Christmas Essay Examples

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Reflection on Christmas Break (590 words, 2 pages)

As a child, I remember just before the last day of school I gave out presents to my teacher and a few of my friends. I always hope they like what I get them. When school is over the Christmas holiday begins. When growing up I viewed Christmas as a ... Read More

My Favorite Holiday: Christmas (349 words, 1 pages)

Its the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is my favorite holiday because I get to see family, the cold weather is spectacular, and I love giving and receiving gifts.To begin with, Christmas is my favorite holiday because of family gatherings. One reason why I love it is that ... Read More

An Analysis of A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote (695 words, 2 pages)

What would you feel like if you were poor with little money? Would you feel sad, angry, or even overwhelmed? Buddys cousin--an elderly woman of 60-years--knows how it feels. She feels content, happy, and is thankful that she has a friend that cares enough to listen. The elderly woman, in ... Read More

Christmas Wishes (649 words, 2 pages)

What did you want for Christmas four years ago? I was around the age often going on eleven, and my siblings and I would make these lists ofevery single apparatus we ever wanted that year. The lists were about afull page maybe even two on occasion. As children we were ... Read More

The Theme of Isolation and Alienation in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and A Christmas Carol (2598 words, 7 pages)

When a mans actions or beliefs differ from those of his society, the individual often becomes shunned, estranged, or negatively criticized by his peers. When an individual acts adversely to the proper rules of society, he causes his society to dislike him in direct proportion to his unacceptable or disapproved ... Read More

The Differences between American Christmas Traditions and France Christmas Traditions (476 words, 1 pages)

Chirstmas is something that is worldwide. christmas bring joy toeveryone around the world. But america's traditions is diffrent fromdiffrent countries. One of the countries I'm gonna tell you about isFrance. France has many similarities and diffrents from our tradition inamerica . I'm going to tell you both the similaritys and ... Read More

The Theme of Greed in The Christmas Carol (490 words, 2 pages)

Greed is the one thing that everyone in the world has in common. Greed can be good or bad at the appropriate times. Greed can cause a person or the people around them to get hurt. Greed can make people happy in the right way. It can also make oneself ... Read More

Humans' Strive for Survival: An Analysis of the Animal Farm and A Christmas Carol (881 words, 2 pages)

SEQ CHAPTER h r 1 Everyday humans strive for survival, and onlysometimes they do. In the books Animal Farm by George Orwell, and AChristmas Carol by Charles Dickens both show that all individualspresent, use strategies to help them with their survival among society. Throughout Animal Farm, the main character, Napoleon ... Read More

A Creative Comparison of Antjie Krog's Christmas 1992 with an Imitation Poem Written by Myself (1212 words, 4 pages)

christmas 1992after the rainsthe veld gives herself like a slut to the greenof barren plains there is suddenly nothing ofeverything spreeseverything revelsgreen among the thorn treesthe karee heaves a vastrapthe wild olive jitterbugsand for Christmas the catbush tiptoes small red berrieswait, oh waitevery afternoon the gingergreen kuil is filled outby ... Read More

A Dreary Christmas (1051 words, 3 pages)

On Christmas break I got a call from my friends cousin that my best friend, Donna, was at an intersection and a semi-truck smashed into her going sixty miles per hour putting her into a coma. Sadly, she passed away. She was only eighteen years old and passed away a ... Read More

Christmas Island (740 words, 3 pages)

I looked across the dusty plane as my eyes followed the eight foot fences topped with barbed wire. My heart sank as I remembered my family I left at the place the men in uniforms called Christmas Island whilst the warmth of my tears flooded my cheeks inevitably. I was ... Read More

Analysis of Eating Christmas in the Kalahari (620 words, 1 pages)

In Richard Borshay Lees essay, Eating Christmas in the Kalahari, he shares his experience of his time spent in the Kalahari Desert. In particular, he expresses to his readers, in detail, how his experience was during the annual Christmas custom of slaughtering an ox for their fellow Bushmen neighbors. This ... Read More

My Cat, The Peeker of the Christmas Gifts (452 words, 2 pages)

Christmas seems to be a very popular holiday for everyone. It is always bursting with sounds of music, family, and tons of gifts surrounding us. It is a holiday that makes us full of curiosity and it tends to make us want to take a peek at the gifts. In ... Read More

Remembering the Best Christmas (407 words, 1 pages)

Ill never forget that one Christmas morning, waking up wondering if I got the number one thing I put on my Christmas list. It was my eighth Christmas and the only thing I really wanted underneath the Christmas tree was a little fluffy brown puppy. I remember the morning perfectly ... Read More

The Christmas of 1996 (956 words, 4 pages)

As a normal six-year-old boy, Paul undoubtedly enjoyed his life. He got up in the morning, went to school, and then came home in the afternoon to a house full of toys. Christmas had just passed and little Paul received everything he wanted from Santa Clause just like always. This ... Read More

My First Christmas (1041 words, 3 pages)

On Sunday December 24th, 2003 today was the day before Christmas. Today was going to be my first Christmas that Ive ever experienced, although I was really excited I could not wait. My patience for this Christmas holiday was unbearable Id always stare at my clock and watch the second ... Read More

The Significance of Christmas Day (381 words, 2 pages)

The day of December, 25 can be felt all around the world. Christmas brings joy into the lives of many individuals hearts. People walk the streets with jolly faces for Christmas is family, entertainment, and weather. Majority of the population awaits the arrival of December to cherish their favorite holiday ... Read More

The Year I Got a White Christmas (624 words, 2 pages)

This was the strangest December ever in Salem, Virginia history. It was cold but not December cold, it was more like September cold. It was more like autumn and less like winter. The temperature never went lower than 55 degrees, and it went as high as 80 degrees. All the ... Read More

What Does Christmas Really Mean? (57120 words, 127 pages)

PROLOGUE Moment of InspirationWinnipeg, ManitobaDecember 21, 2003It was Sunday afternoon and Natalie Evans was laying out a simple lunch of soup and sandwiches for herself and her husband. They enjoyed the quietness at home after the busyness of the morning.All right, dear, lunch is ready. Natalie smiled at her husband ... Read More

The Christmas Story of Ava Green (530 words, 2 pages)

Sugar plums, candy canes and gumdrops. Toys and many goodies for kids all over the world. Elves walking around just looking at me like Im some kind of weirdo. Tall nutcrackers, size of ukuleles, sitting on short wooden round tables everywhere. Me, Im trying to figure out how I got ... Read More

A Summary of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1108 words, 4 pages)

In the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas there is one character named The Grinch. In the movie The Grinch is an anti hero, the outcast, an abuser, master manipulator and a redeemed hero that has a main hobby of hating Christmas. The Grinch hates Christmas with a passion and ... Read More

A Christmas Break to Remember (2080 words, 7 pages)

Thank god its Friday, was all that was going through my head. After a stressful week, one of many, I was finally ready to head home for the holidays. Nobody ever told me how frustrating and difficult being a nursing student was going to be. Id give anything to have ... Read More

How Charles Dickens Portrays the Character of Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" (704 words, 2 pages)

A Christmas Carol How Dickens Portrays the Character of Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge, is the main character in the story, A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens. The book tells how the spirits, from the past, present and future influence Scrooge for the better and change his personality. Dickens creates a ... Read More

A Paper on Christmas Time (712 words, 1 pages)

Christmas Time Christmas time is the time for giving and sharing, but for me its all about fun. I have so much fun during this time of the year. I like to stay with my family as much as I can, because family comes first. For my friends as well, ... Read More

A Paper on Christmas in Spain (2378 words, 3 pages)

Christmas in Spain is a very joyous and religious time of year. You will see that a Spanish Christmas has a lot of American influence but also has much of their own heritage in it. In small towns and villages it is more traditional and distinctly Spanish. It is in ... Read More

An Analysis of Sony's Playstation 2 Christmas Advertisement through Cosmopolitan (962 words, 2 pages)

This advertisement initially caught my eye because of its deliberate coupon like appearance. The first thing I noticed was its rectangular voucher-like shape and the scissor score marks around the outside of the coupon. This was a very clever technique to gain the readers attention because we as consumers are ... Read More

An Analysis of Christmas Shoes by Newsong (723 words, 1 pages)

Christmas Shoes Anytime Jesus helps the needy it resembles how we should act. In the song "Christmas Shoes" by Newsong, it shows how a man who thought of Christmas as a present buying time and all that mattered was what you had, turns into a good Samaritan. The gospel passage ... Read More

The Setting, Characters, Plot, Ghosts, Message, and the Way of Life in A Christmas Carol, a Novella by Charles Dickens (1761 words, 2 pages)

1). This story takes place in London, England. The time is winter and it starts the day before Christmas, also known as Christmas Eve. The settings of the book include Scrooges Counting House, Scrooges Home, Bob Cratchits home, assorted places throughout Scrooges childhood like the schoolhouse and the Fizziwigs place ... Read More

The Spirit of Christmas (344 words, 2 pages)

Christmas was always a magical time at Grandma Polly's. I can remember walking into the dinning room and seeing the beautiful holiday display on the table. Grandma would have a red linen tablecloth with the most beautiful china. The pattern on the dishes was a soft white with a black ... Read More

An Analysis of Film Adaptation of Charles Dickens Short Novel A Christmas Carol (451 words, 1 pages)

If Charles dickens were alive today, and watched his story on the big screen he would be delighted. This movie captures his short novel perfectly. The way Dickens describes the characters are so fine that it would be hard for a director to cast people to play each part. In ... Read More