Christmas is right around the corner! With colorful, gimmicky, and creative Christmas decorations being set up and fun performances being practiced in between classes or work–Filipinos are just about ready for the holiday season!
It wouldn’t be a Christmas party without Filipino traditions happening, from dance and song performances to ‘fits that just hit right. Of course, we need to pay our homage to the nostalgic and iconic Christmas party essentials from the early to late 2000s.
Every Christmas party, may it be in schools and in offices, seems to still have a dance or song number to be performed during the event.
With that, who can forget the nostalgic white square tiles, with armchairs circled around the classroom, colorful and shiny garlands on the white or blackboards, and other creative decorations prepared by the students in their classes?
Who can also forget the dance showdowns of students to Jabbawockeez’s performance of Timbaland’s ‘Apologize’?
Surely, most millennials and Gen Zs know what a cultural reset Jabbawockeez has been to dance performances at Christmas parties all over the Philippines.
In this Tiktok video, social media users commented on the iconic fits that were the “starter packs” in the early to late 2000s. Before the “aesthetic era,” we used to love bold colors and outfits with loud statements.
@patricknaui
Jabbawockeez palagi ang peg ng mga dancer sa bawat Christmas Party #philippines #tiktokph
From red snapbacks, black hoodies, bandanas that were tied either on their foreheads or wrists and, of course, the iconic Supra shoes.
Who can forget when Justin Bieber dominated the music industry and became one of the trendsetters of the Supra shoes?
@joshcdenney What happened to Supra skate shoes? #supra #skateshoes #supraskytop #sneakerheads #streetwear #nikejanoski #purplesupra #nicekicks #kicksonfire #belieber #lilwayne #austinmoon #leohoward #fyp
Station IDs were also played on repeat at Filipino Christmas parties alongside the queen of Christmas songs herself, Mariah Carrey.
No Filipino can ever forget the famous ABS-CBN’s 2009 station ID ‘Star ng Pasko,’ which became the anthem of Filipino Christmas parties in the late 2000s and just hits home.
@saisairanada realizing 2 months nalang September na! Star ng Pasko hits different iba talaga ang vibe 🥺 #goodolddays #starngpasko #christmas
What are some other things you remember that only 90s and 2000s babies can relate to?
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