CavsChat: Christmas Traditions

Mateo Blaschke, Aidan Remedios and Andres Florentino • Dec 20, 2023

Do you love everything about Christmas? The music, the movies, the traditions, the history, the stories, and the magic? If so, you might want to check out our podcast, where we celebrate the most wonderful time of the year all year round. We’ll explore the origins and meanings of various Christmas customs.

Intro music is from “Jingle Bell Rocks” by Bobby Helms.

About the Contributors

Mateo Blaschke, CavsConnect Video/Podcast Editor

Mateo Blaschke is a junior in the International Baccalaureate Program, and this is his first year in CavsConnect, after working last year with CavsTV. He is the Video Editor as well as the Podcast Editor. In the future, Mateo looks forward to continuing to be involved in the school by attending sports games, pep rallies and other school activities. He is also part of the boys varsity soccer team and wishes to continue playing until he graduates. He boasts about the importance of balance in people's lives and even though it can be hard at times, he always tries his best to keep his academic and athletic life very balanced. During his free time, you can usually find Mateo playing soccer, biking around the city and hanging out with friends. Mateo really loves to travel around the world because he finds it interesting how countries around the world differ culturally.

Aidan Remedios, CavsConnect Staff Member

Aidan Remedios is a junior in the International Baccalaureate Program. This is his second year with CavsConnect, and he is extremely excited to be part of this publication. Born in India, Aidan moved to Miami in 2022. He loves music and is a certified Grade 8 pianist by the London College of Music. Currently, he is working towards completing his piano diploma and also produces music, which is available on multiple streaming platforms. Besides music, Aidan keeps fit by playing badminton, in which he placed third in the GMAC last year, as well as going to the gym and practicing calisthenics. His hobbies include watching football and supporting England and Manchester United. Aidan hopes to excel in school and in other extracurricular aspects of his life this year.

Andres Florentino, CavsConnect Photography Editor

Andres Florentino is a junior in the International Baccalaureate program. This is his second year in CavsConnect and he is extremely excited to enter the year as photography editor. Andres takes pride in being a Cavalier and loves to be involved with his school: he is part of clubs such as HIP and is on the IBHS board. His favorite passion is traveling and one day he hopes to complete his life-long goal of visiting all 197 countries. He is looking forward to meeting his new peers and having a great year in cavsconnect.

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