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Christmas 2020

 This Christmas was not the same as usual, and I hope for a Christmas miracle yet still, this Christmas tide. Our nation needs to keep the right person in the White House.. . We need Trump.  I feel a mix of nostalgia, dread, hope, and sadness, all rolled into one. This year there were no Christmas parties to sing for, no outdoor tree festivals to gig for, no church choir to be doing Tenor. Everything was different. I looked forward to many things over the years. When I was still a member of Tabernacle Baptist church there would be the choir songs at Bruton Parish in Williamsburg, Christmas gigs with The Meadow Street Band, The Richmond Concert Band at church, christmas parties, and two Christmas Eve services. This year , none of that. 


So, this Christmas Eve, I went into the dining room, dimmed the lights,  and listened to the Nativity story on the radio by candlelight. I still found that Christmas magic. This year I have been working retail and did not have as much time for planning or music. Still, it's Christmas! And we had a really nice ham dinner and I got lots of presents under the tree. I didn't want to go to one of the few services in town that were open, since you had to wear  a mask. I don't want to think of Christmas Eve as sitting in a pew  with rows half empty, and people donning face diapers. So I'm glad I stayed home

 

We got our Christmas tree right early (December 7th) which is unusual for us. I did no decorating until a week before Christmas Eve, however.



 










 
 
 



 
 




 



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