| In December, Christmas comes. |
| We get a holiday from school, and our parents get a few days off from work. |
| Our family gets ready for Christmas by decorating the house. |
| We decorate inside and out. |
| On the outside of the house we put up lights that twinkle and glow. |
| We have a wooden Santa Claus and reindeer set that my father puts up on the roof. |
| Inside, we put up a Christmas tree. |
| Some years we have a real tree. |
| Real pine trees smell nice, but you have to be careful that they don't dry out and start a fire. |
| This year we have an artificial tree. |
| We hang tinsel and ornaments on the tree. |
| We also hang strands of lights on the tree and put a star at the top. |
| Everyone thinks that the tree is beautiful when we turn on the lights. |
| We place gifts under the tree. |
| There is a gift for me under the tree. |
| It is wrapped in red paper, and it has a big green bow on it. |
| Red and green are the Christmas colours. |
| On Christmas Eve, my brother and sister and I will hang our stockings near the fireplace. |
| Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills our stockings full of toys and goodies. |
| On Christmas morning, it is exciting to see what Santa has left for you. |
| My mother will make a big turkey dinner for us on Christmas day. |
| We will have lots of vegetables and good tasting foods to go with the turkey. |
| We will have dessert too. |
| Some of my family like Christmas pudding, but I will just have ice cream. |
| Last year some carolers came to the door. |
| It was snowing outside. |
| They stood in the snow and sang Christmas carols to us. |
| My father gave them some money, and my mother gave them some hot chocolate to warm them up. |
| They had lovely voices, and they sang some of my favorite carols. |
| We also collect food, gifts and money for some of the people in town who cannot afford to have Christmas. |
| My family is collecting things for a poor family who live near here. |
| We had fun deciding which toys to buy for the children in that family. |
| It is a good feeling to share with people who do not have as much as you do. |
| My parents have always taught us that Christmas is a time for giving, not receiving. |
| I think they're right. |
