So this one was written solely by me, Rhi. My friend and I are both writing holiday stories. I bet mine is better :P I suppose that some of these could stand on their own as oneshots, but they were written to be together, as part of the same story. By the way, I try not to put more Christmas than needed into this story, because believe it or not, not everyone celebrates Christmas!!! Unfortunately, that's the easiest thing to write about, for me.

Disclaimer: I don't own FullMetal Alchemist, but if I did…it probably wouldn't be as good. I also don't own this song, or anything else, really, except for some manga.

We Need A Little Christmas

Haul out the holly

Put up the tree before my spirit falls again!

Fill up the stocking

I may be rushing things, but, deck the halls again now!

(Deck the halls now!)

"Eeek!" Winry yelled as she tripped on the stairs and the large box she was carrying flew out of her hands.

"Winry? You alright?" Pinako called to her from upstairs.

"I'm fine!" the blonde haired girl called back, "There was just a garland sticking out of the box and I tripped on it." She shoved the garland back inside the box and proceeded to climb the stairs, where Pinako was hanging ornaments on their tiny tree. Winry sighed. When she was little, they'd all go out and find a tree, which her now-deceased dad would chop down. Edward and Alphonse always wanted to do that. Mr. Rockbell would laugh and say, "Maybe when you're a bit older, boys. And taller." Winry smiled in spite of herself. Even when they were kids, Ed hated being referred to a short.

She set the box down, then opened it and took out a bunch of stockings. One for her, one for Pinako, another for Den, and there was also one for each other her parents, as well as for Ed, Al, and their mother.

For we need a little Christmas,

Right this very minute!

Candles at the window, carols at the spinet!

Yes, we need a little Christmas,

Right this very minute!

As the two decorated with the small amount of decorations that they had, the radio was on. All of the about four stations that they got were playing holiday music. After all, the holidays were less than a week away. Everyone else in town already had their entire houses decorated, with strings of lights everywhere. The Rockbells just hadn't the time lately. And anyway, who was going to see their house? It was much farther away than any other one in Risembol. It wasn't like when they were kids and had lots of decorations, either. A tree, some stockings, ornaments, a string of lights and a garland for the tree was it. The holidays were just a day for them to take a break, anyway. So they'd have everything up for a week, and then they'd come down. Still, the holidays brought a happy feeling with them.

It hasn't snowed a single flurry

But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

So climb down the chimney

Turn on the brightest string of lights I've ever seen!

Slice up the fruitcake

It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough

(Evergreen bough!)

Of course, Winry's favorite part was the lights. It may not have been close to automail, but it still had the wires she loved to work with, and when turned on, the dancing lights were amazingly beautiful, especially in the dark of night. They looked best at night on bushes covered with snow. Of course, even in the winter it didn't snow very often, so the chances of that happening were slim to none, just as were the chances of Ed and Al coming to visit on Christmas Day. They hadn't had a Christmas like that for several years. And Winry missed those days. The days when they were all innocent and young, and played together without a care.

For I've grown a little leaner, grown a little colder

Grown a little sadder, grown a little older

And I need a little angel sitting on my shoulder

Need a little Christmas now!

And we need a little music! (Da da da da da da da!)

Need a little laughter (Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!)

Need a little singing (Sing, sing, sing, sing, sing! Sing!)

Ringing through the rafters

And we need a little snappy

Happy ever after

Need a little Christmas now!

It's just not like the old days, Winry thought as she strung the lights around the tree. Pinako had since then abandoned her post to make dinner, seeing as it was past seven and dark out, so Winry had taken over. The lights were always the last to go on. Even with the party in town tomorrow, I just can't be as cheerful without Ed and Al here. Maybe I won't go this year. Christmas just isn't the same without the two of them.

As if there was some sort of psychic connection, there came a knock on the door. Winry had started for the door even before Pinako called to her, asking her to answer it. She opened wide the door and was shocked to see amber eyes and a suit of armor standing on her porch.

Before she could greet them, they said, "Merry Christmas!" and moved out of the way so that she could see the ten-meter tall tree, covered in ornaments, lights, garlands, and tinsel standing in her front yard, which hadn't been there an hour ago.

Sorry it's so short! I'm writing it in a small notebook, but apparently 3 pages there isn't the same as 3 pages here. Next chapter is "Walking in a Winter Wonderland", and it's a flashback! Also longer than this one. Review, flames will be used to warm up my icy cold hands so I can type more!