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Kapamilya Snaps: A look on these celebrities’ merry holiday celebrations

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Mary Ann Bardinas

<p>The holiday season is definitely one of most important and much-awaited time of the year for many of us. It’s when we usually get the chance to take our well-deserved rest and celebrate the Christmas and welcome the New Year with our beloved family and friends who we haven’t probably seen for quite some time.</p><p>Just like us, our favorite Kapamilya celebrities are also excited about this time of the year as this is when they get to take a break from their work commitments and spend time with their loved ones who they surely missed in the year or so that has gone. Let’s find out how they celebrated the holidays in this Kapamilya Snaps feature!</p><div><strong>Donny Pangilinan</strong></div><p>After having a busy year last 2022, Donny had the opportunity to finally go on a vacation with his fambam. They were in Japan over most of the holidays, wherein they got to visit Mount Fuji and go skiing in Hokkaido, Japan.</p><div><strong>Belle Mariano </strong></div><p>Belle, one the other hand, had a simple celebration at home with her mom and sisters. They seemingly watched <em>Home Alone</em> during Christmas and had fun drinking wine and taking cute pictures during the New Year.</p><div><strong>Vice Ganda</strong></div><p>After their fun-filled Christmas party at Nanay Rosario’s abode last Noche Buena, the <strong><u>Everybody Sing</u></strong> host and his spouse Ion Perez flew to Taiwan to spend the rest of the holidays. They shared a few snaps from their trip on Instagram, wherein they’re spotted “just living” and enjoying their tour around the city.</p><div><strong>Janella Salvador</strong></div><p>Taking a break from being Valentina and Regina, the <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/darna"><em><strong><u>Mars Ravelo’s Darna</u></strong></em></a> star spread holiday cheer to her IG followers as she posted adorable photos of her and her son Jude captured last Christmas, along with a throwback shot from one of her Christmases as a kid. She captioned it, “Christmas pictorials with this little one sure ain’t getting easier.”</p><div><strong>Joshua Garcia</strong></div><p>While his Christmas was pretty laidback as he celebrated it at home with his furbabies, Joshua apparently had a dose of adrenaline rush as he went snowboarding in his return to Japan recently to welcome 2023.</p><div><strong>Richard Gutierrez</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/THEIRoNHEART"><em><strong><u>The Iron Heart</u></strong></em></a> main hero also took a break from the action and drama to spend quality time with his family. He and wife Sarah Lahbati closed 2022 by flying to Tokyo, Japan with their sons Zion and Kai. They made sure to take them to the “happiest place on earth” – Disneyland – wherein they happily goofed around and embarked on some of the rides with them. They then seemingly had an intimate celebration at their posh hotel accommodation.</p><div><strong>Anne Curtis</strong></div><p>After spending Christmas here in the Philippines, the <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime"><em><strong><u>It’s Showtime</u></strong></em></a> host and her husband Erwan Heussaff brought their <em>unica hija </em>Dahlia Amelie to Australia where they spent the rest of the holidays. After having her dressed up as a fairy on their trip to Melbourne, the family of three then wrapped up 2022 by going on a hike at the Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania.</p><div><strong>Daniel Padilla</strong></div><p>Daniel was with his beloved family during Christmas and New Year’s Eve. As seen in the reel shared by his mom Karla Estrada on Instagram, Daniel can be spotted wearing matching sweaters with his brother JC while the rest of the fam were in lovely Yuletide-themed pajamas.</p><div><strong>Jodi Sta. Maria</strong></div><p>Year 2022 was undoubtedly a hectic year for the award-winning actress, who just recently won Best Actress in a Leading Role in the Asian Academy Creative Awards for her notable work in the critically-acclaimed <em>teleserye</em> <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/tbmv2022"><em><strong><u>The Broken Marriage Vow</u></strong></em></a><u>.</u> And a great way to celebrate that milestone, the prolific year that has passed, and the new year was to go to Japan with her whole family! In the past days, she’s been giving us a glimpse of their fun adventures and cultural immersion through her IG posts.</p><div><strong>Ogie Alcasid</strong></div><p>Another Kapamilya artist to have a pretty busy 2022 is Ogie and his wife Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. Thus, they made sure to be able to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year with both sides of their families. The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/asap"><em><strong><u>ASAP Natin ‘To</u></strong></em></a> mainstays had an intimate <em>Noche Buena</em> with Ogie’s family, while they spent New Year with Regine’s huge family.</p><div><strong>Jhong Hilario</strong></div><p>While they had a simple celebration at home with in-laws last Christmas, Jhong and his partner Maia brought their cuddly <em>unica hija</em> Sarina to Disneyland Paris for the New Year, which the three of them truly enjoyed.</p><div><strong>Jolina Magdangal</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/magandangbuhay"><em><strong><u>Magandang Buhay</u></strong></em></a> host amused her IG followers when she posted a carousel of photos of her with her family cladded in matching pajamas as part of their Christmas celebration. Apart from that, she further amused us when they filmed a fun video striking wacky poses.</p><div><strong>Melai Cantiveros</strong></div><p>Momshie Mels obviously had a blast over the holidays as she got to spend it with her husband Jason and their two adorable daughters Mela and Stela. They went on an out-of-town trip with their other loved ones on Christmas Day, and then she received a sparkling ring from Jason as a gift. And on New Year, she shared a set of snaps showing their simple celebration in the province with their relatives.</p><div><strong>Dimples Romana</strong></div><p>Since her husband Boyet Ahmee and their firstborn Callie are currently both in Australia, the <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/THEIRoNHEART"><em><strong><u>The Iron Heart</u></strong></em></a> actress had her two boys Alonzo and Elio all to herself during the holidays. Their family may not be together, but that didn’t hinder them from enjoying Christmas at home and the New Year in their condo.</p><div><strong>Sofia Andres</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/THEIRoNHEART"><em><strong><u>The Iron Heart</u></strong></em></a><strong> </strong>actress treated her followers on IG with cute photos of her with her daughter Zoe last Christmas and New Year. Going through her posts, they apparently got to spend the holidays and the days after it with her side of the family.</p><div> <strong>Alexa Ilacad</strong></div><p>Christmas was indeed jolly for Alexa who got to share the special occasion with her family and her loveteam partner KD Estrada. Alexa and her whole fambam wore red attires and Yuletide-themed headdresses last December 25, while she was totally magnificent in the magenta bodycon dress that she donned in welcoming 2023.</p><div><strong>Kim Chiu</strong></div><p>While most of us were at home for Christmas, the <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/DREAMMAKER2022"><em><strong><u>Dream Maker</u></strong></em></a> host and her boyfriend Xian Lim were aboard a plane going to Paris, France. They explored the famous city, took a few pictures and videos with the Eiffel Tower and in some of the shooting locations of the popular series “<em>Emily In Paris</em>,” and visited Disneyland Paris and the Louvre Museum. And just in time for the New Year, they travelled to Switzerland wherein they got to try cross-country skiing and welcomed 2023 on top of a snowy mountain.</p><div><strong>Lovi Poe</strong></div><p>The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/foe2022"><em><strong><u>Flower of Evil</u></strong></em></a> lead actress indeed had a Merry Christmas as she got to spend it not just with her furbabies at home, but with her beau Monty Blencowe, too, who came in Manila for the holidays. They then had a spontaneous trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and celebrated the New Year with their friends.</p><div><strong>Janine Gutierrez</strong></div><p>Based on the carousel of snaps that she shared on IG, Janine apparently had a wonderful time with their dad’s side of the family – the Gutierrez’s – last Christmas. They got to reunite with their Lolo Eddie and Lola Annabelle, as well as their aunts, uncles, and cousins.</p><p>How about you, Kapamilya? How did you celebrate the 2022 holiday season?</p>

Find out how our favorite celebrities celebrated the holidays in this Kapamilya Snaps feature! 