How Do You Feel About Holiday Music?
Which activities do you look forward to during the holiday season? Putting up decorations? Watching movies? Building gingerbread houses?What about listening to Christmas music? Are you the type of person who can’t wait to turn on your holiday playlist each year? Or would you be happy if you never heard a Christmas song again?In “Why…
Winter Fun, Holiday Drama and Giving Back: Seasonal Writing By Teens
Before winter arrives, I visualize myself eating all the mouthwatering food that comes along with the winter holidays and traditions. Various foods such as tamales, pozole, and mole are eaten on special occasions like Christmas. While my sister disregards that these amazing dishes are eaten once or twice a year, I make the most out…
What Are Your Holiday Plans This Year?
How will you be celebrating the holidays this year?Are you looking forward to time off from school? Are you wondering whether it is safe to gather during the pandemic? Are you dreaming up the perfect gifts for your loved ones?You may be experiencing all of the above. In “How to Get Through the Holidays,” several…
Hit Holiday Songs
Twenty five years after its debut, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” finally hit No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. For many, the song is a ubiquitious part of the holiday season. How do you feel about this song and holiday tunes in general?Do you have a go-to holiday playlist? What…
Holiday Recipes
What foods do you cook and eat to celebrate your favorite holidays? How do you make them? What memories and feelings does preparing these dishes bring up for you? Tell us in the comments, then read the related article about the banh chung — or rice cakes — Vietnamese people make to celebrate Lunar New…
