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How to Get Yourself Into the Christmas Spirit

So i was surfing down the internet and though: where is that christmas spirit we used to have? What happened to it? Sometimes it's hard when you grow older, because you lose the touch of the wondrous Christmas Spirit. Maybe you're not too old--you felt it last year--but this year with money being tight, you can't make your house feel the way it did, you feel a sense of loss, and you can't feel that special feeling. I'll tell you one thing, EVERYONE deserves to feel that special Christmas feeling, nothing can compare to it, so read this article and with time you will begin to feel it, like you once did before.

1Turn on some Christmas music. Great songs such as "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, "O Holy Night" by Josh Groban and "Believe" by Josh Groban are great examples, and they will help you lift your spirit.

2Make a batch of Christmas cookies; make sugar cookies, and decorate it your own way with frosting, sprinkles, etc., to bring out the Christmas fun.

3Hang up Christmas ornaments. When you focus on the ornaments, and just on getting it done, it's not fun. But when you have fun, dance with the Christmas music, put a garland up, put little trinkets of Santa Claus, angels and whatnot. You will see, you will have fun.

4Get out of the house. Go to special stores like Macy's and Target and shop in the Christmas aisles, and have fun picking out what stuff you could possibly need. When you see other spirit around you, you're more likely to have that special feeling once again.

5Learn a Christmas song, one that you've never heard before, or one that is your favorite. Print it off the internet and sing the verses quietly to yourself at work, or at the store.

6Put up your tree early. It doesn't matter if you put it up after you read this article, or in a few days, just get it up early. That way, you can decorate the tree and have fun with it, expressing your creativity and feeling like your really into the spirit.

7Give a gift, it doesn't matter to who. But take time with the gift, wrap it, and make your own card, add a special poem.

8Spend time with family and friends. This probably is the most important way to feeling happy. Make some cookies, and invite a few over, and watch a Christmas movie such as "White Christmas".