I know it can sound cliche to say that Christmas is a person's favorite time of the year. But for me, it is absolutely the truth. I have felt this way from my earliest childhood memories. I've experienced Christmas with varying degrees of holiday cheer. But whether it was full-fledged Griswold-style gatherings to solitary celebrations when I lived on my own, I've always found a way to make December memorable.

Now that I have a few decades of Christmas's under my jolly ol' belt, I thought it would be fun to sit down and reflect on a handful of things that I love about the holidays, but also a handful I could do without. Adulthood, after all, has a way of dulling the magic luster of Reindeer dust, leaving life feeling like you are dodging piles of Reindeer poo. But more about the Naughty poo list later. First, let's unwrap what tops the Nice List.