Human-sized Santa Clauses projected the best smiles as they sit under a humongous Christmas tree bejeweled with gaudy Christmas balls. ... Filipinos are fond of carolling during Christmas. For the month of October, lovely voices are heard from children and choir groups roaming at night and singing Christmas carols. ... And the most terrible, children will have been carolling as early as November one during the hype of Halloween. ... The famous Christmas carol "Joy to the World" exhorts us to joy because "the Lord is come....

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• Grade Level: High School

Christmas, on the other hand, revels in red and green. ... Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions differ also. ... Then it's on to Christmas. ... There is the tree to cut or purchase, lights to string, gifts to buy and exchange, caroling songs to sing, and parties to attend. All result in a merry merry Christmas. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Christmas Joy I think Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. Maybe because of the special atmosphere that you can feel everywhere, in shops, restaurants , pubs and even streets, where you can hear the magical carols, or maybe it's because of its religious background, but what I can tell you for sure is that I can't think of anything more exciting than the image of the entire family preparing the Christmas Tree or fixing the Christmas dishes. ... On Christmas Day, we get up and we go downstairs to take the goodies Santa has left for us. ... The car ride there, is alway...

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• Grade Level: High School

Around Christmas, our club went Christmas caroling at a nursing home for elderly women. After singing, I overheard one elder woman mention that their Christmas tree was stolen from their storage. ... When I went to the Christmas tree emporium, the tree dealer was so touched by our doings that he donated two Christmas trees to our club. So I used the remaining of the money to buy decorations and make each of the ninety residence members a unique Christmas card. ... He was surprised to see me react in the way I did that Christmas. ...

• Word Count: 677
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School