Nothing brings on the holidays like Christmas songs. When it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and you hear that Santa Claus is comin’ to town on the radio, the Yuletide season is officially upon us. I like to find the station that plays 24 hours of Christmas music and for four solid weeks I get immersed in the holiday spirt! While singing along in my car to “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby; or “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams, and “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives, I can’t help but get excited about the season!
David Christmas snow
As a kid, it seemed like the weeks leading to Christmas Day dragged out. A day in early December felt like three days and a week felt like a month. By the time The Grinch Who Stole Christmas finally came on TV, you knew you were starting to gain speed towards the 25th. And when school FINALLY got out for Christmas break, it was time to get serious about letting Santa know exactly what you wanted under the tree.
If you celebrate Christmas, it’s likely that you believed in Santa Claus at some point in your life. According to research, kids stop believing in Santa at age 8.4 years. Still, every Christmas, millions of kids around the world write letters to Santa. While I was somewhat skeptical at age 8, due to my 10-year-old big sister, I didn’t want to take a chance. In my letter to the big guy I waxed eloquent about how good I had been that year and why I was definitely deserving of a new 1970 Schwinn 5-speed Stingray bike. And luckily, Ol’ St. Nick came through!
Now that we’re adults, we understand the true essence and spirit of Christmas. But let’s be honest, when we were kids, we were excited about the coming of the holiday because of the gifts we’d receive and the two weeks of no school! No matter how you remember your Christmases as a child, we at EIL wish you and your loved ones a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
