Dreaming Of A Few White Christmas
Calendars And Other Cool Stories
"Blessed is the season which engages the whole
world in a conspiracy of love!" -Hamilton Mabie
Looking for Christmas calendars?
As far as I can recall my Australian Christmas experiences have all been rather warm weathered. We still do the same things as I'm sure you do... exchange gifts and Christmas cards (Christmas calendars too), decorate the home, and hang out together during the Christmas period...
Of course if you took a close look around some of the Australian suburban areas you'd notice a few homeowners go right off the deep end when it comes to displaying their own unique Christmas 'bent'...
Some of these 'enthusiasts' get heavily into decorating their homes.
Imagine if you will, hundreds of blinking fairy lights, strung up across every possible window, tree, porch, garden shed, you name it.
It's a sight to behold...
Think glowing christmas signs, and perhaps a rather intoxicated (but friendly) Father Christmas and a few reindeer (or if you're lucky, kangaroos) and I'm sure you'll begin to get a taste of the Aussie way.
Now, I know I'm getting right off the christmas calendars subject but I thought you'd like to know the Australian Christmas experience.
I'm sure you even could spot these little 'decorative extremists' elaborate home displays dancing in fiery patterns from a few hundred miles up in outer space.
If you look closely, in some of the Christmas calendars below you'll see exactly what I'm talking about... (I'm sure it's not limited to just Australia either. In many countries Christmas brings out 'people's differences').
Anyway, waiting for Father Christmas to rock up is always quite an enjoyable experience. There's nothing quite like rushing out on Christmas morning to see those nice fat stockings bursting to the brim with Chrissy presents.
Just in case I didn't say it at the time... Thanks so much Santa! (And, by the way, where's my %$#@ bike?)
I'd better stop now. Santa is nearly here and I must go and prepare his snack in case the guy gets the munchies in the quiet hours. It's hard work sliding down all those chimneys.
