Merry Christmas To All..........

Rehus-Beal-Ledeats (African)
Gezur Krislinjden (Albanian)
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun (Chinese)
Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo! (Eskimo)
Joyeux Noel (French)
Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! German: Froehliche Weihnachten (Gaelic)
Kala Christouyenna! (Greek)
Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
Buone Feste Natalizie (Italian)
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto (Japanese)
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie (Polish)
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom (Russian)
Feliz Navidad (Spanish)
Srozhdestvom Kristovym (Ukrainian)

Christmas Eve

It is finally here, Christmas Eve!

But before we get to that fun of Christmas, lets me take a moment to tell you what I want for Christmas. After a full month of hearing everyone else, I have finally made up my mind.

Now I don’t want a gift. I could have my elves make me anything if I needed it. My gift is not a material gift.

I want the one true thing that Christmas is all about. I want Peace on Earth. It may sound a bit clichéd, but I mean it. I want the wars to end, and families to reunite, but there is more.

I want fighting at home to stop also. I want people to be nicer to one another. I want everyone to respect other humans and animals and be peaceful to all living things every day of the year.

I know that is a large order, but I mean it. There is no reason why most of the fighting we do needs to be.

In the next year, each time you are about to fight with someone, take a moment and remember my wish. The peace can start with you.

If everyone reading this tries their hardest to remember that in 2007, peace on earth will begin! In time, it will be!
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Tomorrow....

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Since the world is on different time zones, I have to start my trip earlier than some know.

I begin in Europe when the first towns turned over in Christmas day. I love to hang around the towns and listen to midnight masses and the choirs singing. Then I begin my journey. I go a full 24 hours hitting every part of the world.

Sometimes I like to finish up as fast as I can in each section of the world so I can get to the next a little early and rest a moment. I enjoy seeing people come together at Christmas time.

My favorite Christmas Carol is O Holy Night!

Almost Here

Today is Friday, the last day of school or work for many of you. Tomorrow, although it is only the 23rd, you will begin your holiday weekends. Maybe you are traveling to visit family, or have some last minute shopping to do. It doesn’t really matter, just relax and enjoy the weekend. Christmas is almost here.

As for me, the elves have the bags packed and the reindeer are rested and ready. We have a long trip ahead of us in forty eight hours.

Gifts

Have you gotten everyone on your list a present yet? Did you remember your teachers, and neighbors? How about your babysitters?

Remember, not all gifts need to be material. You can give the gift of yourself. Help others,

Remember our Soldiers

The weekend is almost here and people are getting ready for the holidays. There is a special group of people who will be celebrating away from their loved ones; our soldiers.

While you are stressing out over the little things and final touches of the holidays, shopping and getting ready for parties, take a moment to remember they are thousands of miles away, wishing they had to do all those things. One person’s stress this year is another person’s wish.

They are longing for next year when they will have to worry if they forgot any presents or cranberry sauce, instead of hoping just for a peaceful day on the war front.

Scrooge

Have you ever seen a play of Charles Dickens’s Scrooge? I have seen several. It is one of my all time favorite stories. Mrs. Claus and I make a special effort to watch at least one version each year as the holidays get close.

This year are watching the musical version with Albert Finney. As much as I love this, I may also watch the Muppet Version when Mrs. Claus is not home one day.