I have a more sentimental approach to Christmas than my husband. While he has a take it or leave it attitude, part of me still hearkens back to childhood Christmasess. It makes a difference when you have kids. They get so excited and it’s the big event of the year. For all my childhood pangs, our grown-up Christmas is nice, but not an Event in our yearly calendar.
Christmas carols come on the radio or are played in the supermarket and it sets the scene. A surprising amount of English language music is played in our local French market and carols are no exception.
For holiday-lovers, Covid has dampened the possibility of a get-together. We are having virtual drinks with my dear in-laws on Christmas Eve but that’s about the size of it.
So this is the year of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Like it says in the song, we'll just have to muddle through somehow.
But we can step up. If 2020 has taught us anything it’s how to be resilient and proactive. I recommend to everyone that we show at least one kind gesture over the holiday break: knock on your neighbor’s door and say hello, or check in with a friend or relative that you haven’t see for a while. In these lockdown circumstances a little goes a long way.
And here’s to the new dawn of 2021. Happy holidays everyone!
