Stream of Christmas-ness

jingle bells
mistletoe
the smell of my grandmother's house
her tiny, little silver table-top tree
Santa Claus
cookies and milk
when we used the fireplace at my parents' house
the cold draft every time my Dad would bring in fresh wood
the smell of cold, flannel, outdoor Daddy
the dark living room, lit only by the soft glow of the tree
Christmas Eve, quietest night of the year
"Silent Night... Holy Night"
wonderment
cinnamon
egg nog
MH's once-a-year, whiskey bread pudding
putting up our first tree
waiting until I was totally done to call him down and show him
putting the angel on top together
lighting the Advent candles
Peace
candlelight
gratitude
snow cream
stickies
baked apples, spiced with cloves and sugar
innocence
magic
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
blankets
pillows
waiting for reindeer paws
"Up On The Housetop"
"Frosty The Snowman"
never a white Christmas
Christmas morning
flannel pajamas
furry cats napping in already-opened boxes
Linus' Christmas speech
"God bless us every one."
"Away in a Manger"
Christmas pageants
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
corkscrews
Mall Santa
"Just give me one of everything..."
"I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200 shot, range model, air rifle -- ooooh..."
"You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
"You serious, Clark?"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"PLAY BALL!"

Dah-hoo dorays
Fah-hoo forays.