A/N: So Christmas is my favorite time of the year and I've decided to put together a punch of drabbles surrounding the holiday season. Feel free to send me ideas either based on Christmas songs or traditions and I'll do my best to incorporate them in. This first one is actually a story that I originally wrote for NCIS called "Hang a Shining Star". I just adapted it for 5-0.

'Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light…'

Frank Sinatra's low voice floated through the house as Steve worked slowly in the kitchen. Out in the living room he could hear Danny singing along softly as he finished putting the last of the ornaments on the tree. The sun was setting slowly over the ocean behind him, casting a warm glow over the house.

Christmas Eve would be just them. Tomorrow they would pick up Grace and pile up all the gifts under the tree to celebrate the holiday with the rest of the 'family'. And that's what 5-0 was. One big dysfunctional family.

Kono and Laurie felt more like little sisters to Steve than Mary did at times. Chin was that wise uncle who always seemed to have the right advice at the right time and Max was that strange cousin that you're not quite sure how you're related but he's at every family function.

"Well, that's one way to do it, Steven." He looked over at Danny standing next to him and then down at the task in hand. He had been threading popcorn and cranberries onto a string to hang on the tree as garland but he had gotten distracted and hadn't remembered to alternate, so now there was now about a foot of straight popcorn.

"What is the point of this anyways?" Steve asked, trying not to sound flustered as he began to roughly pull the fluffy kernels off the string. A few pieces crumbled in his hand.

"It's tradition." Danny stated as if it were obvious as he took the string out of his boyfriend's hands. Steve frowned. Danny had spent the entire season indulging in Christmas traditions and some of them didn't make any sense to Steve.

"Are there any other traditions I need to be aware of? Or have we finally reached the end of the list?"

"I could explain mistletoe to you again." He replied with that classic Danno smile. He smiled too. Their first experience with mistletoe had resulted in an argument over the effects of brainwashing during the holiday season which then led to make up sex instead of a kiss. "Hey babe, look." He looked up to find Danny holding a handful of something green over their heads.

"Those are needles from the tree, Danno." Steve pointed out. He frowned.

"Just shut up and kiss me." He leaned over and placed a kiss that was way too short for Steve's liking upon his lips. "Can't pull anything over on you." Danny mumbled under his breath.

"What was that?" Steve asked sweetly.

"Nothing babe." Danny smiled brightly. "Ready to finish the tree?" He held up the now fixed string of edible garland and he followed him into the living room where the tree was set up in a crowded corner near the TV.

As Danny began to wrap the garland around the tree, Steve couldn't help but wonder what his parents would think of him if they saw him celebrating Christmas with his loud mouthed Jersey boyfriend. He hadn't really celebrated the holidays since his mother had died so many years ago. It was probably for the best back then when the bad memories overshadowed the good one. Now with Danny and Grace in his life, Steve was able to find his Christmas spirit again with new, good memories to treasure.

"A little help here, Steven." He looked over at his partner and found him entangled in a mess of lights and popcorn as he tried to place the garland on the top of the tree. He burst out laughing. "Yeah, laugh it up Super Seal. Next year you can decorate the tree." Next year? It made Steve smiled. Danny was actually willing to make a commitment again and it was with him.

"Having some problems over there babe?" He laughed as he started to untangle him.

"I do not know why I agreed to buying an almost seven foot tall tree." Danny complained.

"The tree is proportional to the rest of the room."Steve stated. "You're just not proportional to the tree." He added with a wicked smile. Danny frowned.

"You keep up that kind of attitude and Santa's not going to leave you any hand grenades in your stocking." He warned. Steve rolled his eyes. "But, if you're a good boy, I may let you open your present early." Danny whispered suggestively.

Steve groaned, really wishing that he wasn't all tangled up in the tree. He'd much rather be tangled up with him. After he finally managed to remove his partner from the tree and finish hanging the garland, he pulled Danny into his arms and the two stood back to admire their work.

"It's missing something." Danny declared softly. Steve frowned. He couldn't think of anything else to put on the tree. It already had lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel, what else was left? "It needs a star." Danny pulled a box off one of the side tables and handed it to Steve. Inside was a beautiful gold and crystal adorned star that looked almost identical to the one that had sat atop the Christmas trees of his childhood.

"Danny…I….how did you…." Tears filled his eyes and they said everything he couldn't.

"Do you want to put it up?" Steve nodded and carried the star over to the tree where he carefully placed the star atop the tree and then stepped back to stand next to Danny. He pulled him tightly in his arms and placed a kiss on the top of his head.

"Merry Christmas, Danno." He said kissing him properly.

"Merry Christmas, Steven."

'Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, and have yourself a merry little Christmas now'