A beautiful Christmas tree. Many lights outside and inside the house. A fireplace. All of these the tone. They're just the background to what eventually builds up to: Christmas Day.
Before we get there, however, there are a few things that need to be done:
A few days before, there's the teleconference. Aunts and uncles (but, since we're Greeks, it's going to be mostly aunts) talk it over with your parents, each one determining what they'll bring on that day.
The next day, your parents storm out to find the best ham or turkey or in some cases even lamb, for the main meal. If you're in America, you probably just finished eating turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving, so turkey is out.
This is the week when your mom decides to make a different desert each day. One day it's melomakarona, the next it's kourampiedes, koulourakia, and so on. Whether or not you're a big fan, you've got to admit that the smell is amazing! This is actually the smell that wakes up your senses and helps you realize: "hey, it's Christmas." Of course, the mall music and cheery Christmas-spirit people on the street help, too, but there's nothing like sleeping to the smell of cinammon, roasted nuts, honey...
The day before, it gets crazy. A lot of the preparations are done, any side dishes that can be refrigerated are stuffed into an already-brimming fridge.
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