Everywhere it's Christmas,
Everywhere it's song
London, Paris, Rome, New York,
Tokyo, Hong Kong
Oh, Everywhere it's Christmas,
and I'm off to join the cheer!
Everywhere it's Christmas
at the end of every year!
Oh, Everywhere it's Christmas
at the end of every year!
That little bit from the Beatles' 1966 Christmas record, "Pantomime," keeps rolling through my head. I figured if I put it here the music would stop.
Okay, call it sentimental or cheesy, but once again I am sitting here on Christmas Eve saying that there is still magic in the world. No doubt about it.
Downtown Chicago, at least my end of it, is deserted today. Our day started with an early Christmas Eve day breakfast at CNA. Becky is in the office with me today, writing in her blog. We're probably going to make an early day of it.
The shopping is all done, Santa's getting his sleigh charged up, my coworker Bob V's annual Christmas CD is playing, and I believe the lasagne will be in the oven in a couple hours.
The next page features a poem that my knifemaker buddy Bob wrote this year.
Merry Christmas.
The golden light
On trees of white
In the early morning dawn
It’s a special time
A sight divine
And in a heartbeat it is gone
The snowflakes fall
In drifts so tall
While the forest is asleep
The critters scurry
And people hurry
The cold just goes bone deep
But in this season
There are many reasons
To enjoy life everyday
The sights and smells
The ringing bells
Living fully in everyway
So, on this day
We’d like to say
To you with heartfelt cheer
Peace to you
In all you do
In this happy time of year
Robert N. Rossdeutscher, Jr. 2004
Posted by jtl at December 24, 2004 11:02 AM