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Illustration for "The Night Before Christmas" by Richard Johnson. I have a collection of Night Before Christmas books. Look at that moon!
What keeps the wild hope of Christmas alive year after year - in a world notorious for dashing all hopes - is the haunting dream that the child who was born that day may be born again in all of us.
~ Frederick Buechner
Here we come a-caroling,
Among the leaves so green!
Here we come a-wandering,
So fair to be seen!
Love and joy come to you,
And a merry Christmas too.
Glad Christmas Day has come again!
Oh birdie in the tree,
Do you suppose that Santa Claus
Will bring a gift to me?
Everyone has a happy place, the scene that comes into view when you close your eyes and let your mind transport you to the dot on the globe where life is cozy, safe, warm.
~ Sarah Jio