Top Heartwarming Holiday Traditions to Start This Year

For those who are newly on their own, this may be the first Christmas that they are celebrating on their own rather than with their usual family members. For whatever reason, maybe you moved away and it is not just you and your immediate family. It can be a depressing thought for many who are having their “first” Christmas. However, now is the time to start those traditions that you will continue to have as you grow older and with your own kids.

One of these traditions is to decorate these prelit Christmas trees wherever you want before the holidays. Now that you are on your own, you can choose the theme that you want rather than what you may have had while living with relatives. This means that you can also choose the type of prelit Christmas trees that you want…just remember to measure your space to find the one that works best. You will find that prelit Christmas trees are a great investment that can start your holiday traditions!

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There are several other holiday traditions that you may want to establish now so that you can enjoy them for many years to come. Here are a few examples that you may want to consider:

–  Having special holiday glasses and mugs that you use during the month of December. You can take these even further with holiday themes plates and bowls. Plus, it adds a bit more of the holiday spirit into your home when these are in the kitchen

– Wrap some gifts while watching holiday movies. And make sure that you choose one movie that you know that you can watch year after year to make this your must see movie during Christmas.

– Choose a special ornament to represent that year that you will hang onto, and do this every year afterwards. When you are older, you are going to find that you will look back on these ornaments fondly.

– Find a Christmas carol that you love and listen to this while decorating the tree

– Have a Christmas book on hand that you can read at night to help you get into the spirit.

Whatever tradition that you start, be sure that you do this for the right reasons and get ready to enjoy it for many years to come! And don’t forget that you can add to these traditions year after year as your life changes and others come into your life to share these traditions.