Chapter/Story Started: November 28, 2008

Chapter finished: November 29, 2008

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Title: HSM3: Happy Holidays

Author: bangelluvforever, aka…me, Jessica Louise Ayers

Disclaimer: Don't own! Only own, the middle names, the first names of parents (and siblings), except for Jack and Lucille Bolton, and Derby and Vance Evans who belong to HSM producers. I only own also the plot, made up characters you don't recognize, the bad spelling and grammar.

Summary: It's finally the most wonderful time of the year around the world, its December, Christmas month! And the wildcats are together with family to enjoy it!

Author's Note: I decided to get a head start on my Christmas Stories

=HSM3: Happy Holidays=

-Chapter one: December 1st, Deck the Halls-

(December 1, 2008- 8AM)

"Baby girl, it's time to go to outside and start Christmas decorating," Gregory "Greg" Anthony Montez told his daughter with a smile.

"Alright. Daddy?" His seventeen year old, Filipina/Latina daughter, Gabriella Marie Montez, who had chocolate brown wavy long hair and chocolate brown eyed, a tanned and toned body, said with a smile.

"Yeah baby girl?"

"Can I have a piggy back ride?"

"You sure can. Hop on," Greg told his daughter with a smile and she did just that.

"Alright, you two let's go," Gabriella's mom, Inez Anne Montez, said to the father and daughter holding the door open.

"Alright, honey. Come on, Shadow, Buddy, Duchess, Ace." Greg said to his wife with a smile and then over his shoulder to the dogs. Their dogs were a golden retriever who was very well known since he was the star of all the Air Bud movies, Buddie, who was Gabriella's dog; a beautiful white Samoyed belonging to Inez, named Duchess; a boy German Shepard belonging to Greg, named Ace, the guard dog of the house and Gabriella; and then lastly, but certainly not least, a boy black toy poodle, named Shadow, Gabriella's other dog, who she got from her boyfriend for their one year anniversary.

"So since the icicle lights are already hanging around the house, we don't have to worry about that. So why don't we start by throwing the bush net lights on the bushes," Inez said taking charge.

Smiling, they all set to work. As Gabriella was working she heard, "I love you Brie-Ella!"

Gabriella turned her head to her left side neighbor's house which was the Evans' mansion belonging to Derby Anne Evans and her husband, Vance Kyle Evans and their twins, Sharpay Anne Evans and Ryan Joshua Evans; that Sharpay and her family were also outside their house decorating. Smiling Gabriella yelled, back "I love you Shar-Bear!"

"You two!" Gabriella's dad said rolling his eyes.

"What?" Gabriella asked confused.

"You two are crazy!" Greg told his daughter with a smile.

"So are you!" Gabriella said.

"Am not!" Greg replied back.

"Are too!" Gabriella shot back.

"Children, will you please stop it." Inez asked her husband and daughter with a smile.

"She started it!" Greg said pointing at his daughter.

"He started it!" Gabriella said pointing at her father before they both looked at each other and stuck out their tongues and crossed their arms over their chests.

"Oh very mature!" Inez exclaimed rolling her eyes.

After a brief minute, all of the Montezes burst out in fits of laughter before they all hugged each other and went back to decorating.

Soon after the bushes were done, Gabriella's mom told her to put the blue and white LED beaded light garland around the beautiful white picket fence of the front of the house as her mom and dad put white LED beaded light garland around the porch posts so they went well with the icicle lights on the house and the lights on the fence.

After putting the garland up outside, Gabriella and her parents hung white and blue starlight spheres on their porch to make it sparkle.

On their front lawn they had two big Christmas trees (one on each side of the front yard, not blocking the beautiful house though, just in the corners of the fence) that they decorated with lights, one had LED sapphire blue teardrop lights and the other had white LED teardrop lights on it. Also on each tree they hung a set of seventy blue and or white Moravian star lights, blue on the tree with white lights and white on the tree with blue lights. On the very top of each tree sat snowflake outdoor tree toppers that lite up at night.

Along the brick sidewalk up to the front pouch, another one that lead to the garage side door to go inside the garage without opening the car garage doors, and the path that led to the back of the house, were all on both sides lined with beautiful holographic snowflake pathway markers. In spaces between each bush on the side of the house were multicolored inflatable ornaments that lite up at night. On the set of three porch steps were crystal bead present sculptures that lite up at night. Underneath one of the Christmas trees outside was a nativity scene that would light up at night. By the other one was an inflatable Santa Clause.

On the right of the yard, dead center, was a Mickey Mouse and Friends lighted up motif that would lite up at night.

On the left side of the yard, dead center, was a Pooh and Friends singing together Motif, that would lite up at night. Up on the roof they put, a lighted up Santa, sleight and Reindeer motif. Up on the left side of the porch banister was a red lighted up sign that read 'Merry' and on the right side of the porch banister was a green lighted up sign that read 'Christmas'.

And lastly on the front gate they put a red velvet ribbon and on the door they put a light up wreath.

After they finished decorating four hours later, they walked back inside, having to wait until tonight to see what the completed look looked like.

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Soon later, not wanting to be inside, Gabriella decided to go over to Sharpay's and see how they were doing.

"Hey Ry-Ry!" Gabriella said as she greeted Sharpay's older (by two minutes) twin brother, Ryan Joshua Evans, with a smile and hug.

"Hey Gabriella Marie! I see you guys finished decorating. I looks amazing!" Ryan told her with a soft smile.

"Thanks. You guys seem to be getting a lot done." Gabriella told Ryan as she helped him put up the red and green LED beaded light garland on the Evans' white picket fence.

"It is and thanks for the help." Ryan replied with a smile as he grabbed green starlight spheres and started to put them on the Christmas tree that had the red lights stranded on it as Gabriella put the red starlight spheres on the tree with the green lights.

At the bottom of the tree Ryan put the starlight spheres on, he put a beautiful lite up nativity scene as Gabriella's tree had a set of 3 wise men light up at the bottom of it. On top of each tree was a bright white star that would light up at night.

"I love how you guys are sticking to the red and green theme like my family stuck to the blue and white theme." Gabriella told Ryan with a smile as they watched Sharpay put a net of red and green LED lights on each bush and as his parents hung red and green starlight spheres on the porch.

"Thanks, the Danforths and Crosses are doing the same thing with the red and green theme." Ryan told her.

"Yeah, the McKessies and Coxes are doing the blue and white theme also." Gabriella said with a smile.

"And the Boltons and Baylors are doing the multi colored theme," Came the voice of Sharpay.

"Shar-Bear!" Gabriella squealed before she hugged the girl tightly.

"Brie-Ella!" Sharpay squealed back as they hugged.

"It's looking amazing. I love you guys are having the lite up Merry Christmas on the roof and then the controlled Santa and train going around your yard," Gabriella told Sharpay with a smile.

"Thanks." Sharpay told her with a smile.

"So tonight, all of Albuquerque, New Mexico light up the whole town together," Gabriella said with a smile.

"Yep. We have all our lights set for what time they are suppose to come on." Sharpay told Gabriella with a smile who nodded meaning so did her family.

"Alright, well, I'm going to help my mom and dad finish decorating inside. I love you guys and I'll see you soon. Tell your parents I said hi and I love them." Gabriella said as she hugged Sharpay and Ryan and kissed their cheeks.

"We will. We love you too." Sharpay and Ryan said together as Gabriella walked out of the gate and over next door to her house and walking inside.

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(7PM)

"Baby girl, you ready to leave yet?" Greg asked his daughter as he walked into her room after knocking and getting a come in from her.

"Yeah, I just got put these on," Gabriella told her dad as he walked into her walk in closet that was modeled after Princess Mia's in the movie The Princess Dairies 2: Royal Engagement. He looked at what his daughter held up which were her chocolate brown women's ultimate short UGG boots from UGG Australia.

"You ready?" He asked her with a smile.

"Sure am. Let's go," Gabriella said with a smile as she slipped on a East High Wildcat letterman jacket and a pair of chocolate brown gloves, hat and scarf from UGG Australia before she looped her arm with her dad's.

Twenty minutes later, the Montezes arrived in the downtown square where the main switch we switch on all of the Christmas lights down town.

"Hey you guys!" Sharpay said as she walked up with her parents and brother with a smile.

"Hey Sharpay!" They all replied as they looked at the Christmas tree that the Senior Class (Sharpay's, Gabriella's and Ryan's) class decorated. It was decorated in red, white and gold, the East High school colors. On the top of the tree was a Wildcat paw print lite up topper, around it was gold satin ribbon, red lights around it also, and white plastic wildcat paw prints, that had the name of each of the senior on them.

"We did pretty amazing," Sharpay said as they continued to look at the tree.

"We sure did. Not that the boys did anything to help!" Gabriella said.

"Hey we resent that!" Came the voices of the five men they knew well. The voices belonged to the five boys of their group, Wildcats, Ryan, Troy Alexander Bolton (Gabriella's boyfriend), Zeke Lake Baylor (Sharpay's boyfriend), Jason Allen Cross, and Chad Nicholas Danforth.

"They're right though," Came the voices of the other four members of the group, Taylor Annabelle McKessie (Chad's girlfriend), Martha Lynn Cox (Ryan's girlfriend), and Kelsi Monique Nielsen (Jason's girlfriend).

"Hey girls!" Gabriella and Sharpay said greeting each girl with a kiss on the cheek and a hug.

"Hey!" The girls all replied back returning the hugs and kisses on the cheeks.

"What no welcome for us?" Chad, an African American eighteen year old boy who had an afro, a toned body (from playing on the basketball team at school), chocolate brown eyes and the worst time ever; said to the girls.

"Hey boys!" Sharpay and Gabriella said as they hugged each boy and kissed their cheek, except for Gabriella and Sharpay who kissed their boyfriends on their lips with a smile.

"Hey Brie!" Troy told his girlfriend with a million dollar smile that was only reserved for her. Now, Troy, age eighteen, was known as East High's resident Primo Boy, the King of East High, because he made starting varsity basketball his first year and was named captain, he was still the captain of the basketball team, he had the body of a Greek God, bright electric blue eyes, a tanned and toned body, and short chocolate brown hair with a tint of blonde in it.

"Hey Wildcat! I missed ya today!" She told him with a smile as she snuggled into his embrace.

"Of course ya did!" He told her with a smile as he held her tighter.

"Will, the Senior Class of East High please come on stage at the gazebo please?" Came the voice of East High's Drama Teacher/English teacher and the Senior Class homeroom teacher, Ms. Darbus.

Gabriella and everyone else waved goodbye to their parents before they walked to the gazebo and stood with the rest of their class behind Ms. Darbus and five ten microphone stands.

"Thank you," Ms. Darbus said with a smile before she continued, "These last few months these Seniors have been asked by the city council if they would sing a song while Santa Claus was coming through town. This also goes towards their grades for English, Drama and Music, which Seniors are in either or all of these classes.

So with out any more speech from me. Please welcome the main singers of tonight that the Senior Class chose surprising these teens might I add, Troy Bolton, Gabriella Montez, Sharpay Evans, Zeke Baylor, Ryan Evans, Martha Cox, Kelsi Nielsen, Jason Cross, Taylor McKessie and Chad Danforth singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town as the other Seniors do back up," Ms. Darbus said as each of the Wildcats took a microphone in the order they were called in.

As the music began, Gabriella looked over at Troy knowing that she had to sing in front of a crowd which always scared her, except for when Troy was either in the crowd, singing with her or watching her.

They all took a deep breathe and began to sing as Santa riding on a red fire truck came up main street waving at everyone.

After Santa was on the gazebo with the Seniors, the Mayor, Julian Walker, told Santa, "Light it up Santa!"

And Santa did just that by turning the big switch that lite up all of downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In the center of downtown was a MASSIVE Christmas tree, the town Christmas tree, that was decorated with multicolored huge bulbs, silver garland, and a bright gold sparkling star on the top of it.

Across each street, connected to one pole at each side of the street, were 40 feet Silhouette Snowflake Streetlines. Each parking meter were wrapped with gold garland that had lights strung in it to light it up. Each street light pole was wrapped with lighted branched mountain pine pole wraps with a bow at the top. On every other street pole were blue with white snowflake banners that read in silver writing 'Merry Christmas from Albuquerque, New Mexico'. The street poles that didn't have a banner on them, had 12' glitter triple package glo displays that would light up at night and glitter during the day. Each store had a small Christmas tree in front of it decorated however they wanted it. Each store had decorated the windows and their store however they wanted.

As soon as the Wildcats were done, they and their parents walked around Albuquerque to look at all the beautiful displays. The first spot they stopped at was of course East High School which was done beautifully thanks to Seniors and teachers who decorated it.

The whole school building was decorated in white and red Christmas lights. The flag pole was done in red lights. The walkways hand candy cane lights lighting the way up to the school or wherever. The main school doors had glittery window decorations in them. On each side the huge clock were white snowflakes.

"You guys will have to wait until some other day to see the inside decorating that we did to it!" Sharpay squealed to them as the other teens agreed.

"How about we go look at our street now that we've seen the Wildcat and Christmas spirit here," Jack told the teens who all agreed. They all walked back to the center of the city and got in their cars and drove back home, to their street.

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"Wow! Its beautiful!" The girls and moms said as they all got out of their cars and meet in the middle of the road.

And their street circle (since they all lived in a circle) was defiantly beautiful and it defiantly all went together. True to what was said earlier about who was doing what kind of decorating colors, the houses did have the colors that were said.

"It looks like Santa Claus Lane!" Sharpay and Gabriella said together as the others laughed and agreed.

"So I guess our street is named 'Santa Claus Lane' this year!"

"We truly did Deck the Halls this year!" Chad said and then after a beat when no one said anything he said, "get it?…get it?…get it?"

"YES CHAD WE GET IT!" They all yelled at him.

"Alright! Geeze, I was only saying," Chad mumbled causing everyone else to roll their eyes and laugh.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.

Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

See the blazing Yule before us.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Strike the harp and join the chorus.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Follow me in merry measure.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

While I tell of Yule-tide treasure.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Fast away the old year passes.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Hail the new year, lads and lasses

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Sing we joyous, all together.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

heedless of the wind and weather.

Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

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Well, there you go. The first chapter. I hope you all like it! I personally think it sucked! This is going (or at least) is going to try to help me get out of my HSM3 writer's block. Check out what I found on ! It reads:

HSM3 Lyrics AND a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL?!

Do you want the HSM3 Cast to get back together again? Well, there's a possibility!Director KENNY ORTEGA has revealed that he wants to gather ZAC EFRON, VANESSA HUDGENS and co for a one-off seasonal spectacular. "We've been talking about it," he said on Heart FM. "Steve Vincent who is Head of Music for ABC and The Disney Channel in the States came to me earlier this year and came to with a load of ideas also including a Christmas album.""We've also talked about doing a 3D concert movie experience with the cast." And he also hinted that there might be a special filmed in the UK. "I've also been talking about the idea of taking High School Musical and transferring the setting to another country… go outside of the US… maybe to the UK.

I PERSONALLY LOVE THE IDEA AND HOPE THEY DO IT! DON'T YOU?! ANWAYS, I LOVE YOU ALL (ESPECIALLY GIRLY411)! XOXO!

Peace. Love. && Happiness.

--Jessica!!!