Poetry: Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing by Too Derricotte
My mother was not impressed with her beauty;
once a year she put it on like a costume,
plaited her black hair, slick as cornsilk, down past her hips,
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Song In My Head: Spirit of Christmas by Ray Charles

Art: J. Latham’s Christmas Eve

Quote: “There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.” – Bill McKibben

Recipe: Marzipan Shortbread Cookies

Christmas Around the World: El Tio de Nadal, Catalonia, Spain