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Christmas 

by Bodelle

Bright twinkling lights,t insel glimmering in the moonlight. Staring at the beautiful Christmas tree. Sniffing in 

that fresh pine smell of the tree. Brightly coloured presents under the tree I just want to rip into them as if I 

was were a cat scratching a ball of yarn. Orange carrots for the reindeer, cookies, milk and beer for Santa.

Lying in my warm cozy bed. A load of things going through my head, is he here yet, has he already came. It 

was definitely one of the hardest nights to get to sleep.

Excitement rushing through my brain. He's come there will be presents under the tree and it will be the best 

Christmas ever. Dashing into Mum and Dads room, 

“It's Christmas!”

 They must have thought it was a robber because oh boy did they leap. Rushing into my brother’s room, 

instead of yelling in his face I thought it would be better to jump on him.

Stomping down the stairs as if I was aunt cracker marching in front of a castle. Just how I imagined, presents 

were under the tree and all over the lounge carpet. There were big ones small ones, oh how I wanted to rip 

into them. Not being able to open them until we were at my Nana’s house was a big hassle.

Ham, roast chicken and lots more. Playing with my cousins and family in the pool. We will play cricket, 

volleyball and lots more. Even if I didn't get presents ,what really makes me happy is being around my family.

Finally it's time to go and open the presents, I wonder what I got. The family tradition well, it's not really a 

family tradition but the parents buy the presents and the kids clean up the mess. So this is how my Christmas 

is. I can't wait to hear, what you do for Christmas?

My Christmas Day 

by Sam N

Glimmering lights shining up the room, its so bright I can barely see. We are at 

Hahei (a beach) ,this year, I’m jumping out of my shoes I can't wait until 

Christmas day. A towering tree in the room, the walls are lit with colors from the 

lights and still no presents because its Christmas eve. My brother and my 

cousins are so excited I still can’t guess what my presents are going to be.

Now we are eating our delicious dinner, my dog is glaring at it while we eat, it’s 

creepy. Right now I’m jumping up and down shouting out, 

“Christmas is tomorrow!” 

Now it was time to go to bed. I race to bed hoping to go to sleep fast so I can 

find my presents in the morning. Yawwn I say that just as I passed out.

 Aaaaaaa! “It’s Christmas,” I shout out, “It’s Christmas.” I run down to the 

lounge but I have to   wait until everyone is awake. So I wake up my brother, my 

brother wakes up my mum and dad and then everyone wakes up, yes! I look 

around and there they are presents! Rip rip! Now we’re done, there’s like a 

jungle of presents and wrapping paper Wow.

My Christmas Story by Gezamae

Christmas Eve the day before Christmas. Lights flashing and presents under the tree. My heart 

was pumping 1000 beats per minute. No one could stand waiting all night and day. Hot flaming 

sun slowly switching into the sunset. Nan's house was piled and piled with people inside. 

Leaving one bottle of beer and a bucket to spew in for Santa. Pavlova, strawberry pudding, jelly 

and ice cream was settled for desert. Roast chicken was going to be roasted for supper the next 

day. Huge, long, narrow and fat presents were held under the green fat branchy fake tree in the 

corner . 

Aunties and uncles and cousins were deciding on who was going to be the two little elves and the 

one big Santa. Of course the two little elves are two little children and the one big Santa is one big 

parent.

"Kids ready for bed" I grump to all the others. My mood couldn't be like this on the day.

My mum rests me into my bed but my eyes were still unsecured and couldn't shut them. I hear 

Nan wander around the hallway so I slowly bounce off my bed and landed on the carpet.

 "Nan can we please open two presents plleeeaaasssee," no one can resist this little face. So she 

decides to open two presents. Mum was really cross with me especially if she hasn't had enough 

sleep. Time was running out so Mum says,

 “No let's wait until the real Christmas Day.”

"It's arrived the day is here" my cousin and sisters shout. They jump on my bed " Gezi, Gezi it's 

Christmas get up now." 7:53 the time said on my watch. Argghh. When everybody was up we 

rushed to the living room and....... Err errr crackle crackle, there goes our Christmas.

Matthew’s Christmas

Christmas Eve one of the most exciting days of the year. Looking at all the presents under our 

green and white christmas tree with all the beautiful lights hanging down. 

“Night time’” said   Mum announced.

“Oh!” I said.

“If you don’t go to bed now Santa won’t come.”

“Oh,” 

Ring, ring went my alarm clock waking me up “IT”S CHRISTMAS,” I screamed, “Mum, Dad get 

out of bed now, it’s Christmas.

“Go back to sleep it’s only 7.00 am in the morning.” “

“I don’t care I want to open my presents now.”

“Go and have breakfast first, then we will open the presents.

 “Yay,” I said. So I   zoomed down the hallway to get a yogurt.

 “Yum, yum, I said to myself.  

“Presents,” screamed my sister running down the hallway excitedly jumping up and down.

Finally Mum and Dad got up and we got to open our presents.

 “Yes, yes, yes I got a WWE figure called Randy Orton. Thank you, thank you, thank you santa,”  

racing to show Mum and Dad.

After we finished opening all the presents we went to my Grandad's to have lunch. I couldn't 

wait . As soon as we arrived   we had lunch. I had ham and chicken, it was really yummy. 

Then we had pudding. I had pavlova and ice cream.

 “Yum, yum,” I said, Now it was time to go home. I had a wonderful Christmas.

Toaiti’s Christmas 

Christmas Eve, lights flashing, presents under the tree. As I got more excited 

every second, jumping up and down. But as I walked towards the tree I saw lots 

of decorations clipped on to the tree. Just then, I saw all those amazing wrapped 

presents underneath that Christmas tree, flashing brightly into my face.

As I quickly bolted to the presents, touching and feeling them. But as I touched 

them, I was shaking with excitement. So I suddenly yelled, “

I WANT TO OPEN MY PRESENTS!!!”

So after that I shuffled happily into my bed, waiting for it to be morning. My eyes 

were wide awake, thinking in my head, I can’t wait to open them.

Following that it became morning. So I quickly woke up at 7:00 am and jumped 

on to my Mum and Dad to wake them up, also my Nana and Papa. They 

suddenly woke up, then I sprinted into the lounge singing,

 “It’s Christmas.”

So we began to call out our names to rip open the presents. I ripped my first 

present, then I ripped all of my presents. Then we ate all the candy canes off the 

tree. Next we had an amazing lunch after our amazing christmas. That’s what we 

do for our Christmas every year.

My Christmas 

by Tom

Ho, ho, ho Santa is coming to town tomorrow. I can't wait. We're 

standing the tree up ready to decorate it. At about 8:00 om we go and 

stare at the fantastical wonderful lights, they are so bright. If you 

stare at them long enough you can get blinded. We leave a plate of 

cookies and a bottle of beer for Santa.

I wake up and spring out of bed and look in my stocking. My mum and 

dad got a shock as me and my brother leaped on them in bed. Finally 

they came out and opened the presents. I got just what I wanted.

For dinner it's all about turkey, ham, meat and vegies. Dessert time. 

We have a trifle, jelly, ice cream, that's Christmas over.

CHRISTMAS

By Chelsea

It’s one of those super stuffy nights in the middle of summer as you 

walk up to your room   at 10:30 at night . As I get in to my pjs and 

jump into bed I slowly fall to sleep.

“The window are open so’s that door, wait what am I singing”. As I run 

across the hall yelling,

 “ It’s Christmas! “ Jumping on Dad, then suddenly he wakes up and … 

aaaaaa I suddenly I fall off the bed .

Running down the hall sitting in front of the Christmas tree with my 

Santa sack full to the top. As I grab one of my presents, I tear it open 

.

As I sit down to eat lunch   with all of my new toys .

"Dinner, " mum yells.

“Yay roast at the beach, it couldn’t get any better”

Bradley’s Christmas 

Looking out the window. I went into my warm bed 

waiting for Santa to come. So excited for Santa to come 

to my house. Leaving beer out for Santa.The next 

morning Santa has come and he got some me presents. 

After the fun bit, we got to have the nice lunch that was 

chicken and salad. It was the best Christmas ever. 

Santa gave me lots of presents. After lunch we played in 

the sand and waves which were crashing on me hard. 

Also we went playing on the playground. 

Christmas 

By Aidan

Staring at the Christmas tree examining every single inch, taking 

photos in my head. The Christmas tree is as crazy as my brother. 

Decorations all in random places, it's all different. Awake on the couch 

determined not to go to sleep. Sophia lets me in her bed. We play on 

our electronics all night until we hear jingle bells and a thump on our 

front porch. Closing my eyes and hoping he doesn't know I'm awake. 

Whispering to Sophia, 

“I'm going to see Santa,” but before I could Sophia jumped on me like 

she was going to do a belly flop in a pool. That was when we hear the 

jingle bells get fainter and fainter until we can no longer hear it. I glare 

at   Sophia with an angry look on my face. Suddenly we conk out, me 

and Sophia. Waking up finding presents under the tree but before I 

thought about opening them I said to myself what happened last night?  

BEACH!!!!!!!!!!! I screech.

My Christmas story

                           by Drew

Smiling with glee, it’s Christmas Eve, getting ready to snuggle in the sheets, was as warm as 

the summer glow. Of cause its summer, thinking about Christmas day, wondering what 

presents I will get. I will just have to wait and see 

Next Day I sprinted to see the presents, just looking at them I felt in the mood to rip the 

wrapping right open like my puppy trying to rip up her kennel but it was too early, my family 

was asleep   So I had to be patient.

“Finally!” I said. At 6:30 am we got to open the presents, I was so excited to open them,   they 

were the best toys!

Using the presents was my favourite part about Christmas.   After ripping the Christmas 

wrapper I use them, they are awesome presents. Every year they last a year till next 

Christmas.

Lunch, we usually have buns with chicken, cheese, ham, luncheon, and Watties tomato sauce, 

its delicious.

Dinner, we have roast chicken and vegetables. For dessert we have pavlova, a delicious cake 

kind of thing made of meringue. Then bed ready for Boxing Day.

 Ella’s Christmas Story.  

Christmas tree swaying majestically in the moonlight in the living room. Staring at all of the tinsel and 

all of the presents tempted to open them and see what’s inside. The angel staring down on all of the 

presents.

“Ella, Greer its time for bed,” “But, but it’s early.” “Don't you want Santa to come.”

 “Fine.” So I say goodnight to everybody and head off to bed. But before I go to bed, I brush my 

teeth, so nice for tomorrow. Once I've done my stuff I jump into my cuddly bed. 

Sleeping restlessly wriggling in my bed but I finally get to sleep. 8:00am, me and my sister Greer are 

awake so we go and sprint to wake my kiwi cousin Joel up and then he wakes up his dad. Me and 

Greer run back into Mum and Dad's room and wake them up. 

So Mum, Dad ,me,Greer, Joel, Uncle Richard are all up. Now we just have to wait. 

“Ok, now everyone all go into the living room. Sprinting into the living room trying to beat my sister 

and Joel to the presents.

“Mum can we wake poppa up because everyone is up except for him, so can we?”

 “No.”

“Why not?”

“Because I said so.”

Finally Poppa is up. Yay, it’s time to open the presents.

“Here you, here you go, Ella, here you go Joel,here you go Greer.”

Once we have finished all of the presents it was time for lunch.   “Yay, lunch. Mum what are we 

having?”

“A golden brown roast.”

“Thanks, and when will it be ready.”

“In about in 20 minutes, ok.”

“Ella, Greer, Joe,l it’s time for lunch.”

Everyone is at the table not knowing what to eat first??? Excusing myself from the table, I had a lovely 

lunch.

I had the best day, so that is my Christmas in New Zealand. 

The Night Before Christmas

by Eva

Hoho! Here we go, is Santa almost here. Ha, Christmas it is my favorite time of year. Excitement 

going through my brain, is he here has he been or is he still on his sleigh? 

What did I get, what is the thing that I will like the most. Have I naughty, have I been good, will I get 

a present. Will it be stationery, will it be a cheerleader bow or cheerleader gear. Even if I don’t get 

something   I want, I would still have what I got, because I know that Santa loves everyone.

Clip clop, what’s that, is that him? Will he eat the chocolate chip cookies? Will he like his present, a 

box of Favorites? I really hope he comes, I know I have had some bumps in the year but I really hope 

that he knows that I've tried.

It’s early in the morning it’s 4 or 5 o'clock, I go and check my stocking and I find out that he’s been 

here. Then I wake up, Mum, Mike, Poppy and scream,

“It’s Christmas day, hooray.” So then we open the presents by the tree and see what we all got.

 “I wonder what it that is ?“ Mum would say and I would open it and say, “Thank you, Mum.”

And that’s what my Christmas is like, it’s really fun. I wish it lasted all year but my favorite part of 

Christmas is spending time with friends and family.

Hayleigh's Christmas story

Laying flour on the ground pretending it is snow. Putting on shows for Mum, Dad, Auntie, Uncle, Nan 

and Grandad. After that we all danced to music. 

We asked Mum if we had new pj’s she said, 

“Go and have a look.” 

There was a bag with new pj’s and a Christmas head band, then we went to bed. We left a big sack on 

our bed,

 “YAY” Santa is coming.

The next day, me, Jemma and Millie got up really early in the morning about 4:00 a.m and we saw 

different sacks on our bed. Millie and Jemma zoomed into Mum and Dad’s room, but I could not pick 

mine up so I had to drag it. Then Dad carried it back for me. Our other sack was under the tree and 

the other one was filled with goodies. 

As we opened our presents I was so happy that I got new things. Then we played with are toys. On 

Christmas we don’t really have breakfast, but then for lunch we have melon and watermelon. Then we 

have even more fun with are toys. Lastly dinner we have a barbecue and for dessert we have a 

meringue. 

I had fun day and I had a smile on my face all day.

Christmas Story

Beautiful lights of crystal blue, sparkling things on a pure green tree. I shout out loud,

 "It's   Christmas Eve the time has come, it's finally here". 

I gaze at the Christmas tree and find a whole bunch of presents staring at me ready to be opened one by one. 

Suddenly the door starts to open and creak. But it was just my dog in his little Santa hat and his red bells on his 

collar. Breezes start to blow through the front door, I step outside to see lights of all colours glowing and 

glimmering in the moonlight. Stars in the sky making all kinds of shapes. 

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, gold and silver was covering the outside of my house, and the real 

colours were slowly fading away from the spots of rainbow colours everywhere, as if someone had water balloons 

full of paint and they were throwing them at my house. 

People calling me telling me to come inside to go to bed. I look at my watch as I slowly trot inside. It was almost 

10:00p.m. Finally I was in my soft, cozy, comfortable bed. Dozing off I started to dream about what it would be 

like on Christmas day.

Finally it was the next morning so it was Christmas day. I zoomed down the hall and found that my Mum and 

Dad were already up and on the couch. So I ran down to my brothers room and belly flopped on him. 

Now we were all in the lounge and ready to open some presents. All of us were sitting in front of the Christmas 

tree in our PJs. My Dad calls out my name so it is one of my presents. I question myself what could be inside?

By Holly

JAMIE’S CHRISTMAS 

Yay, it’s Christmas Eve I’m looking at my tree with my presents underneath. Shimmering blue lights 

on it, wow, I wonder what I’m going to get. It’s dark now, just going to bed. While I'm in bed I'm still 

thinking of what I’m going to get, maybe some wrestling toys or lego or some more league shorts. 

Now Im going to sleep. 

Ahhh I wake up. 

“It’s Christmas,” I yelled Now sprinting to my mum and dads room and I jump on them and say,

“Wake up, wake up.”

I'm opening my presents, then rush back down to the lounge and I chose this one, it’s medium sized. 

I open it and its a WWE battle pack, it’s the USOS, they are the best figures ever and it also comes 

with their tag team titles. It’s my next present and it’s some lego movie. Now we’re finished opening 

presents and we are going to my Nana’s for lunch and all the family is coming. Also my Aunt, Uncle 

and cousins from America are coming to NZ. We are also   going to open the presents and me, my 

mum and dad are going to give our presents to people that are there.

Now were going to eat dinner and it is chops, steak, chicken, potato, and vegetables and for dessert 

we are having ice blocks and ice cream.

Then we go to Waihi for a few days. So that’s what I do for Christmas every year.

Janaye’s Christmas

Christmas Eve, the time of the year has finally come around again. Not one piece of snow to be seen but the 

humidity of the suns' hot breath smothering me. Anywhere but here is not the place for me. Presents gazing up at 

me as if they were teasing me for having one more sleep until I tear the wrapping paper open and see what's 

inside. Everybody knows that the worst thing to happen on Christmas Eve is to get told off, but eventually I made 

it happen. Asking if I could open a present the day before Christmas was probably the wrong way to go, especially 

with somebody that hasn't had enough sleep.

Bursting out of bed the next morning with a big grin on my face as if I had had steroids weeks before today. 

Bouncing off the walls as if they were springy trampolines but then seeing that the cookies that we left out were 

gone. Thinking that Santa would leave the cookies was probably the wrong way to go, especially if you've seen the 

size of him. 

Crunched up carrots, spilt beer and muddy reindeer footprints all over the ground. What a mess!! Christmas is all 

about family and friends but most importantly the presents not cleaning up after other people. Something else 

caught me eye and within that second I turned around. What could it be... Colourful presents stacked under the 

tree, all different shapes and sizes hoping that all of them have my name on it.

Heading to the Christmas tree finding the biggest present to open. Beautifully patterned ribbon along with the 

most phenomenal pink, sparkly wrapping paper. Definitely opening that one first. Questioning myself for what 

could be inside, what am I going to be playing with in the next 5 mins ? 

Within that nanosecond there was a fabulous looking IPhone 6 with a multi-coloured case protecting it... In my 

dreams!!!!

                                               CHRISTMAS   

By Keegan

Creeping down the hallway sitting near the sliding door waiting for the 

others to wake up. I decide to wake my brother up. So I tip toe back 

through the hallway and sit on my brother.

I hear him snore really loud, so loud that he wakes himself up! With 

blurry eyes he stares at the calendar “25th December” he reads, he 

looks at me and says “What’s today?” “Christmas!” I say.

His eyes open widely “OMG” he slams his head on his pillow looks like 

he fainted. This time I run and dive at him “WHAT?” he yells at me “Its 

CHRISTMAS!”

He pushes me off the bed and kicks off the sheets and Screams “YAY!” 

“PREZZIES!” Everyone woke up when he said “PREZZIES” they all 

dashed towards the sliding door. The door shot open we sprinted 

through the house like maniacs I dived at the couch 3...2...1 I open my 

Santa sack I smile ear to ear! THE END

Kiah's Christmas Story

Christmas Eve lights twinkling and colourful tinsel everywhere   on the big silver tree. Heaps of huge presents 

under it. The tree was standing there majestically in the living room. Glaring at the presents tempted to grab it 

and rip it open. But the most important thing is the small, sparkling , silver angel that go's on top of the tree.

"Kiah it's time to go to bed I know you want to stay up but you have to or Santa won't come". " Please Mum let 

me stay up a few more minutes". " Santa won't come yelled Mum". "   Fine". So I whizzed into bed .I was just 

lying there in my bed waiting for it to be the morning to go rip the presents open. 

Restlessly sleeping trying to go to sleep but too much excitement is going in my mind so I finally got up and 

bolted quietly to my two little Brothers Harlem and Tyler. Guess what Harlem and Tyler were already awake. 

Then we scurried and got one present each and dawdled into our Mum and Dads room. We woke our Mum and 

dad up and asked if we can open one present she angrily said" NO you have to wait for everyone to get here.

"Yes everybody's here we can open the presents now". There is a way we open the presents the way is we have 

let the oldest kids go first then it goes the youngest kids. After around 10 minutes it's my turn to open my 

presents.There is also another way we open the presents we have to open the one your parent gave you last. 

The last thing we do is have lunch we normally have a barbeque for our barbeque we have sausages,steak and 

ham. The vegetables we eat in our salad is Lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, egg and capsicum.   Every 

Christmas I love when we eat because all of my family spend heaps of time together!

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