People in my neighborhood celebrate Christmas with a whole lot of lights. Our downstairs neighbors always put out a glowing Santa and a creche scene. The black king’s nose has been rubbed white so he makes me think of Rudolph the white-nosed wise man.
Here it is February though a number of folks in my neighborhood still have their X-mas decorations up. Some keep them up year round. Which reminds me of one of the first jobs I had in New York. I worked at an envelope factory and sat beside a young woman from Sheepshead Bay who loved Christmas so much that when it was her turn to choose the music we listened to while we worked, she always chose Christmas carols. Even in the middle of July, we’d listen to Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels, Jingle Bell Hop…



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hi there! I listen to Christmas songs the whole year through (o;