I love Christmastime. Truly. I remember as a kid special moments going to buy the big fresh smelling tree, putting on the lights (and this is back in the day, and those big lights got HOT!). I remember laying on the ground, looking up at the ceiling, while splashes of multicolored light broke through the branches. An always new vision high above.
I loved the cold weather. The absolute NEED for hot cocoa on demand. Snuggly sweaters...all of it.
I'm quite a few decades past…