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How to Get your Christmas on, While You’re Still in School

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Jaime Ritter Student Contributor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UAB chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

I’m just going to say what everyone is thinking…finals are DEPRESSING. I think I’d honestly rather clean a frat house bathroom than have to endure the anticipation before Christmas break. FAMILY! FOOD! FRIENDS! CHRISTMAS! COOKIES! CHRISTMAS COOKIES! FOOD! HOME! Honestly, it’s too much to bear sometimes. So, here’s how to “Keep Calm and Carry On” during that home stretch before you get to go home for the holidays!

1. Make a Christmas playlist. Or just use Pandora’s Christmas station. Regardless, here are some of my must-haves for the holiday season. 
-You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch: The Grinch
-Baby it’s Cold Outside: Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel 
-Here Comes Santa Claus: Jean Autry
-It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas: By anyone, it’s ALWAYS good. 
-Do You Hear What I Hear?: Whitney Houston
-Santa Claus: Eddy Arnold
-The Christmas Song: Nat King Cole
-Anything by Michael Buble

If you MUST listen to Justin Bieber, tis’ the season. (Past December 31, you have absolutely no excuse)

2. Wrap presents whilst listening to Christmas music. There’s just something about the two together that make me get in the spirit.

3. Have a cookie exchange party with your friends. Everyone brings two dozen of their favorite cookies (cut n’ bake, sugar, chocolate chip, haystacks, something from their native country, whatever). You all exchange the cookies, and everyone gets tons of cookies to last them through finals. Gotta love that, right?

4. Have a White Elephant Party. The Urban Dictionary definition is: 

1. white elephant 119 up, 43 down
 
1)A gag gift, usually an unwanted gift that is rewrapped and redistributed. 2)Bundy Gift.
I got this Joey Fatone Bobblehead doll from that turkey across the street. What could I do with it? I know, It can be the White Elephant at the Christmas party this year!

Now is the time to go all-out. I know someone will want a pair of furry handcuffs! 

5. Smile, relax, and take your finals! 

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Jaime Ritter

Jaime is a junior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. There she is the captain of her varsity golf team and a journalism and English double-major. She is an active member in the Student Athletic Advisory Committee where she helps organize volunteer opportunities and social functions for student-athletes at UAB. Jaime enjoys cooking, entertaining friends, reading/writing blogs, fashion, and of course, golf. She aspires to eventually write for a major magazine or write chick-lit books.