Merry Christmas... one day late

Well, if anyone knows anything about me, it's that I love to make lists. So I would get used to seeing lists here on this blog. Because I really really like lists. Anyways, that's beside the point. At any rate, here, in no particular order, is a list of things I love about Christmas.

Lights
Christmas treeslights on Christmas treesdecorating Christmas treesmy mom's tradition of making a picture ornamentdecorationsadvent calendarsgiving presents
getting presents
surprises
family
family parties
bowling (we always go bowling for our family party)
missionary phone callsThe Christmas Sweater
(Every year for the past 5 or 6 years I have received a sweater of some sort for Christmas. Which is okay. I love sweaters.)
games
Temple Square
Christmas Village
Christmas programs [when I'm not in charge of them :)]
Christmas music
Christmas concerts
A Christmas Carol
A Muppet Christmas Carol
White Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(My favorite Christmas movie of all time!!)
snow
Luke 2
the Spirit
going to seminaries and singing
people saying, "Merry Christmas!"
bellsthose brave souls who sit outside of stores ringing bells
treats
neighbor gifts
homemade tree ornamentscalling hors d'oeuvres horse doovers
eating horse doovers on Christmas Eve
festive socks
getting to say festive
nativity scenesnutcrackersThe Nutcracker
The Messiah by Handel
Mannheim Steamroller
the Tabernacle Choir
Kurt Bestor
reading the oodles of Christmas stories we have
accumulated over the years
friends
parties
no school
excitement
the random nice things people do because it's Christmas
kindness
charity
love