Let Christmas not become a thing
Merely of merchant's trafficking,
Of tinsel, bell and holly wreath
And surface pleasure, but beneath
The childish glamour, let us find
Nourishment for soul and mind.
Let us follow kinder ways
Through our teeming human maze,
And help the age of peace to come
From a Dreamer's martyrdom.
(~Morse)

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,
The gladness of Christmas give you hope,
The warmth of Christmas grant you love. Quote

(kiss) Quote

Merry Xmas everyone
muah Quote

Make that a second "Merry Christmas" to everyone. Quote

Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,
every creature was sleeping, even the mouse.
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead,
Santa passed out with some ice on his head.
Wrapping and ribbons covered the floor,
while upstairs the family continued to snore.

And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,
went into the kitchen and started to clean.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
tore open the curtains and threw up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but a little white truck with an oversize mirror.
The driver was smiling, so lively and grand,
the patch on his jacket said US POST-MAN.
With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox,
then quickly stuffed them into our box.

Bill after bill and still they all came,
whistling and counting he called them by name.
Now Dillard�s, now Broadway, now Penny�s and Sears,
here�s Levitz and Target and Mervyn�s�.all here.
To the top of your limit, every store, every mall,
now chargeaway, chargeaway, chargeaway all!!

He chuckled and whistled as he finished his work,
he filled up the box, then turned with a jerk.
He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road,
driving much faster with just half of a load.
Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,
�ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT�.YOU�LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!!�
Quote

Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,
every creature was sleeping, even the mouse.
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead,
Santa passed out with some ice on his head.
Wrapping and ribbons covered the floor,
while upstairs the family continued to snore.

And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,
went into the kitchen and started to clean.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
tore open the curtains and threw up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but a little white truck with an oversize mirror.
The driver was smiling, so lively and grand,
the patch on his jacket said US POST-MAN.
With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox,
then quickly stuffed them into our box.

Bill after bill and still they all came,
whistling and counting he called them by name.
Now Dillard�s, now Broadway, now Penny�s and Sears,
here�s Levitz and Target and Mervyn�s�.all here.
To the top of your limit, every store, every mall,
now chargeaway, chargeaway, chargeaway all!!

He chuckled and whistled as he finished his work,
he filled up the box, then turned with a jerk.
He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road,
driving much faster with just half of a load.
Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,
�ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT�.YOU�LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!!�




Haha!

By the way, I'm currently involved in a ritual aimed at exorcising that noisome Christmas spirit.

Begone, corpulent elf!

{shakes aspergillum at the desiccated Christmas tree and throws Christmas stockings into raging fireplace} Quote

reads all the previous posts - whaaa no bne mentioned the great xmas spirit of Glenmorangie 25 yr old oak cask single malt *hic* Quote

Christmas ?!?!?!!!???

omg... that's sooooooooooooooooo last year!*


* we note that in some regions, planets, galaxies Christmas is celebrated a bit later so the point has to be deferred until another year at which time the issue is confused by the Christmas celebrated in December for that same following year and those places going by different clocks and / or calendars.




Quote

Today (January 7) is Christmas Day in Russia


Quote