Christmas is a potpourri of festivities and traditions

It’s time to open the Christmas presents for (from left) Jolene Tan and her family: brother Adrian, mother Gwendoline, and sister Krystal. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong

Christmas is their “favourite time of the year” and a potpourri of festivities for Jolene Tan, 21, and her family which comprises her mother, Gwendoline Rudolf Benedit Theseira, 47, brother Adrian, 18, and sister Krystal, 13.

“Our family has five cultures so we celebrate many festivals every year, but our favourite one is still Christmas,” says the art instructor who lives in Puchong, Selangor.