What are your holiday quirks?
I don’t know about you, but I pull the Christmas music
out every year. My all-time favorite Christmas albums remain The Andy Williams Christmas Album (the
red one, not the green one) and Bebe & Cece Winans’s First Christmas. Newly discovered loves include Bebe Winans’s
recent My Christmas Wish; Rod
Stewart’s Merry Christmas, Baby; and
Vanessa Williams’s gorgeous rendition of “Do You Hear What I Hear.”
We have an odd tradition in our family. We head out for
Chinese food on Christmas Eve. When we lived in Ohio, we didn’t have relatives
nearby and didn’t have plans that first year, so we looked for a place to
eat—and discovered few places open besides our favorite Chinese restaurant. Our
Christmas Day celebration went from a large family event to a smaller, focused
time with our family core. I have to say, those Christmases remain my favorites.
Speaking of the niece, gotta be the proud uncle and post
Santa pic here. By virtue of her Christmas tights, my brother referred to her
attire as “her grunge rocker outfit,” for those of you who remember the 1990s!
The kid is one of the best things that ever happened to my life:
What will YOUR holiday celebration include this year?
Wherever you are and whomever you’re with, may you know you’re loved and valued—because
you are.
Merry Christmas. If Christmas isn’t your thing, happy
holidays. And a wonderful new year to you all!
Thanks for reading. Love you all.
Never give up!
John Herrick
johnherrick.net
johnherricknet.blogspot.com
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
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