In December the campus is focused on celebrating the holiday season and finishing the semester. The first week of December brings together more than 300 musicians and 6,000 guests for Christmas in Christ Chapel performances. During this time there is also anxiety over preparations for finals and final papers, excitement and anxiety regarding going home for holidays, financial pressures due to purchasing gifts with limited means, and sadness about leaving college friends for the long break or missing those students who will be away for January or spring semester.