Christmas is the envy of every holiday, with a two month build-up and over two billion merrymakers  worldwide. However, the best part of Christmas ends after you’ve unwrapped your presents.

   By 1 p.m. on the 25th, the Christmas hype train comes to an abrupt end. Christmas Day is four hours of fun that is overshadowed by an impending clean up of a long holiday season. 

   The reason most Christmas movies end with a quick montage of gifts opening to festive upbeat music is because Christmas marks the ending of the holiday season.

   Everything after Christmas Eve is a blur of putting red and green decor back in its box.

   Christmas Day is usually wonderful and filled with joy, but no single day can live up to the expectations created by several months of advertisement-driven excitement. It is very hard to justify spending two months of constant promotion for one day, and that is why Christmas Eve is so great because it gives people time to celebrate in a variety of ways.

   The feast on the night of Christmas Eve is easily my favorite part of the holidays. There is a large amount of food. Every year, my family will have relatives over to exchange gifts with. It is always wonderful to see loved ones that live far away and aren’t around much. 

   The night of Christmas Eve is the exact opposite of Christmas Day, one is overwhelming with exciting contemplation of the morning to come. While Christmas morning is filled with feelings of awe, of all the mornings this one is special. 

   Christmas Eve is the peak of the holiday season before everything begins to wind down until next year.