Christmas at Home When I was a child growing up in a small East Texas town called Tenaha, it was the custom to have a blissful celebration during Christmas. The community would gather to sing carols and welcome jolly old Santa into town. ... I learned that Christmas is about what we should give not what we should receive. ... As the evening approached, the smell of Christmas dinner excited me. ... I will never forget the years as a child and how my family celebrated Christmas. ...

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Michael was woke up by his lovely wife Carol, which made him notice that she was wearing the silk toed stalking he bought her for $1.00 for Christmas. That wasn't all what he bought for her during that lovely Christmas day where he, his wife Carol and their son Peter opened up their presents. ... He wished he bought more presents for his family but The Vancouver Sun didn't print on Christmas Eve or on Christmas. ...

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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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She reluctantly experimented with new foods us grandkids requested, pasta with tomato sauce, and toasted sandwiches in the flashy sandwich machine we gave her one Christmas. ... I suggested to the team that we organise an afternoon tea for Carol and a farewell gift from our office, in addition to the larger farewell that was being organised by our whole company. ... A few days before Carol finished, I noticed the team gathering in her office, one by one, with bags and a large gift. ... It was only after they had presented the gift and cut the cake that Carol asked why I wasn't in there w...

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