My favorite childhood memories involves Christmas. Not very original, I know. It is not just Christmas itself that I used to treasure but the festive season that preceded it. Walking in the shops with my mom, hearing Christmas carols wherever you go and being awed by the magical decorations warmed my heart year after year. And then of course, Christmas eve. It is a tradition in my family to hand out presents on the evening before Christmas day. The entire household would gather around the tree, someone would recite the nativity story and then we children would take turns every year handing out the gifts. I will never forget my childhood Christmases!