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Home for Christmas... the words ring with
the brief, beautiful moments when all are
children once again, bright cheeks glowing
and giggles bursting with excitement from
amidst rainbows of untied ribbons and scat-
tered wrappings. Pleasures to be felt and
savored are the warmth of stearning cocoa
sipped through cream, the loving hugs of
young andold as they snuggle around a
crackling fire on Christmas Eve.
A time of tradition, Christmas present
forever links to Christmases past, continu-
ing the chain of memories that binds. us to
that first Christmas, when the earthly
father Joseph was himself compelled to
return to his homeland to be taxed, and thus
the first journey home was made in an-
ticipation of the child Jesus' birth.
All over the world, people keep the tradi-
tions that they learnt as children, each -
parent wishing only to recreate for their
own children the magic of holiday joy that
they themselves shared as youngsters.
Stockings are hung_and trees are trimmed
to the sound of carols drifting in froth the
snowy outdoors.
Children bake cookies and wrap each
other's gifts while mom stuffs a turkey and
dad drapes the doorway with garlands and
lights.
Young lovers delight in kisses stolen
neath the mistletoe, and grandpa sits by
e fireside, stirring the dying embers, as he
recalls long forgotten days of boyhood
Christmases to an audience of wide-eyed
youngsters.
Then, all too soon, grandpa's tales come to
an end as the children are hurried off to bed,
so excited it seems they'll never sleep.
They check one last time to be sure that
Santa's cookies and cocoa are left where
he's sureto find them and, after lingering
over a few goodnight kisses, are off to bed.
Dawn finds ribbons flying through a maze
of crumpled wrappings aschildren of all
ages delight in giving and receiving gifts.
After a festive breakfast, the family at-
tends mass or services though, for many, a
candlelight mass on Christmas Eve is a
long-standing tradition.
After noon, aunts, uncles, cousins and
relatives perhaps not seen on any other oc-
casion, arrive to share in the day's joy.
Gifts are. exchanged, wonderful foods en-
joyed, and an overwhelming warmth ap-
preciated.
Is it any wonder that all roads lead home
. at Christmas? Not at all, when you realize
that being together is perhaps the greatest
gift of all.,
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