Things I Love about Christmas

There are so many things that I love about the Christmas season, I couldn't possibly list them all here. But I can list some. 

• Fire in the fireplace

• Morning coffee by the Christmas tree

• Christmas music on the radio

 

• Driving around town to see the decorated houses

• Hot cocoa with Christmas cookies

• Winter cocktails by the tree

• Christmas pageants at church

• Decorating gingerbread houses

• Cats in boxes

• The smell of pine

• Egg nog

• Fun Advent calendars

• Candy canes

• Birds in the snow

• Christmas concerts

• The Nutcracker

• Baking Christmas cookies

• Eating Christmas cookies

• Leaving cookies for Santa

• Matching Christmas pajamas

 

• Pets wearing Santa hats

• Lighted Christmas villages

• Poinsettias

• Shopping for stocking stuffers

• Singing Christmas carols

• Reading Christmas stories out loud

• "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

• Fancy breakfast casseroles

• Special dinners, like ham, turkey, lasagna, and beef Wellington

• All the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials

• Cheesy Hallmark movies involving city girls and lumberjacks

• Classic Christmas movies: It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, The Bishop's Wife

• Mall Santas

• Visits with family

• Nativity scenes

What do YOU love about Christmas!!