I’ve always been a big
talker about holding out on Christmas stuff until after Thanksgiving, but I
must confess that I have felt it creeping up on me. At least I resisted it
until November was halfway over. But on Friday last it finally got cold, and
seeing Christmas lights shining out in the darkness on the way home from movie
night tickled my fancy.
It's still way too early for
Christmas specials though, too early (for me personally) to put up decorations,
and certainly too early (if there ever is a time) for Christmas music channels
with their mixtures of modern ‘ribald’ songs with the religious and childlike melodies.
But I am using a white pine and juniper berry room spray, and yesterday I did
put on my personal Christmas playlist to go to sleep to. And I have both eggnog
and fruitcake on my shopping list. That’s more than enough for now. The food and smells are seasonal and not holiday-specific, and the music is always comforting, no matter what time I play it.
December 1st is
the first day of Advent, “a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of
expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and
the return of Christ at the Second
Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical
year in Western Christianity. The name was adopted
from Latin adventus ('coming;
arrival').” – Wikipedia. That is the real time of Christmas preparation,
getting decorations and presents ready, and getting ready to celebrate Jesus’
arrival into history, and into our hearts.
It comes without ribbons. It
comes without tags. It comes without packages, boxes or bags. You need not prep
months for Christmas to come, though it might be pleasant to do so. It will come;
somehow or other, it always comes just the same.
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