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Why Christmas Is The Best Holiday

With the lights, music, and overflowing joy, what's not to love?

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It's no secret that most people's favorite holiday is indeed Christmas, and honestly, can you blame them?

Christmas is the best season for a good amount of reasons if you ask me.

For starters, even as cliche as it may sound, it really is the most wonderful time of the year.

Everything around town is decorated. Houses, streets, stores, everything. Everywhere you go. Everything looks so much better when it's covered in Christmas lights. Also, there are so many different holiday events. Between the Christmas parades held within your town and the various Christmas tree lightings, there are plenty of cute events held that you can attend during the holiday season that will really contribute to putting you in the holiday mood.

Another wonderful benefit of the Christmas season is that Christmas music is always on the radio for the entire month. And what could be better honestly, Christmas music really is the best. You can't tell me when Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You comes on that you don't get excited and jam out. Also, it seems as if everyone is just in a much more cheery mood than normal (because, let's be honest, the rest of the year is just stressful). Everything about the season represents happiness and joy. Christmas brings out the good and generosity in everyone.

The holiday season is the perfect time to really get to spend time with your family. It really is a season that stands for selflessness and time spent with those you care about. It really isn't about what you receive, but about what you already have that you are able to cherish with your family. It's nice that everyone can be on a long break and are able to spend quality time together. Even if it's just sitting around the TV watching Christmas movies, it all amounts to something.

I also thoroughly enjoy Christmas shopping for my friends and family. Some may think it's stressful and chaotic, trying to get the right gifts and beating the crowds, but I truly do enjoy the experience. Finding the perfect gift for those you care about is something I look forward to every year (even if that might sound weird).

It's also a great excuse to bake delicious and festive desserts, whether alone or with someone. Every year, my mom and I always love to bake Christmas cookies shaped as different Christmas objects. Then we all decorate them as a family when they come out and give some out to our friends and family. It's something so simple yet it really is an activity that brings us all closer as a family and helps us bond after during the season.

Even when it's not the Christmas season, everyone looks forward to when it will be again. Everything just really does seem better during Christmas time. Christmas, just by default, makes everything better.

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