There are songs, smells, and shows that get me in the Christmas spirit but one that really stands out is the 2006 Playstation 2 game Okami.
This was a game my ex got around Christmastime years ago and I remember it being on the old SD tube-based TV in my first NYC apartment all the time during that first Christmas break working at my new job.
I remember it being a very cozy experience and fun to watch her progress through the game, eating snacks and other not so healthy holiday food.
I also remember being a bit overwhelmed and feeling a lot of uncertainty about having such a long break. Previously, at the University of Pittsburgh, we only had about a 2 week holiday. For some reason we were back in the classroom around January 4th. With finals ending around the 19th of December or so that didn't give us a lot of holiday time. I could spend a week maybe in Texas with my family but that was about it.
This seems like another lifetime ago - several lifetimes - but the sights and sounds of Okami really do feel like the holidays to me.