The Paris Independent
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December 23, 2023
M E R RY C H R I S T M A S I N PA R I S A young perspective on Christmas Memories – Shared by Holy Family’s Grade 3 Mrs. Harrison’s class of 2023-2024 *Students name favorite Christmas memory or Holiday traditions*
**Abigail** - "My family and I always watch the movie Polar Express on Christmas Day. We also eat my Babcia's homemade perogies on Christmas Eve." **Moor** - "Spending time with family and getting gifts from my mom." **Mason** - "My favorite Christmas holiday is on Christmas day me, my mom and dad, and grandma all have turkey and a big feast. For dessert, we usually have cherry pie, but I don't like cherry pie, so we have Oreo pudding too because I love it! Also, at night, we usually watch a Christmas movie together on Christmas Day."
**Walker** - "We have family come over for the holidays. My favorite memory of Christmas was waking up early (5:00 in the morning) and seeing a train table in front of my eyes."
Christmas Eve, I go to my aunt and uncle's house. I go tobogganing every year at my dad's friend's house with all my friends. Our Elf on the Shelf makes messes every year."
**Ashton** - "My favorite Christmas memory is when we go tobogganing as a family on Christmas day if there is snow because it is fun to spend time with my family."
**Jack** - "I make gingerbread houses with my grandma every year. Another favorite memory is when I went sledding and almost **Treia** - "On Christmas, flew off the sled." sometimes we visit our aunties and uncles at my grandma's house. Or **Calli** "My favorite we go on a trip somewhere and Christmas memory is probably play games to spend time with one spending time with my family another. Noche Buena means we because I barely get to see my are having a good night. It's the family in Australia because they evening of Christmas where our live so far away. They come to family has a feast before midnight, visit us every Christmas. I also and we celebrate and exchange love my nana's turkey because it is gifts and celebrate Jesus' birth. Of delicious, and I eat a lot of it! I course, we also include our also love making snowman and favorite traditional food." Christmas cookies for Santa."
**Austin** - "My favorite Christmas memory is receiving gifts and spending time with my family." **Louie** "My favorite Christmas memory is when I woke up and heard Santa in the living room. My papa and neighbors come over every Christmas morning for breakfast. On
