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The Christmas Story

By C. Boris

I was 4 years old when I first remembered having

Christmas at my house. This is the one tradition me and my

whole family celebrate the most. This tradition is better than

all the other traditions because I can see my entire family.

When I was five years old, my cousin was born a few months

before Christmas. We wanted to make this Christmas bigger

than we had ever made it before because this was her first Christmas.

Christmas came and my mom made tamales. It was warm in our house when she made

them. The atmosphere was lit up with joyfulness. After that, my aunts and uncles arrived, and

they brought some homemade chocolate. After a couple of hours, we brought all our gifts out. It

was a lot because my family’s big and with the new baby, everyone wanted to give a gift

because she was the newborn. After everyone brought in their presents, we sat down around the

living room and waited for the clock to hit midnight. As soon as it was 12 o’clock, the present

opening started. We started with one person and then took turns until gift wrap was everywhere.

It was an unforgettable night. My cousin’s excitement and joy infected the entire room

with loud laughter. After that, we stayed up and watched a movie until everyone had left. By the

time the last person left, it was around 2 am. I was still up because of all the toys I received. My

cousin got a bunch of toys too, but she was asleep. She would have to wait until the next

morning to see them. The next morning was Christmas Day. All of my family woke up happy

and the atmosphere was peaceful. I had never felt like that before.