Snowflakes don’t have to fall. Bells don’t have to chime. Trees don’t have to glitter and portly bearded chaps definitely don’t have to don red and white suits. Christmas is a simple frame of mind: a wamth that can be felt all year round; a glow of hope and wonder; a stirring fireside glow of peace and tranquility. And a quality whiskey.
If you want to believe in Christmas – if you truly want to believe – dismiss the kitsch and the materialism, the crass marketing and insincerity, the cynicism and the stress. If you want to believe in Christmas just stand still for a moment on a crowded shopping street and look around and watch as people collectively ignore their own inane, selfish lives, and begin to think of others.
The true Christmas is not a Coca Cola dream, it’s a warm cwtch on a cold day. It’s family and friends. It’s recognising each other and wishing people well. The true Christmas is not an expensive gift, it’s a happy smile. The true Christmas is an emotion that can be felt all year round. Some people keep that spirit, others let it go. The songs however, can always be with us.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas x
Glasvegas – A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
Sufjan Stevens – Christmas in July
Sufjan Stevans – It’s Chrismas! Let’s Be Glad!
John Prine – Christmas in Prison
“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!!” Linus responds to Charlie Brown’s plea from the magical 1965 film A Charlie Brown Christmas. Light’s Please.
