Describe a festival ielts speaking(karatedo)

Describe a festival: Christmas
Christmas is an annual holiday that, in Christianity, commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Popular customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas) is a popular figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.
Over the Christmas period, people decorate their homes and exchange gifts. In some countries, children perform plays re-telling the events of the Nativity, or sing carols that reference the event. Christmas, along with Easter, is the period of highest annual church attendance.
A special Christmas family meal is an important part of the celebration for many, and what is served varies greatly from country to country. In England and countries influenced by its traditions, a standard Christmas meal includes turkey, potatoes, vegetables, sausages and gravy, followed by Christmas pudding, mince pies and fruit cake.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: describe an event
Describe a recent event that made you happy. You should say:
when and where it was
who was involved
what happened
and explain why it made you happy.
The following description contains the kind of phrases that native speakers (like me) really use. I`ve underlined the best vocabulary.
When and where: my friend`s birthday party, last Saturday evening, we went for a meal in an Italian restaurant.
Who: there were about 10 of us, he invited some close friends and work colleagues, most of them were people I`ve known since university.
What happened: we met at the restaurant, I gave my friend a present and a birthday card, we ordered some food, while we ate dinnereveryone chatted, after the main course the waiter brought out a cake and we sang `Happy Birthday`, everyone went home quite late.
Why it made me happy: it was great to get together with old friends, I had some interesting conversations, it was a good opportunity tocatch up with what my friends had been up to, it was a nice way to wind down after a hard week at work, the food was delicious, I went home feeling full after a fantastic meal.