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Those are the kind of movies and music that made us the people we are today. We never tire of seeing the movies or hearing the songs. I guess thats why they are so sentimental to me as they remind me of the “good old days.”

I was recently thinking of how I so enjoyed all the musical programs on t.v. in the earlier years with Andy Williams and family and Bing Crosby and family.....those were the things that brought Christmas to us and made us have that happy feeling. And all of them were glad to present the Christmas story.

One of my gifts to little Braelyn (who will be 2 in March) is a book with sound. Its a Charlie Brown book and they tell the story of the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. And at the end of the book, they all sing “Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to the Newborn King”. I fell in love with that book and Braelyn already loves books.

What a lovely gift, Jaycee! It's hard to compare the Christmases of today with what we had as children. Perhaps I look at my childhood Christmases though crystal spectacles. We were not rich, but were not preoccupied with material things. We always had a happy time regardless of how much we found under the tree. Today, people seem so concerned with material things that I don't see how they can understand what Christmas is about.

End of rant. I hope you have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!