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11 Christmas Traditions to Start This Year

Traditions for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Brooke Burney

Dec 24, 2018

Oklahoma State

11 Christmas Traditions to Start This Year

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Christmas time is about togetherness. This is a short list of traditions to start during the end of the year that involves togetherness that you can do with your friends or family!

1. See Christmas Lights

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Whether it be downtown or just around a couple neighborhoods, looking at Christmas lights is fun thing to with friends or family!

2. Watch Christmas Movies

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Pick a day in December, get together with your loved ones, and put on all your favorite Christmas movies!

3. Make Your Favorite Christmas Dessert

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You can get together with your loved one(s) and make your favorite desserts! Or maybe even try new recipes every year!

4. Same Gift

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For me, it has become a tradition that I always get my mom Queen Anne's Chocolates. You could start this tradition by giving your loved one something that is a Christmas edition or only comes out during Christmas time. Like some of their favorite Christmas candy!

5. Decorating

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Pick a date during December, that way every time December rolls around, you'll already have the date set when you and your family decorate the house! It's a perfect tradition because it involves togetherness, fun, and it prevents stress from not having Christmas decorations out on time.

6. Gingerbread Houses

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Get together with your friends and family for a friendly gingerbread house competition! Then you could either eat them or destroy them! Either outcome is fun for everyone!

7. Giving Gift Baskets to the Homeless

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It's important to remember the homeless people. Since December is the season for giving, it would be a fulfilling act of kindness to give whatever you can to the homeless people that you see. Get together with your friends and family and see if there's anyone in need of food or basic hygiene items.

8. Bon Fires

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Whether its inside or outside, sipping on hot chocolate by the fire with your friends is a great tradition to start. Having a bonfire is also a great way to catch up.

9. Family Game Night

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Family game night seems to be dying out. Since Christmas time is about togetherness, there is no better time to start the tradition of having a family game night.

10. Holiday Bucket List

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At the beginning of December, get your family together and create a holiday bucket list and complete it throughout the month. There could be new events going on around you that might be fun to attend!

11. Christmas Cleaning

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Instead of spring cleaning, you can Christmas clean and donation items you don't want to less fortunate kids or the salvation army. It clears some space for you and helps others out. It's the perfect win-win situation.

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11 Christmas Traditions to Start This Year

Traditions for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

1. See Christmas Lights

2. Watch Christmas Movies

3. Make Your Favorite Christmas Dessert

4. Same Gift

5. Decorating

6. Gingerbread Houses

7. Giving Gift Baskets to the Homeless

8. Bon Fires

9. Family Game Night

10. Holiday Bucket List

11. Christmas Cleaning

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

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6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

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Remember that everything works out at the end

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