For a new generation of little ones, that cycle of annual excitement is only just beginning.
So just as The News celebrated the birth of babies across its patch in lockdown, it now marks the new arrivals set to experience their first Christmas during the strangest of years.
Wish a very merry Christmas to these 35 babies from across the Portsmouth area gearing up for their first festivities.
And don’t forget to share this article with your loved ones if you spot a new addition to their family!
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1. 35 Portsmouth babies going into their first Christmas
Thomas Handley, born July 6 Photo: Vicky Andrews
2. 35 Portsmouth babies going into their first Christmas
Teddy Kierstenson, born January , 2020 Photo: Emily Marples
3. 35 Portsmouth babies going into their first Christmas
Sonnie Spragg, born June 12 Photo: Courtney Swan
4. 35 Portsmouth babies going into their first Christmas
Ronald Cole, born June 7 Photo: Stayce-Leigh Dyce