...just like the ones I used to know [as a child]....
Where the streets and houses are decorated with brightly lit multi-colored parols (lanterns)....
And children gather every night to sing both Western and Filipino carols from house to house....
Where for 9 consecutive days from December 16 of each year, right before dawn, people go to hear mass and enjoy native snacks and hot tea sold outside the church....
SIMBANG GABI image courtesy of filipinasoul.com
And on Christmas Day children wear their brand spanking new clothes, shoes, and/or purses to visit and give respect to their grandparents, relatives, and godparents who in turn give them gifts and new never-used crisp peso bills....
Pagmamano image courtesy of Wacom-Asia Community
Where Christmas has always been and still is [I hope] a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Where the streets and houses are decorated with brightly lit multi-colored parols (lanterns)....
And children gather every night to sing both Western and Filipino carols from house to house....
Where for 9 consecutive days from December 16 of each year, right before dawn, people go to hear mass and enjoy native snacks and hot tea sold outside the church....
SIMBANG GABI image courtesy of filipinasoul.com 
On Christmas eve people go to midnight mass to celebrate Christ's birth, have either an elaborate or simple meal with their families at home....
Pagmamano image courtesy of Wacom-Asia Community Where Christmas has always been and still is [I hope] a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Maligayang Pasko
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Joyeux Noël
More on Filipino Christmas traditions here.Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Joyeux Noël