give them credit because without their devotion, the holidays would be pretty party-less.
7. The decorating obsessed friend.You know you have this friend if your entire apartment is covered in paper snowflakes, colorful lights and holiday figurines. Do I even need to mention a tree? You probably have multiple trees with color coordinated ornaments in every room. These friends really help bring the season to life, and for that, we appreciate them – just as long as they clean everything up by New Year’s Day.
8. The holiday sweater fanatic friend.
Goodwill and teacher supply stores are these friends’ bread and butter. They always have the craziest, spirited holiday outfits for every occasion. These friends are especially helpful for themed parties because you will always have someone to borrow that festive outfit that does not even seem like it should exist in real life.Happy holidays, friends! The holidays would not be the same without you.
