December’s magic

December’s magic

How fortunate that throughout the ages of reason, December's magic prevails. You see it everywhere -- on modest lawns brilliant with holiday displays, in the twinkle of a crossing guard's eye, within the arms of a high school Santa Claus, in a tidy stall of a brand new stable. December's magic rises like the moon [...]

Not simply having a wonderful Christmas time

Not simply having a wonderful Christmas time

We did not simply have a wonderful Christmas time. I wonder sometimes what Paul McCartney meant when he wrote that phrase over and over again in that Christmas song you hear every single time you run into a store frantic for some ingredient you forgot. Is anything simple about Christmas time? This year the coronavirus [...]