The cold, crisp air blows throughout the city.

Colorful lights adorn homes and every store front in the city.

The smell of pine trees fills the air and the sounds of cheerful Christmas music echoes throughout the house.

Christmas is coming!

Though decorations and tunes playing around the house might be similar, each person has different Christmas traditions.

Whether it’s having a big meal to feast on or singing carols, students on campus have their own traditions to follow each year.

“We play games; we play football, Frisbee and basically all kinds of sports,” Sam Jones, 18, history major, said. “We also make homemade pie and take a family picture.”

For other students, going over to other family members homes to celebrate is the norm.

“We go to our relatives house for a Christmas party,” Gavin Kellems, 18 music major, said.

Part of some students Christmas traditions is leaving decorations up until the following year.

The reason is because of a holiday called “Dia De Los Tres Reyes Magos” which is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ.

“We keep the decorations and tree up until Jan.6 of the new year,” Lee Takeuchi, 21 astro physics major, said. “A couple of weeks before Christmas, we decorate the tree. We also go to Santa Barbara with my dad. We go to Rolling Hills with my mom’s family and have dinner and exchange gifts.”

Other students’ traditions focus on the history and meaning of Christmas itself.

“We open presents and talk about why Christmas is celebrated,” Chanave Arline, 20, accounting major, said.

For other students, the holiday season is a time for giving instead of receiving.

For Alina Vartolomei, 21, nutrition major, said that she enjoys spending time with her family and doing the traditional singing of Christmas carols.