December has officially hit and with it comes the inevitable texts and/or phone calls from various relatives asking the million dollar question: What do you want for Christmas? Once upon a time, that question was the favorite one to answer. But as we have gotten older and we have had to cross those new Barbie Dolls or LEGO sets off the list (or perhaps not because being a kid is just too much fun), it becomes much harder to think of what to say. So here is a list that includes, but is not limited to, what may be on your college-student Christmas list this year.

1. Socks

We hated getting them as kids, but now the idea of socks doesn't seem so bad. The fuzzy kind, the normal kind, the high ones you can wear with boots, the ones with fun animal faces on them... you name it. We want them.

2. A Keurig

Because who has time to make an actual pot of coffee when you wake up five minutes before class - still half asleep - and run out the door without brushing you hair (and/or teeth)?

3. Gift Cards

If you live in a college town, you know what I'm talking about. All your favorite restaurants are calling your name, and the one thing keeping you away from that burrito bowl is a sum of money that you do not have. And this way, you can save the other money to use on more important things.

4. Random Things You Found On Amazon

That new romper? That unicorn onesie? How about that fake potted orchid? Oh yeah - that's definitely on the Christmas list.

5. Concert Tickets

Hopefully you go to college in a city with plentiful concerts to choose from because I do not. It's probably for the better, though. Otherwise this would be the only thing on my Christmas list times a billion.

6. Dorm/Apartment/House Necessities

"Yes, Grandma, I swear that bluetooth tower speaker is a necessity.... What am I using it for? Um... Studying?"

7. Clothes/Shoes

We barely have enough time to think in college, let alone try to keep up with the latest fashion trends. Clothes/shoes are always an appreciated gift whether it be a new baggy sweatshirt or that new pair of Louis Vuitton pumps. Just as long as it replaces our old, ripped up, way-out-of-style stuff from four seasons ago, anything will do.

8. Money

As much as I would like to think that holding a part-time job while taking 18 credit hours is easy, it's not. And because it's not, college student bank accounts are filled with those lovely red withdrawal notices to let us know that we are quickly going broke. It's hard not to when you have to pay for gas, food, laundry (when you're in a dorm or some apartment buildings), textbooks, school supplies... you get the idea. An envelope with a twenty in it will never fail to make a student smile (but let's be real, a five would probably make me smile too at this point in my collegiate career).

Photos belong to Unis NY, The Verge, funds4giftcards.com, Convenience Store News, Dance Music Northwest, Pinterest, and Dreams of Animals