The highlight of the ACE was none other than the Christmas Celebration that started at 6:30 on Christmas Morning. There were many things that helped show what Christmas was about, and the most iconic things that happened over the last 117 years in American History.
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Keeping up with the theme, the Great Snow War was temporarily called off so that the "soldiers" on both sides could celebrate Christmas with family and friends. There was also an adult's only Christmas party at the Meat Market, which was considered by many visitors "one of the hardest parties to get into".
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The Great Hall had a smashing success with their theatrical rendition of A Christmas Carol, which would be known in later years as an Animalian Christmas Carol. Rift and Jet played their part as the Ghosts of Christmas Future really well, while Chilly did quite well as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
The newly-formed Animalia School of Performing Arts did a really good job with their inception performance of the Nutcracker Suite. One surprising fact about it was that the original composer of the Nutcracker Suite really detested his creation, while everyone else really liked it.
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The Great Gift Exchange was combined with the Great Christmas Feast, but neither one was no less appreciated. During the feast, reindeer Animalians, done up as Santa's own Reindeer helped Santa deliver Christmas Gifts to many people throughout the hall. Even so, some of the more amusing (to some people) gifts came from Dr. Adam Jones:
"To Jack Piper, from Dr. Adam Jones, so he can work on his techniques?" Said Jack, reading the tag on the gift that he just received. Opening it, it turned out to be a copy of the Kama Sutra Animalia. "Not that it's unappreciated," said Jack, trying to keep the title hidden from several nearby children, "But why would Dr. Jones think I need this?"
"Because when we first met, you were a really... bad lover." joked his now official Fiancée, Mary, while trying to keep it appropriate for children, "You didn't even know anything about foreplay."
"For Manny the Mammoth, from Dr. Adam Jones, so he can be what his descendants expect him to be." read Manny of the gift tag on his gift. Opening it, it turned out to be an enormously thick volume entitled, "The collected wisdom of Planet Earth. As told by Aristotle, Plato, and the other great Philosophers throughout the ages." Manny greatly appreciated that, because of the way that the Elephants of Lyre and Animalia kept referring him as "honored ancestor" or "revered ancestor", and was expected to grant them wise teachings, even though he didn't really know many.
"To the Cumbertin Family, from Dr. Adam Jones and Miss Vivian, to celebrate rebirth and renewal." Anne read, not knowing why Dr. Jones had in store after he had asked for one of their family heirlooms. Opening it, it turned out that it was two books. One was the book they had loaned Dr. Jones, but underneath it was a newer book that she hadn't expected. It was a modern edition of 'La Moufette', but beneath the title was 'As restored from the original, banned 1765 Version, with historical commentary from Paris, France History Professor, Jameson Hyde-Marie.' On it was a picture of Anne in a provocative pose from the AHE Slaughterhouse Party as a 'furry succubus' but with some clear differences, such as the white of her fur actually being a light shade of red.
"To Diego, from Dr. Adam Jones, hoping it will be useful." Diego read, wondering where Dr. Jones got all his ideas from. Opening his gift, it turned out to be a new kind of electronic toothbrush made especially for large teeth, as well as meat-flavored toothpaste. He had heard that many converted Animalians had to learn new tooth care because their new teeth simply didn't fit for toothbrushes made for humans.
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While Everyone really appreciated Christmas in Animalia, many didn't get the puns from many of Dr. Jones' gifts. He would later explain that he got many of the ideas from the first chapter of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. Also, the Great Snow War was to restart on Dec. 26th, and officially end on New Years Eve, so that many could get ready for the Chinese Year of the Dog celebrations that would officially start on that day.