The Christmas season is coming. There’s no denying that. For most children, Christmas is a time of wonder, magic and enchantment. For grown-ups, it can be a time of great joy, but also a time for great stress. For some, the stress of the season is so great that it nearly masks the joy altogether. [...]
Well, it’s August, so you know that I’m thinking about Christmas. Of course, I pretty much always think about Christmas. I just love the decorations, the songs, the family time and, of course the movies. My favorite Christmas movie is the 1970 version of “Scrooge” starring Albert Finney. Here’s a clip from the opening of [...]
When I was a kid, you knew Christmas was on the way when Momma would pull out the country music Christmas Albums. One of her favorites was an album by Loretta Lynn. It featured the song “A Country Christmas.” This song never fails to make me smile.
One of my fondest childhood Christmas memories may sound a bit strange to some. It involves paper lunch sacks. You see, when I was a little boy, we didn’t use Christmas stockings. When we hung the stockings, it was just for decoration. For us, the real deal was the paper lunch sack. Every Christmas Eve, [...]
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