Time of Enchantment
On Christmas Eve, the story says, an enchantment falls upon the earth. It is a time when the Spirit of a newborn Child whose name is Love, possesses the world. The way to Christmas lies through an ancient gate... It is a little gate, child-high, child-wide, and there is a password: "Peace on earth to men of good will." May you, this Christmas, become as a little child again and enter into His kingdom.
By Angelo Patri
The Responsibility
Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures before we turn again to the stern tasks and the formidable years that lie before us, resolved that by our sacrifice and daring these same children shall not be robbed of their inheritance or denied their right to live in a free and decent world. And so, in God's mercy, a happy Christmas to you all.
by Winston Churchill
Treats Never to Leave Santa on Christmas Eve
- Hot Soup. (It gets cold.)
- Milk. (It gets hot.)
- Cookies. (He gets those everywhere.)
- Candies. (He needs to lose that tummy.)
- Sandwich. (The bread dries out.)
Treats Santa Would Love to Find on Christmas Eve
- Aged cheeses with a variety of crackers.
- Smoked oysters and salmon on toast points.
- Boiled shrimp on ice with cocktail sauce.
- Mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat.
- Chips and fresh salsa with guacamole.
