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Why I like Christmas?

Do you like Christmas? I like Christmas. I don't celebrate it as a religious holiday, but more for the commercial reason of it. Not to make a pile of $ out of it, but to do what all vendors like us to do - buy gifts for your family and friends.

Gift is one of the many representation of sharing and it is a fabulous one! Although you can buy gifts for anyone on any day, and everyday can be Christmas. However, on this occasion, it seems to be the perfect excuse to do so without getting awkward and mushy. You can put in extra effort to buy that special gift for that someone you have crush on, and it'll be great if he or she get that hint - so romantic! If not, you can say "hey its Christmas! We are good friends!". And bosses can also sincerely show appreciation by buying gifts for their subordinates who had been working hard for them all year. It is also good opportunity to drop a Christmas greeting to your friends who you have not been keeping touch, to let them know you have not deleted their number from your phone book and you are still alive and kicking! It is also a time to indulge in sinful goodies like chocolates and get new clothes for yourself. I have not done the latter cuz I am short in cash. The anniversary-christmas-birthday-valentine-combo from November to February is just too much for my swallow pockets. =P I also like Christmas for the countdown. No matter if its at the playground or over the phone with my girlfriend. Tick. Christmas!!! And you hear the voice of someone you love. Thats wonderful. Not forgetting Christmas is the time to knock on doors of everyone's heart to think about the less privileged. I am sure they need our support all year round, but during Christmas, everyone is more willing to lend their helping hand.

Mostly, I like Christmas for its jazzy feeling. Finally, I like Christmas for the carols that bring joy to me when I sing them and others who hear them (not from my awful voice lah heh heh). My favourite Christmas carol is from my secondary school caroling days, Natalie Sleeth's "Christmas Is A Feeling". Here are the words, let's sing together ok?

Christmas is a feeling filling the air,
It's love and joy and laughter of people everywhere;
Christmas is a feeling bringing good cheer,
It reaches out to touch you as the holiday draws near.
It's mistletoe and falling snow and candles burning bright;
It's a baby in a manger on a cold winter night;
It's caring and sharing and gifts by the tree;
It's the spirit of giving in you and in me.
But if Christmas is a feeling bringing such good cheer,
Then why, O why don't you and I try to make it last all year?

Yeah, why don't we make it last all year? See you next year. Merry Christmas folks! =)
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