"Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind." - Mary Ellen Chase

Ahhh... In less than a week, my favourite day would be arriving... As ironic as it sounds, although Christmas isn't really a tradition in my family, I just loved it... Can't really tell you why... Maybe it's just the concept of Christmas that entralls me...Who knows...LOL... To be frank, until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas... All else is outward display-so much tinsel and decorations... For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow... It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow... It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again...

I sometimes think people expect too much of Christmas Day... We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year... Well, here's what I have to say... Don't expect too much of Christmas Day... You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months... As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays-let them overtake me unexpectedly-waking up some fine morning and suddenly saying to myself: "Why this is Christmas Day." Hence, as long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.

Well, enough said... I've shopping to do... So, I will leave you with this... "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." - Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Cheers!!!