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“Now is the time for Christmas cheer...”

Although we maybe be celebrating a little differently this year, Americans share their old and new Christmas traditions.

From decorating Christmas trees, to Midnight Mass, to kids racing down the stairs on Christmas morning, Americans celebrate Christmas in many different ways. Hear all the ways folks hold family, food, gifts, and faith close this Christmas season. How do you celebrate the Holiday?

I was raised to believe in Christmas magic. Christmas is not all about presents for me. I still believe there's magic through the holidays that most people carry it inside their hearts, including me. To me, Christmas is mainly about joy, love, and excitement. It also...
china n.
Los Angeles, CA
24 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is being Santa!

Dave C.
Keene, NH
08 Nov 2019
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The tradition I carry on is one that my mother, Netta created to encourage our imaginations. My siblings and I looked forward to Christmas every year when we...

Toni G.
Las Vegas, NV
10 Jan 2020
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A tradition I carry on is to have my children pick out a new Christmas ornament for the tree each year.  I want them to be able to...

Kristine L.
Wilmington, DE
02 Jan 2020
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Anonymous
Fort Worth, TX
18 Dec 2020
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The tradition I carry on...my parents had several traditions and they were all Christmas traditions.

Samantha S.
Crown Point, IN
14 Sep 2020
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BJ I.
Oakley, CA
18 Dec 2020
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The tradition I carry on is putting up the massive Christmas tree my parents want so much while they watch the holiday specials.

Joe M.
Lindenhurst, NY
19 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is holiday tort time.

Elizabeth F.
Bemus Point, NY
23 Dec 2019
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Jordan S.
Charlotte, NC
22 Dec 2020
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The tradition I carry on is making gingerbread cookies into Christmas Ornaments. My parents' first Christmas together they were desperately poor. They scraped up a tree and...

Rebecca N.
Las Cruces, NM
01 Jul 2021
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The tradition I carry on is baking Christmas cookies with my son. We get together and bake lots of cookies for all our loved ones. We drink hot chocolate and have a great time decorating them and eating them.
Elly T.
Saint Cloud, FL
25 Feb 2020
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The tradition I carry on is reading The Night Before Christmas every year together and recording it to edit together in the future.

Kyle B.
Charlotte, NC
21 Dec 2019
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I was raised to believe I could be anything or anyone I wanted to be and my imagination was my only limit.

Brandon F.
Omaha, NE
09 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is #sw211 #wagnerportaits

Alegria C.
Valencia, CA
08 May 2020
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The tradition I carry on is blending my Christmas and my husband’s Hanukkah memories to create new traditions for our son.

Shannon R.
Chautauqua, NY
23 Dec 2019
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The tradition I carry on is sculpting Santas.

Mary Lou W.
Uniontown, WA
20 Sep 2019
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The tradition I carry on is me and my family opening presents together and cooking family recipes on Christmas eve.

Katherine R.
Grapevine, TX
22 Oct 2019
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The tradition I carry on is every Christmas Eve, my brother, father, and I drive around my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC and hand out cheeseburgers from McDonald's to folks who are homeless. This is a way to do something for those less fortunate than I...
Anonymous
Charlotte, NC
02 Jan 2020
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The tradition I carry on is Pierogie Making Day! My mother's side of the family is polish and every December the women in my family gather together...

Rachel S.
Acme, PA
02 May 2020
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Taylor G.
Oakley, CA
04 Dec 2020
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Kathy D.
Denver, CO
15 Dec 2020
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The tradition I carry on is every Christmas Eve my family gathers together and opens presents at midnight. This is something we have been doing since I was little. The family will gather at around 6pm and then all the kids will be in one room...
Dezarae C.
San Antonio, TX
21 Feb 2020
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I was raised to believe you are never too old to believe in Santa.

Lynn K.
Lakewood, NY
23 Dec 2019
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