MERRY CHRISTMAS:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS:

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MORNING OPEN THREAD: What was under your tree?

There will be another open thread at the usual time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS:

FLASHBACK: Some Christmas Thoughts From One Year Ago.

I like this piece, but things definitely feel more positive today. Perhaps,as I predicted, we did successfully muddle through somehow. Anyway, let your hearts be light, and hang a shining star upon the highest bough! And have yourself a merry little Christmas, now.

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: