It was Christmas time in New York. Everyone was filled with holiday spirit, including the city's favorite team of paranormal eliminators. The Ghostbusters had just finished another call and were headed back to the firehall.

"Man, I'm exhausted." Winston Zeddemore said as he got out of the car.

"Yeah, me too." Dr. Peter Venkman replied, "I might go take a nice, hot shower."

"Ok, but don't take too long cause I want a hot shower too." Dr. Ray Stantz said as he got the traps out of the car.

"I'll take care of that Ray." Dr. Egon Spengler said, "You go ahead and go upstairs, and I'll empty the traps."

"Thanks Egon." Ray said.

"Your welcome Ray." Egon said as he headed downstairs to the basement.

"Hey guys, how did the jobs go?" Janine Melnitz asked.

"Ok, but we're exhausted." Peter replied, "I think I might go take a nap."

"Well don't sleep too long Pete." Winston said, "We got the mayor's Christmas banquet tonight."

"Oh right. I forgot about that." Peter said as he walked upstairs to go take a shower.

"Yeah, me too." Egon replied as he walked upstairs from the basement.

"How about we get a little rest before we go?" Ray suggested.

"Sounds good." Winston replied.

Egon didn't say anything. The truth was, he didn't want to go to the mayor's Christmas party. As it turned out, the young Ghostbuster was not a fan of Christmas. He didn't hate it, he just wasn't a fan. It had to do with his past. And Christmas time during his childhood was not a really happy time. But Egon didn't want to ruin his friends' holiday cheer. Plus, Egon didn't know much about Christmas.

He, too, headed upstairs, and he and the others laid to take a nap before the banquet.

A few hours later, the quartet woke up, cleaned up, got dressed, and headed to the mayor's party. The guys kept the equipment in the car, just in case if any uninvited ghosts showed up. Once they got there, they were greeted by the mayor. A few of the snootier guests looked at the Ghostbusters with disgust. They thought the guys were immature, idiotic, and stupid low-lifes. However, the guys let the rude comments slide off their backs. Most of the time.

"I knew we should've bailed on this." Peter said, "This is pretty boring."

"Yeah, plus, I don't think we fit in very well." Winston pointed out, "Some of the people here probably think we're slobs."

"Who knows?" Janine said. She had been invited as well, "At least they're not saying those things to our faces."

"Attention everyone." the mayor announced, "I want you all to say something you each love about Christmas."

"Oh dang it." Egon said in his head,"The last thing I want to do tonight."

Everyone took turns saying about what they loved about Christmas. Most of the rich guests' answers were kinda dumb and stupid, and the guys rolled their eyes. Finally it was the guys' turns. And then it was Egon's.

"And you Dr. Spengler, what do you love most about Christmas?" the mayor asked.

"I, uh..." Egon muttered. He was really embarrassed. He didn't like being the center of attention.

"Well, what do you love about Christmas?" the mayor asked again.

Egon took in a deep breath. He decided to tell the truth. "The truth is..." Egon said, "I'm not a fan of Christmas, and I don't know much about it."

Everyone gasped and looked shocked. Egon felt really embarrassed. So, if he didn't like Christmas? It wasn't that bi of a deal.

Peter, Ray, Winston, and Janine all looked shocked. Egon's answer was not one they had expected. And they were at loss for words.

To be continued...