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    It was a week before Christmas and Santa was getting prepared. All of the toys were ready, wrapped, and being loaded into the sleigh, but that was all about to change. Santa was just sitting in his office when Mrs. Claus came in. ¨Here is some hot chocolate,¨ she says and quickly leaves. That was weird Santa thinks, Mrs. Claus always stays to talk, maybe she's just tired like I am suddenly feeling. Not soon after Santa falls into a deep sleep. When he wakes up he is not in the north pole anymore

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    Christmas means Christmas... There 's no doubt about it; the season to be jolly descends in December and now we 're in November, Christmas is traipsing outside, pulling comical faces at the window - there 's only so much you can take. I fancy going to the Supreme Court to attempt to reschedule Christmas for March 2019; y 'know change the face of consumerism and tradition as we know it - but Christmas means Christmas... this is deficient of fanfaronade, and straight to the point. There 's evidence

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    look forward to Christmas season, especially retailers because sales gets a boost. It is the reason why a lot of shopping malls air Christmas songs ahead of the Yuletide season. However, a psychologist warned that hearing too much of the year-end holiday melodies could be bad for mental health. Linda Blair, a clinical psychologist, explained that listening to too many carols makes people feel trapped. It is a constant reminder to purchase gifts, cook holiday meals, and organize Christmas parties, the

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    and differences between Christmas in America and Christmas in Italy. The Christmas holiday originated with the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, a day around the shortest day of the year. Therefore, the main reason we celebrate the holiday is to celebrate Christ's birthday. Another reason for celebrating Christmas includes the changing of the seasons and the days that will become short before becoming long again. The shortest day, not necessarily falling on Christmas, is Winter Solstice which

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    hoped for my father to come home and celebrate a beautiful Christmas with his family. That horrible weekend was Christmas Eve and Christmas. He did not show up for Christmas Eve, so we sadly thought that he was going to miss Christmas as well. In our family, we celebrate Christmas with our family so to not have my father there would be a big difference for our family. I just kept wishing and wishing that he would come home for Christmas. When a snowstorm arises, we all would dread it because he had

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    Christmas stopped coming. Not literally, but the feeling of Christmas did. I sometimes could still feel the days leading up to something, but at seventeen, when Christmas Day rolled around, I did not spring out of bed and race Kasey down the stairs. Instead, when she came into my room to shake me awake at an ungodly hour, I pushed her off and mumbled to wake our parents so I could sleep another hour or two. Kasey is a persistent girl, so she did not let me rest. She left my room but yelled up the

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    Merry Christmas, celebrate by spreading the real Christmas meaning. If you happen to look around you while in Christmas month, you will see that it is now definitely a commercial holiday. You are going to encounter many people rushing around to obtain gifts, and it appears as if people have forgotten the actual Christmas meaning. Aside from the overpriced gifts and also the big dinners, there are many other ways you will be able to celebrate Christmas to help you reflect the actual Christmas meaning

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    Christmas is an international holiday that is beloved by many. I, however, see Christmas for what it really is. It isn’t some festive love fest that celebrates the birth of Jesus; Christmas is an allusion. Christmas has pulled the wool over the eyes of many by presenting the temptation of gifts, therefore making them oblivious to the true meaning behind the holiday. Christmas has betrayed its lineage, it has lost sight of its purpose, and it is denouncing the powerful meanings and messages for future

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    Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost : Come in, Scrooge! Come in! Come in and know me better, man! I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look upon me! You have never seen the likes of me before? Scrooge : Never. Ghost : Have never walked forth with my elder brothers? Scrooge : I don't think that I have. You have many brothers? Ghost : More than 1,800. 1,842, to be exact. Scrooge : I see you wear a scabbard, but no sword. Ghost : Indeed. Peace on Earth. Good

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    think. It was Christmas, yet she felt severely unhappy. "I thought this holiday was supposed to be joyful," she thought to herself. Although the vast majority of the orphanage adored Christmas, Mia was not a big fan of this holiday in particular. People say that Christmas is filled with happiness and cheer, but Mia just did not see it like that. She had no family, no one barely talked to her at the orphanage, and she had little to no belongings whatsoever. She thought of Christmas as just another

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