The massive undoing of Christmas as it is on display in this house lies before me, a task that brings me no joy. The Christmas Magician who worked so hard to pull the feast and festivities out of the ordinary hat now must become the Christmas Undertaker directing the interment of wreaths and garlands, trinkets and treasures, and umpteen baubles and bells.
January is such a downer!
Unless...
...one follows the Julian calendar...
... then today is Christmas Day!
Just for today let me set aside the undoing of Christmas to stand in solidarity with Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters.
Let me rise to belt out one more rousing chorus of Hark the Herald Angels Sing!
In celebration with my daughter-in-law and her family,
let there be one more lighting of the tree and the Christmas candle,
one more heart to heart and hand to hand.
Let there be one more
Merry Christmas!
Srećan Božić
Hristos se rodi
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