The percentage of people, who celebrate Christmas only on December the 25th is probably pretty small. Why? Well, apart from watching Hallmark Christmas movies starting in June, it’s because they celebrate it when they can.
My wife and I flew to California at the start of December to celebrate Christmas with our youngest daughter and our son-in-law, as well as extended family members, including those of the fur persuasion (“fursuasion”?). But SoCal didn’t feel terribly Chrismasy yet. So we brought it with us.
And today, Christmas Eve, we’re celebrating Christmas with our oldest child and proto-son-in-law because his family has little ones who simply must open their presents on actual Christmas morning — and who are we to deny them being there for that? So, for us, today is Christmas Part Deux.
And tomorrow, Christmas morning? Trudy and will celebrate Christmas Part Trois, even though there will only be deus of us (just roll with it). So why stop there? Why not bring Christmas with us everywhere we go from now on? Let’s take a cue from Dickens’s reformed Mr. Scrooge. Let’s “honor Christmas in our hearts and try to keep it…
All the year.”
Christmas all year this is not bad idea. Why not? 🙂
Happy Christmas yo you and your family! 🎅🎄
You too, Angela!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎅🎅🎄🎄🎁🎁
Thank you! Wishing you the same.
Love this! Merry Christmas, Mitch! 😊
Thanks, Victoria, and Merry Christmas to you!
Amen. Hope your flight schedules are operative. Seems the Continental Divide and a high pressure area is saving CA from the Arctic storm.
Fortunately, we did all our flying a couple weeks ago, and are doing Christmas at home. But a lot of other people are experiencing cancelled flights this weekend.
Merry Christmas and “..To all a goodnight.”
Dickens
Merry Christmas to you and your family 💖
Thank you, Luisa, likewise.
Merry Christmas! 🎄 🕊️
And a Merry Christmas to you, Kelley!
Awwww… wish I’d met you in SoCal. It never seems xmasy here! Well, maybe like an aussie xmas (supposed to hit 80F tomorrow).
Merry merry and Happy happy to you and your loved ones!
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Leenda!
Merry Christmas and many blessings to you and yours 🌞🎄🎅 🕊 ✝️
Thank you, Perry, you too!
Merry Christmas Mitch & Trudy!Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All.Jeff & Germaine
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Thank you, Jeff, and the same to you, Germaine and the fam!
Hi, Mitch – think we are both fans of writing and music, I thought you might enjoy this story I wrote a few years ago that ran in our local daily – it’s about the holiday music we “love to hate.”…. https://www.concordmonitor.com/music-we-love-to-hate-31404302 Merry, Merry to you and your family, RayCarboneCarbone Productions, LLC 35 Baptist Rd., #6BCanterbury New Hampshire 03224; 603/520-6964 www.linkedin.com/in/raycarbone/
Thank you, Ray, I’ll check it out. Merry Christmas!
Just read and enjoyed the article!
Merry Christmas, Mitch! I love your sentiment — but also that picture of the two golden retrievers in a truck! So cute!!
Wishing you all the best in 2023!
Likewise, my friend!
Amen to that!
Mitch, can’t thank you enough for the truth and beauty you radiate all year! Keep going, brother!❤️🎄🙏
Aw, thank you, Renee, and likewise, dear sister!
Merry Christmas, Mitch. Thank you for the inspiring message. That is a great thought. 🎄
Thanks, Tim, and a Merry Christmas too you and yours.
I love this! Our Christmas is very different this year because our grandson was born on Wednesday in Texas and we all will hopefully go down there soon and have Christmas then and most of our gifts for everyone were already shipped there and so we’re just chilling and waiting and I cooked way too much food for just us….and I am the most relaxed I have been during Christmas since I was a kid. 🙂 Merry Christmas, Mitch!
How wonderful, if inconvenient, Patty. Merry Christmas and happy grandmoming!
Thank you, Mitch. He is our best gift!
Good idea, Mitch. I would love Christmas all year round, especially if it continued to fill the church pews!
Yes! I needed this. Love your message, and hope we all can remember our Christmas cheer all year. Merry Christmas, Mitch! 🎄
Amen, and a (belated) Merry Christmas to you, Rose!
A merry Christmas and a happy New Year and the best wishes for 2023!
Thank you, and likewise, Michael!
Merry Christmas Mitch to you and your family members 💐!You know Mitch that time cars have strong body parts rather than now.
Thank you, Ramani! Are you saying I’m like one of those old cars that seem to run forever? ;>)
Not like that Mitch! Whenever I see any old car on roads, I feel that old cars have strong body. Even I have seen the seats Mitch, which are so comfortable. Why will I tease my friends. I always respect each one.
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Even if you were teasing me, I wouldn’t have minded, Ramani.
Merry Christmas! 😀
Thank you, Migy, you too!