Everyone knows that Christmas is a time to gather with family, especially when you’re away at college most of the year. This is great, but what time is there to get together with all the old friends from high school you’ve missed through the long school months? That, dear readers, is called Friendsmas, the best friendship centered holiday after Friendsgiving.

If you’ve never held a Friendsmas before, the idea of organizing an entire new holiday can seem a little daunting. How do you even get people on board for this kind of thing? I get it, the holidays are busy, but I’m here to help. With this quick guide, you’ll have your friends flocking to your house in tacky Christmas sweaters in no time.

The most important thing to remember about Friendsmas is that it isn't technically Christmas. You don't have to follow any Christmas traditions, feel free to start your own. This is a holiday to celebrate friendship, so just get your friends together and do whatever will make you all happy. My friends usually model our Friendsmas like a small Christmas, but you get free reign here.

In some rare cases, you may have problems getting your friends on board. There are two solutions here: find new friends you actually enjoy having a good time, or win them over. Usually this is best done my following what I call College Law. If you haven't notice by now, the one way to guarantee attendance to an event in college is to offer something free, with food being the gold standard of free items and t-shirts coming in at a close second. If your friends are on the fence about planning Friendsmas, just remind them that a second Christmas means a second Christmas dinner.

So now everyone is on board! The next step? Actually planning what you're going to do. For some, this can be as simple as agreeing to hang out on a certain day, others prefer a detailed itinerary filled with activties for the entire. Every friend group is different, but is it really Friendsmas without some dorky Christmas tropes you're too embarrassed to admit you secretly still love?

With everyone counting down to Friendsmas and the day all planned out, the only thing left to do is have fun with friends you miss hanging our with on the regular, which is the true reason behind the season. So what are you waiting for? It's time to call up the cool mom and ask to crash her place one last time with all your fetch friends.