Christms Past and Present

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day,
encircling all our limited world like a magic ring,
left nothing out for us to miss or seek;
bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes;
grouped everything and everyone round the Christmas fire,
and make the little picture shining in our bright young eyes, complete.
~~ Charles Dickens ~~

It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness,
the reaching out of the self to one's fellow man
that makes giving worthy of the Christmas spirit.
~~ Isabel Currier ~~

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.
~~ Peg Bracken ~~

























Home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.
~~ Emily Matthews ~~

Sing along!

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose...




Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos.




Everybody knows, a turkey and some mistletoe, help to make the season bright...



Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow, will find it hard to sleep tonight.



They know that Santa's on his way; he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh...



And every mother's child is gonna spy, to see if reindeer really know how to fly...



And so I'm offering this simple phrase, for kids from one to ninety-two...



Although it's been said, many times, many ways: Merry Christmas, to you!



Photos, in order, are:

Louise Brooks, Colleen Moore
Alice & Marceline Day, Clara Bow
Buster Keaton, Anita Page
Marceline Day
Bela Lugosi-Claus
Jean Harlow
Kids, L to R: Louise, Buster, Carole Lombard, Clara, Jean
Carole Lombard, Harold Lloyd