Happy Christmas everyone xxx December 24 th Nativity: "Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world." Source: “The Last Battle” (1956)
December 18th As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by a mortal in this life there is much good work to be done. Guatama Buddha
December 13th Gingerbread House: Hansel and Gretel were lost in a wood Soon it grew dark and they hadn’t any food They came across a house made of gingerbread and spice They wondered who could live in a little house so nice…. (Based on Grimm’s fairy-tale)
December 11 th Candy Canes: “If you want to grow up to be a big, strong pea, you have to eat your candy," Papa Pea would say.” ― Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Little Pea
December 9 th Christmas Stockings: The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Clement Clarke Moore
December 8 th Christmas Crackers: 'I want some crackers, And I want some candy; I think a box of chocolates Would come in handy; A.A.Milne:King John’s Christmas
December 6 th Holly: The holly and the ivy when they were both full grown, of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown. Collected by Cecil Sharp
December 3 rd The Robin: “The robin flew from his swinging spray of ivy on to the top of the wall and he opened his beak and sang a loud, lovely trill, merely to show off. Nothing in the world is quite as adorably lovely as a robin when he shows off - and they are nearly always doing it.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden