Christmas All Over The World

Christmas All Over The World

by Paul McCann

Christmas had come all over the world again , to every town and street where people came together to celebrate with laughter and food and drink with songs to sing . Around all the houses were cars parked in every available spot , outside homes and in passage ways where people came carrying gifts for their friends and family  .

Christmas all over the world is a wonderland for those who have found it in their heart . In every culture and every country there was kindness in the hearts of everyone who had a charitable sense of giving that demonstrated the joy and the true meaning of Christmas . Old men shared stories and children giggled , mothers and fathers were busy with shopping and the warm smiles beaming like stars in the eyes of everyone .

Christmas had even more to find for those who had the gift of seeing with the eyes of the heart.

The wonder child looked high above and the moon shone  blue . Sparkles fell down from the stars, like sprinkles of stardust , decorating their silver tinsel all around the town . He went sliding down through the streets and as snowmen in the gardens were screaming with delight , “

Hey , do you see how thick it lies ?”

The wonder child replied ,

”As thick as a snowman’s hat  “

Another shouted ,

“ Ha Ha , I mean Ho Ho . No matter how cold it gets , snowmen never cry”

“ I know you can melt hearts with your singing, “

“Ring them bells ?”

The snawmen cried as Christmas elves appeared with jingle bells on their feet and diamond rings of their fingers , They danced in the street under the moon as the fairy lights shone on every tree in the windows of all the little houses . 

Cutie pie polar bears were sliding down from the rooftops , with “Santa Stop Here signs in their backpacks . Humpy back penguins jumped out from their holes and began running around and playing hide and seek , Some were looking for a place to hide and other were looking for a place to run but they were having so  much fun ,

The wonder child kept walking through winter wonderland , amazed at the things he saw but lost in thinking why none of the grown-ups  couldn’t see or even understand all the magic things that he  could see . 

Some of the people in town celebrated Christmas past , present and future all at the same time remembering how times had changed . In the past when Santa Clause came to town he always made time photographs with the people and making himself  him self available to read all the late letters and notes that were left in the houses in town . He knew everyone by name and he even some of their secret wished he made come true on Christmas .

The wonder child walked aeound the town to the churchs , the bars and the places  where Christmas was being celebrated  . Most every year the snow was thick on the ground and the houses in the streets were all brightly lit up with a Christmas decorations and flashing lights .   There was an excitement that was bursting out of every voice that sung and every bell that was rung .

Christmas time in wonderland had always been a time for looking at life a little different  . The celebration of Christmas in the grown-ups seemed a little  less magical except for those who could see with the eyes of the heart . There were some grown-ups who could still remember how it was to be a child and so their eyes had been opened at Christmas and saw life from a different perspective . They forgot about their jobs and put away all their worries and for a day or two lived in wonderland and shared all the rewards that were there . 

The holiday season was heard in the laughter from the pubs that were packed and all the singing of carols in the churches . It was party time for everyone but not many could see what the wonder child could see . When Santa came to town , the wonder child was always around to get a sleigh ride with a few funny stories from Santa who was always so happy to share them .

Christmas present was busier than it had been before with more people wanting more and more things but Santa still tried to please everybody . The wonder child could see the light of love that Santa had for everyone . When no one was around and everything was quiet that was when Christmas became a place for all , in an era that had its own way to be celebrated and accepted and embraced by all in the past , present and future .

Christmas all over the world is a wonderland that never changes . It’s seen in the hearts of all who have learnt to be charitable and forgiving , innocent in the lives they are living and happy to share their gifts with all . The wonder child lives in the hearts of us all in every country on earth . Christmas all over the world is a time to remember and look ahead . Sometimes I think , even though things change , there is also a time to adapt and become the wonder child who can see the magic of  Christmas before it goes away .When tomorrow comes remember how it was when Santa Clause came to fill your stockings and tell you stories and share the love with everyone .

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