Emily: wouldn't you say Christmas deserves to be relevant year-round? Retail workers: NO

ah yes, i love the part of the story of christmas when santa claus descends on his sleigh all while blasting viva la vida from his sleigh mounted speakers

Tell Daidus I said to take his time on the next upload but also tell him Gotham needs him now more than ever!

4:18 the thing i love about emily is that she'll either have the best food takes or the worst ones, there is no in between.

I still can't believe the Colonel managed to convince an entire country that his fried chicken was mandatory for Christmas.

Love the Spy x Family illustrations at 8:01 !

I haven't had a good Christmas in three years. No tree, no gifts, no music. Just work and isolation. The only good thing we had was that it snowed really hard and it was a true sight to see. Seeing your video and your figurine made me sad but mostly happy for you. Love your videos and your work, god bless Emirichu.

Emily: "Wouldn’t you say Christmas deserves to be yearly relevant?" Truck drivers and retail workers: "NO"

the miku figure is the most emily thing i’ve ever seen in my life, congratulations on your adoption

8:01 all of the art at this part is SO GOOD WHAT?!

As someone who went to Japan during winter beginning of last year and ate soup curry in Hokkaido, it is 100% one of the must try dishes if you visit Japan, it completely blew my mind with how delicious and flavorfull it was

12:34 OH MY GOD THE STRAWBERRY MUSIC NOTES ARE SO CUTEEEEE

I'm not even that big a Miku fan and that statuette is literally one of the most gorgeous things i have ever laid eyes on. It is absolute amazing, I am awestruck 🤩

My levels of respect went up for Emirichu just because she likes Jolibee.

can we all just appreciate the 3 minute excitment of Emirichu when strawberry Miku arrived?? I fricking love when she gets so pumped up for stuff like that, it's heartwarming >-

9:33 One Christmas movie that I DEFINITELY recommend (if you haven’t seen it already) is ‘Klaus’. Hands down the B.E.S.T. Christmas movie I’ve seen in the last decade 🎅✨🎄✨🥹

I wanna see Jaiden's reaction to the Miku's figurine lol

Gosh, I wonder why the ART STORY KZfaqr took a while getting her Christmas video out? What a myyyyystery~~! (Great video, Emily! Love it!)

9:49 AYO, Why Garnt looking like that one meme girl smiling at a burning house? LMAO

“Less Jesus and more fried chicken” I’m rolling on the floor 😂😂😂😂

Celebrating Christmas on the 24th is actually pretty common in Latin American cultures (⁠^⁠^) I'm Mexican and pretty much all of our festivities are for the 24th and the 25th is only really for going to church and to wear off the hangover if you got too drunk last night.

4:18 the Filipinos are popping off

7:00 The wooden nativity pyramid is a traditional German decoration. Growing up we had a one that was about a foot tall and sat on the dinner table at Christmas. You light the candles and the hot air rising from the candles hits the blades and make the whole thing spin around.

The gasp of excitement I gave when I heard the beginning of White Night, for the sponsored segment. That music video is all kinds of great, and I couldn’t help being a little excited. That aside, it’s interesting to hear your experiences for what Christmas is like in Japan. Hope you have a good year, for the days coming forward.

Thank you for the inclusion of the Miku unboxing. I was freaking out right alongside you; what an absolutely gorgeous figure!

I can’t believe I caught it so soon!! Best thing to watch before class

emily spending the last few minutes fanning over the miku figure is so real

8:01 Oh man, the creativity and attention to detail in these Spy x Family illustrations is incredible! Absolutely love it!

You'd think the Miku was the ad and not the Star Rail bit 😂

YES CHRISTMAS DESERVES TO BE CELEBRATED AND OBSERVED YEAR-ROUND!!!

Who’s here after the new sick video?

I actually loved celebrating Christmas in Japan when I was an exchange studenr during high school. Honestly, at first I thought I would be lonely cause I wouldn't spend it with my family. But it turned out really great. First, I was lucky Christmas Eve was on a Sunday. So, no school during the day. Secondly, my host mum said I could invite some friends over and have an okonomiyaki party, which was so fun. After that my host sister made a christmas cake which was so delicious! And lastly, we took a walk an went looking at the christmas light decorations that was put up around the city. It was simple but cozy and I was so happy. Last year, I actually gave sort of back the nice gesture by inviting a Japanese friend from uni over to celebrate Christmas with my family. She got to experience a very traditional Finnish Christmas Eve with the food, presents and all. We even baked a lot of ginger breads and all so she could get the full Christmas spirit 🥰 She was really happy and we where so glad she liked it.

I got so worried when Emily mentioned going to an onsen. We know about the hot spring incident... don't hurt yourself lmao

I was not expecting to hear daidus yell in the background while she was unboxing strawberry Miku but it kinda added to the scene

Hey, its 2 months late but IMO its NEVER a bad time to talk about Japan and Christmas celebrations! Thanks for making this video and sharing some of the things you did during the holiday season. Japan definitely seems a lot different than the US and UK for the holidays but I think it's neat to see how other cultures celebrate the holiday.

This thumbnail is ADORABLE! Great job, @kheechuu!

"I changed my alarm to All I Want For Christmas is You" ...you demon!!

"For all of December I changed my phone alarm to Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'." oh my god poor daidus

Waw, as a Pinoy, waaw This is a big culture shock for me since September all the way to January we still have our Christmas decors on Our December is always filled with parties, so this is interesting to learn in Japan

christmas in japan is exactly what halloween feels like to me. I get so hype for two whole months and then the day rolls around and of the kids who celebrate very few actually trick-or-treat and all the halloween parties happen on the weekend before so i just invite whoever is available to hang out and eat candy with me.

This is a perfect video, Emily! I think mixing your art with the Vlog really, really makes this video stand out. It continues what you have started with and combines it with the natural progression/ development of your channel. Well done and Id luv to see more of it! ☺️

If u ever come visit a Christmas market In Germany definitely go to the market in "seifen", Saxony and the "schlesischer Christkindlmarkt in Görlitz", also in Saxony

AHHH THE MIKU FIGURE 😭😍 I totally fangirled while you fangirled as well haha. I actually drew this figure and only did her bust up and just that took so long to draw bc of all the details! But she’s really so pretty from head to toe 🥹😭💖

5:04 Wild Dominic Panganiban Jumpscare

The art throughout the whole video is fantastic as always but when I tell you I GASPED at how adorable the Spy x Family stuff was in your art style! Amazing work!

"A lot less Jesus and A lot more Fried Chicken" needs to be a shirt.

I wouldnt have noticed that christmas was a month ago if you wouldnt have reminded me that

i am obsessed bestie your miku it figure looks so beautiful!! stunning, gorgeous, elegant and everything UGH she's so prettyyy!! im so jealous omg

Emily getting culture shocked by Japan, while Daidus is just chiilin' with his Chicken XD

Hey Emirichu! I am from Germany and I could already tell from your Christmas Market Videos that this is not a real Christmas market. I mean maybe they interpret them a little different in Japan but in Germany there is much more then just stands with the same food. The Christmas Markets here are way better I could already tell from the videos. There are much more stands with different foods, stands with jewelry, stands with games, stands with hot drinks, Ferris wheels and much more! You should definitely come here in winter and go to the “Kassel Weinachtsmarkt” if you want to visit a real one. I think that is the most christmassy Christmas Market ever here in Germany. There is also a Santa Clause which flies over the market in his sleigh and tells a story. The atmosphere is also much more different. I would be thrilled to see your reaction to a German Christmas market someday. I hope you are doing well!

Celebrating Christmas really early and longer that it is with your love of Jollibee fried chicken makes you an honorary Filipino. Congratulations.

the way i would've forgoten that I even ordered something (I lit preordered an album and then it came 2 months later and I was like "hwat?")

13:12 Now we all know why it took until February for Emily to release her Christmas video. Got repeated distracted by her Hatsune Miku 15th anniversary figurine.

I can't believe Christmas is only a few months away!

the relaxing christmas music as early as october is so relatable… you gotta set the mood!!… months prior 😅

Lololol the ad roll right when she opens the miku fig and starts screaming. I thought that the video was over 😂 I’m glad y’all had a good Christmas otherwise! The onsen was beautiful!

merry christmas emirichu!! if you ever have the opportunity to go to the philippines during Christmas time (september to december), i highly recommend it! celebrations start around September, ramp up after halloween, and get insane on the actual day. very bright and fun! the enthusiasm sounds really up your alley. there's also the plus of a jollibee being around every corner since you apparently love it so much 😂

Emily: Wouldn't you say Christmas deserves to be relevant year round? Me: ... No, cause your not taking Halloween from me Emily.

The whole Christmas on the 24th is actually also how it is here in Germany too and probably where Japan got it from. Difference being that while the main church ceremony and getting the presents happen on the 24th, the 25th is still technically Christmas Day. For us it was a day where you eat a kinda big breakfast with your family and spend the time inside chilling doing nothing. When i was a kid that was the day i got to finally try out the toys i got. The thing is we actually also have a second Christmas Day, literally called "second Christmas Day", which is probably supposed to give you more time in form of a federal holiday. For us it was always 24th with close family, 25th evening with Grandparents Nr.1, then 26th with Grandparents Nr2.

I once loved Christmas a lot, it was my most favorite season of the year. But the thing is my parents stop buying me gifts in Christmas, they thought that we lost the Christmas spirit. I was the only one in the family that didn’t lost the Christmas spirit.

I was impatiently waiting for an unavoidable Miku tangent in the video, even as small as a mention. But a whole unboxing of the most gorgeous figure ever is the best (late) christmas present ever ! We Stan Miku

CONGRATS ON YOUR MIKU FIGURE!!!!

emily the christmas enthusiast deserves at least a christmas experience in the philippines. feel free to set up your decor as early as september

I honestly loved the Yokohama Christmas festival! They have a bunch of stalls and lights, as well as a big christmas tree, and the red brick buildings all around makes it feel very comfy and christmasy. It was also only like ¥300 to enter if you get the app. There was also an outdoor ice skating rink right next to it for only like ¥500 plus rentals which was super fun! I would go again just for the skating honestly, and the market was a huge plus.

11:27 THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR PRONOUNCING MACARON CORRECTLY 😭😭😭

8:02 AHH LOID AND YOR ON A DATE (and then Anya and Bond too) so adorable❤️

Emily: Wouldn't you say Christmas deserves to be relevant year-round? *No* My Mom keeps telling me the second November starts that it's Christmas. She showed me a picture of a calendar where the last two months are just marked Christmas, with a break for Thanksgiving in between.

Azabu Juban has a Christmas market annually, from what I remember, it's pretty legit...and really expensive. But we have hot Christmases in Australia so it's not really a great indicator. Though it was definitely better looking than the Coldplay concert you went to lol. Ebisu Gardens is also pretty Christmasy. They usually put up a giant tree at the square there and it's more romantic for couples.

Honestly, this is the video I needed to keep my Christmas spirits high for the next 323 days, so thank you. :D

I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO “WHITE NIGHT” THIS WHOLE WEEK, WHEN 0:52 I WAS LIKE WHERE TF IS THE MUSIC COMING FROM I AM NOT PLAYING IT RN 😭😭 I THOUGHT I LISTENED TO IT TOO MUCH

Emily showing us all the food she ate while I’m out here eating a ham sandwich

If you ever can, come to Finland and visit Lapland during winter for that magical winter wonderland! And if one can afford it, 'cause... it's really freaking expensive, come over for christmas (or even in November when it's not that crazy over prized!) and visit Santa Claus Village, one of my favourite places on earth as a fellow christmas lover

0:29 EMILY NO THATS TOO MUCH

I am laughing because my inner monologue opening this video was what you introed with LMAO

It’s so cute what you did in Japan last Christmas. Never heard of an onsen before, so I’m glad you told us what one is

0:09 YES!!!! FINALLY ANOTHER ANTI-GRINCH CHRISTMASS ALL YEAR ROUND ENJOYER! WE NEED MORE OF THOSE

idk if it's just me, but as a latin-american, i grew up also treating christmas eve as the big day. that's when we'd party, eat, and open gifts at midnight. christmas day was just the rest day (esp for those who drank a lot LOL) since most businesses close that day here in america. i never knew how opposite it was here until i grew up and would hear my other american friends mention it. the latinos i knew, though, treated christmas the same way i did. my mother would say it was always celebrated on christmas eve in her home country rather than on the 25th, too. it's interesting how many ppl and countries have different ways of celebrating it.

10:38 That's a real high C note, if I ever heard one!

I heard White Night’s first few notes and I was like: am I hearing things? But noo it was just you getting sponsered lol

I remember the miku concert video, and how you preordered the figure at the end. And my god, was the wait worth it. *The detail* , I'm so happy for you Emily.

This video in a nutshell Part 1: late release Part 2: warning Part 3: relaxation Part 4: shopping Part 5: why she hates KFC Part 6: M I K U ! ! !

Happy early Christmas Everyone 🎉

13:35 she is actually so beautiful. Soooooooo much detail. I ain’t even in this fandom and I want one purely just to look at it

10:00 Oh geez, that Hatsune Miku Merry Christmas song? It's not what it seems...

The Kaguya references at 9:09 made my day!

Seeing the bucket of KFC in the thumbnail, I still cannot believe this is actually a thing they do for Christmas in Japan xD

I love your content so much!!! I love story videos or blogs with art in it!! Keep it up!! ❤❤❤

This video was released right on the day before my birthday, I’d say lucky timing! I had a conflict with friends on my bday, but I got it resolved later. This video lifted my mood up while I was recovering from it. Thx Emily! Love your videos!

Chrismass is like your shadow. Always in the corner waiting to appear in front of you when you don't expect

my husband does the same thing it’s a tradition we always put our Christmas tree up on November 1st. My family never really celebrated Christmas we brought a christmas cake and got together but not really a full celebration like what me my husband and our children do now. Even my mom and dad and siblings celebrate Christmas after most of us moved from Sapporo to Albuquerque and Denver. I love how my husband’s extended family celebrates because his family is a mix of Zulu,Japanese and Filipino we get a meddle of different cultures and food. (lumpia ans pansit is my favorite).

Great vid! I loved the Syndey cameo throughout, she's such a good VA. Also that Miku figure is 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

I appreciate the 15th anniversary miku unboxing

Did you draw the Forgerfamily by yourself? It was so adorable 🥰

It's the same in Germany. Everything builds up to the 24.December. We even do Adventskranz where you light a candle every Sunday in the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas. Then you have a feast with your family, exchange gifts and swear to never eat anything ever again. The next day everything is over. You might visit some relatives but at midnight on the 24. Christmas is over.

I've been listening to Christmas music for almost 2 years all year round. and that's the only evidence of how much i love christmas 😄🤫

This was truly her first Christmas in Japan.

6:04 AMOUNGUS!!!!!!!!

In Hispanic/Latino cultures we do the Christmas Eve thing, too! Christmas Eve is THE big day, and we open our presents at midnight and spend the day eating food and partying and such, but when we wake up on the 25th it's leftovers and normalcy LOL

Love how she put Loid and Yor as an example! It's absolutely perfect!

emily's gallery has to be so full of food and art you might be able to scroll for a hour