The Eve of the Eve is over. Nana’s first birthday in heaven has passed. I just sat down and watched Love Actually start to finish. The Pogues are playing throughout the house, cookies are being baked in the oven, my Ugly Christmas Sweater (with matching turtleneck) is laid out for tomorrow’s festivities. It’s officially Christmas.
Enjoy these snaps from my first NYC Christmas. And the video of the All New York City High School choir performing in Grand Central. May the spirit of Christmas remain in your hearts all year round, and have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, always.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. – Francis P. Church, From the New York Sun
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To all you NoMad Blog readers, Denis and I would like to use this post to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. To all we see every day, thank you. For all we don’t, we miss you. And to both, we love you. May all the blessings that can be bestowed, be bestowed on you during this coming year. The Carrolls
Jean, Denis and Kelly — Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your crazy loved ones!!