Looks like I'm a first responder, and it's 6:40 in the morning here in rainy Virginia. Well as most of you know, I love Christmas. It brings back mostly good memories. I think it's the season that I enjoy; the music, the lights and ornaments, and remembering it as a kid. One of the things we did when I was little, was go to my aunts who lived on the beach. We'd take turns as to who had Christmas dinner, but when we'd drive home, I was usually tired and would lay down on the back seat of the car. In New Jersey back then, they would string the streets with the big Christmas lights. I would lay back there and watch all the lights go by as the car made its way home.
Because I'm a musician, and a church musician, I particularly enjoy the great music that has been written down the centuries, and I get to play a lot of it in church. I even have two Manheim Steamroller books with all their transcriptions which I play from, and crank out similar sounds on my keyboard.
I now also enjoy my family coming home for the holidays. We'll gather around the dinner table and have fun. We also still open gifts together. I have a wood stove in the family room, and if it's cold, I'll have a fire going. It's just a nice time for me.