I
am usually a little kid when it comes to thinking about Christmas. All the
beautiful sparkling lights, listening to Christmas music and shopping for
presents. Oh it’s just so magical. The one thing that would make my Christmas
perfect, is to spend it in the big apple. If there’s one place in the world
that really makes Christmas feel like Christmas, it’s New York and nothing
would be more magical than spending Christmas in the mad busy city of NYE. Ohh
a girl can dream. But for now, until that happens, it’s time to reflect on my
favourite time of year and list a few of my favourite things.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Now,
I may sound older than I am by saying this, but the Christmas songs that I
really love are the classics by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Bublé.
Okay I know there is a huge difference, but Mr Bublé does sing the classics
very well! Ooh dreamy. The classic’s like White Christmas and Have yourself a
very Merry Christmas really get me in the mood for Christmas, and they whisk me
off into a dream world where I pretend I am in the heart of New York listening
to classical Christmas songs. Perfect.
BEAUTY
BARGAINS
On
the build up to Christmas, brands are fighting for the top spot in being talked
about. Whether it be an amazing gift with purchase or an epic beauty set on
offer, the competition is HOT which is great for the marketing team at those
companies as sales rapidly increase, it’s not so good for beauty hoarders like
me who get sucked in at all the sparkly, beautifully presented beauty bargains
but hey, it’s only Christmas once a year and I have been really good this year
so I deserve to treat myself.
PRESENTS!
I’d
be lying if I said I didn’t like receiving presents, because I do. Although I
don’t like opening them in front of the givers, I still run and hide in the
corner and squeal when I get something I love. Eek! But that’s not what we’re
talking about here, oh no no no. I absolutely love with a passion
carefully selecting and purchasing presents, wrapping them in super stylish
wrapping paper and giving loved ones a gift that I know (or hope) that they’ll
love. Don’t you get a real buzz from it too? I think it’s so magical.
DECORATIONS
Christmas
would not be Christmas without decorations. How can you feel festive without
having a big tree with lots of sparkly baubles filled with presents underneath.
Oh it’s beautiful. Each year, I slightly change the theme of my tree by
investing in new wonderful decorations, but each year I get super excited for
the 1st December when it’s officially acceptable to pop up your
tree, cover it in glitter and beautiful baubles and pop lots of beautifully
wrapped presents under the tree. Magic.
CANDLES
My
husband hates me around Christmas as I insist on having a Yankee Candle on in
every corner of every room. My house could pass as a YC shop. But oh well, it
smells amazing. And god knows why he moans anyway when he says that he has no
sense of smell.. Hmm! Christmas definitely wouldn’t be Christmas without a
Christmas Baking candle in your kitchen, a Cinnamon Stick candle in your
hallway and a Christmas Eve and Snow in Love candle in your lounge. Bliss.
FAMILY
This
might sound a little cliché, but considering that Christmas is a time that
should be spent with loved ones why wouldn’t I have family on my list? Growing
up, my pops was hardly at home over Christmas as his job meant that he had to
work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, NY Eve and NY Day so in our
house, although my mom did a fantastic job at cooking Christmas dinner and
making it as special as it could be, it just wasn’t the same. Now that my pops
is close to retirement and is slowly starting to be able to have a few days off
over Christmas, we are really taking advantage of him being home for Christmas
by celebrating in style. Cheese boards. Cheesy Christmas movies. Fluffy socks.
Card/Board games. Christmas Day online sale shopping. And Baileys. Lots of
Baileys.
There are so many other Christmassy things that I
could speak about but we would probably be here all day, but instead, why not
drop a comment in the box below with what you love about Christmas?
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