We may celebrate Christmas in different ways. We may observe different Christmas traditions.
Please allow me to (quickly) bore you with two of ours:
- My mother tired of missing some of the morning activity while working in the kitchen, so since I was young, she’s prepared pans of lasagna on Christmas Eve. They only needed to be slipped into the oven, and then served with salad and bread.
- Since our daughter was a toddler, we’ve enjoyed The Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas morning. (If you’ve never seen it, Michael Caine’s performance will impress you!) She’s now 19 and we still look forward to this family tradition.
Some of us treat this season as a religious observance; others do not. But Christmas means something to nearly all of us. Christmastime allows us to relive memories of one or more childhood Christmas-related events.
These memories include gifts given, gifts received, laughter, singing, delicious food, and mostly the people from our past Christmas celebrations. May these happy memories remain with you.
Now, back to the present. At some point this weekend, I hope you’ll have a moment to enjoy History.com’s take on the History of Christmas. I found it quite entertaining (and more than a little educational, but don’t tell the kids)]!
May the hope of this season bring joy and true peace to you and yours. Merry Christmas!
