last Christmas, i failed you

Well, it's Christmastime again . By far the most celebrated holiday in the world, and one of the most special . The strictly jolly holiday, despite the obvious hurdles . It gives you that enigmatically magically warm feeling inside, unless of course you are a Scrooge and are too preoccupied to let love in . Hundreds of songs have been composed solely for this oh-so-special holiday, and age-old traditions continue to be enacted today . Although the holiday is technically religious, practically everyone seems to realize the need to come together and cooperate in an endless attempt to reach that cliche` we've all heard a thousand times : the " true meaning " of Christmas . The otherwise month of December transforms into a temporary miracle : the universal feeling that the world is at peace, regardless of what ever is truly going on around us . The world stops for these twelve-or-so short days, when we all exchange gifts from the heart and hugs from the soul, when we hang mistletoe and finally find we have an excuse to do what we've been longing for, when we make eggnog and savor its taste like no other, when we sing carols door-to-door, when we can't help but smile at all the repetitive holiday greetings, when we hang wreaths and idolize a certain tree with an oddly Romantic ardour, when we admit we're in love and we don't care who knows it, when we wonder where all the magic went, and when we realize that the colour green is much more than it's ed up to be . Our once-a-year opportunity to take a visit to the happiest place on Earth and enjoy it in all its glory . ( No, not Disneyland . ) And after Christmas Day, when you thought the magic was all over, don't forget that there are still eleven more days until Epiphany . And why can't they all be just as special ? This year, I am going to make them so . I will be appreciative and will not allow the love to end . I will keep the fire burning as long as possible . And yes, I will have some special posts for you . Now begins our sixteen-day break from reality, the best one we get all year .. so take advantage of it . Make each year's Christmas better than the one before . And if you try hard enough, maybe you can creat the illusion of squeezing a seventeenth day in there somewhere, and then all our problems will be solved . Believe me, it will be worth it . Oh and while I am at it, 2 AM is magic .