Christmas Dinners Across America

Christmas, Holiday, Seasons Greetings...Day off from Work.....I am reminded of Dar Williams' song. We saw her a few years back on a trip to Austin in Carrolton, TX in a nice music venue that was once a small town movie house. She was on the bill with Ellis Paul. Terriffic show , it was. Anyway, a verse from her Christmas song:

Amber called her uncle, said ’we’re up here for the holiday,
Jane and I were having solstice, now we need a place to stay.’
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang mary on a tree,
He watched his song hang candy canes all made with red dye number three.
He told his niece, ’its Christmas eve, I know our life is not your style,’
She said, ’Christmas is like solstice, and we miss you and it’s been awhile,’

o the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold.