Op-Ed
Why December is the
Most Magical Time of
the Year By, Gabby of Gabrielle Antoinette
If you start blasting Mariah Carey’s “All
I Want for Christmas”
(because that is obviously the best Christmas song there is) the
second you finish the
last bite of your Thanksgiving dinner, then you
probably understand
the magic of December. When December
first rolls around, it
almost feels as though
the world enters into
a different, more jolly
dimension with a lot
more decorations.
The magic of
December obviously
brings the holidays. For
some, the magic is lost
once they grow up, but
if you pay attention and
look around this month,
you will see there is
plenty of magic left in the holiday season.
No matter what you celebrate, it usually
guarantees that friends and family will surround
you. Time with loved ones that you may not see
very often always bring good spirits. Everyone
is just a little nicer and more likely to perform
good deeds. December has a spell on the human population that causes everyone to be on
their best behavior.
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December has a certain sweet, crisp smell
in the cool air. If you’re lucky, you’ll see snow to
complete the picturesque
feel of December. You
don’t have to shave your
legs anymore or worry
about the food baby all
the holiday cookies you’ve
been eating looks like
because it’s acceptable to
be completely engulfed in
big sweaters and scarves
all month, which is a truly
magical thing.
The last month of
the year means that you
can carry around the red
Starbucks cups filled with
your favorite seasonal
drink while you walk
through the twinkling
Christmas lights in the
city. I would argue that
the big Christmas trees,
like the one at The Rockefeller Center in New
York City, surrounded
by lights with Christmas
music in the background is the closest we will
get to magic. This makes it feel like whole world
sort of turns into a movie set. All of the props
and decorations romanticize your everyday life,
at least for a month.
We have 31 days of the year that are just
a little more magical than the rest, so grab your
peppermint mocha, go ice skating and play in
the snow. Enjoy the last days of the year before
we begin a new one and start all over!