What’s your favorite holiday tradition?

"Secret Santa with a group of 15 close friends. We set a $10 maximum so nobody spends too much. We do it a few days before Christmas, and we also have a chocolate-milk party. My friend Courteny’s family owns a farm that’s famous for the chocolate milk it produces. We use it for the party."

"I take a three-hour trip to Mahwaw, N.J., to visit my mother. I have a very small family, basically just me and my mother. I don’t know my father. I have a very strong connection to my mother. She’s important to me. And I make sure I bring her a very special gift each year."

"Decorating the Christmas tree. I go with an artificial tree because it’s a tradition in our family. We’ve had it for 25 years and it still works. Granted, it doesn’t have the smell of a pine tree but we love it. We also listen to the parody "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" on a CD. It’s hilarious!"

"Every year we go to a homeless shelter and give out toys and do a Christmas show. We sing, dance and do motivational speaking. It really puts me in the Christmas spirit of giving."