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I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a Christmas party. But let's just say I put a lot of Christmas trees around the house, so it smells good.

I love cooking during Christmas, all smells like the hot apple cider, the hot spiced wine.

The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree - those to me, are the scents of the holidays.

Everyone knows that there are some odors that send you directly back to memories of your childhood - odors from Christmas time and so forth.

On Christmas morning, we always make breakfast, and everyone eats before we open any presents. I make muffins and homemade applesauce, which I don't think anyone likes as much as I do... I just love the way it makes the house smell!

I love the scents of winter! For me, it's all about the feeling you get when you smell pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, gingerbread and spruce.

One thing I always make - and I'm sure this is partly to do with memory and yearning and because I've made it ever since my children were born - I make gingerbread every year. And it's partly just the perfume of the spices in the house, makes it smell like winter to me.

I absolutely adore Christmas.

I love spending time with my family and friends during the holidays, and my favorite holiday tradition would be the pozole that my mom makes almost every Christmas. It's the best!

I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.