The lights, the carols and songs, the cheer and parties; even the glut of TV Christmas shows, pages of advertising circulars in newspapers and the mail urging “Buy from us!”; the chill of winter, the threat of snow and an early Chanukah herald the advent of our Christmas holiday season.
Goodness, I can hardly believe it is already December 15, just 10 days to Christmas. But it is, and I guess the 6 inches of snow falling outside helps create a little genuine atmosphere of the old fashioned white Christmas.
I’m starting my Christmas letter on Thanksgiving Day, looking out a window at palm trees, Italian cypress and olive trees; not exactly the post card version of trekking to “Grandma’s House – through the woods and over the snow.” But I’m here in Las Vegas,
It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving but Christmas is in the air. The weather has turned cold with bursts of large swirling snowflakes making the air look like three dimensional white lace.
Once again the holiday season is upon us. Thanksgiving, coming this Thursday, blends to 4 weeks of “Commercial Christmas,” culminating in what to me is the “real” part of Christmas – communion and reunion with family and friends as we celebrate the true spirit and meaning of Christmas.
It’s Dec. 4 and I should be getting into the holiday spirit — and I want to. But working 25 hours a week at 2 jobs (I’m retired???) plus some other activities & projects makes it hard to relax into all the joys of the season.
Christmas, 1994 We have just had the warmest November on record – and today a warm 60° & pouring rain, even thunder and lightning make it seem more like April than Christmas. But that time […]