Run out for reindeer and good old family fun. The holiday season has just begun and is special in different ways for different people. Family traditions are part of the foundation to make a great holiday season. For some families the time they have together is what they look forward to the most. That is their true gift and they wouldn’t trade it for the world. 

“I like family and I like getting to spend time with the people I love.” Freshman Lilian Engle said.

To celebrate with loved ones brings a new type of joy to a lot of people around the holiday season, but the sharing of a family tradition really gives people something to look forward to. 

“We do Christmas baking and we bake everything, we make these cranberry cookies.” Freshman Kaelyn Mills said.

For some families, their traditions are baking sweet treats. For others, it’s snuggling up in their pajamas with hot chocolate while the television is playing a movie.

“A typical day… probably wake up around 11, make hot chocolate, watch TV, and then I probably will go outside if it snows, and sled or play in the snow with my dogs, and then go back inside for a bit, have some dinner, and then watch a bunch of Christmas movies.” Sophomore Elayna Katz said.

A typical Christmas day varies from person to person, but sometimes people look forward to the food the most. 

“I’m gonna drink hot chocolate,” Ayslei Morris Jones said. Her favorite food is “probably the ham [her] uncle makes every year.” 

Traditions can be in food for many different families. The holidays can help families have a real conversation, especially as kids grow older with every season. 

“I think the older I get, the easier it is to hang out because I’m older now, and my parents actually can talk to me about things, instead of being like, ‘Aww, you’re so cute!’” Lilian Engle said.