DEC 25, 24 .. CHRISTMAS DAY 2024

Let's not forget that..

First and foremost..

Jesus is the reason for the Christmas Season!

Every year on December 25, we celebrate Christmas, a day for spending time with family, observing a most important Christian holiday, partaking in lighthearted traditions, or just spreading some holiday cheer! 

Christmas has evolved over several millennia into a worldwide celebration that’s both religious and secular and chock full of fun-filled, family activities.

Patti and I hope that each of you..

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Let your heart be light

Next year all your troubles will be out of sight..

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Christmas decorations that we enjoyed at the Edgewater Casino Hotel in Laughlin, Nevada.

Shamrock! You are not a Christmas tree!

Smiling at Christmas time.

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From Patti and myself.

DEC 24, 24.. CHRISTMAS EVE DAY..

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

Christmas Eve takes place on December 24 and is probably one of the best nights of the year! Christmas has the power to reunite families and friends, warm up our hearts, and remind us that we have so many things to be thankful for. So put on your cozy PJs, light up your fireplace, call your loved ones, and top off your hot cocoa with some fluffy marshmallows!

Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve. Many churches mark the end of Advent with midnight church services. During modern times, it is popularly celebrated on the night before Christmas Day.

Apart from Santa Claus and Christianity, Christmas Eve  became a day made for spending time with family and loved ones over dinner, decorating, gift wrapping, and Christmas-themed movies. The holiday unites families and friends, allowing them to get together and enjoy special and traditional activities, from Europe, North- and Latin America, to Asia.

On the night of Christmas Eve, children around the world leave food and a drink for whoever comes to their house and brings them presents. Who this is depends on what part of the world you live in. It might be Santa Claus or Father Christmas who delivers the presents. In Switzerland, it’s the Christ child. In Denmark, it’s the Christmas elf. In Sweden, it’s a small man. And in Finland, it’s the Christmas goat!

NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR.. Are the sources of most, but not 100%, of the information on our various “Days” such as today.

Patti and I wish you a warm and wonderful Christmas Eve.

DEC 8, 24 .. LAKE HAVASU CHOIR..

Patti and I are "just so connected" here in Lake Havasu City. 

Our next door neighbors, Trish and her sister Shirley, are members of the Lake Havasu Choir. The two of them are also very active in many other Lake Havasu City cultural events such as art shows, etc.

So we "hear about" so many activities that we would not hear about or, for that matter, participate in if they weren't our active neighbors.

Example: Trish knocks on our front door. We answer. Trish asks if we would like to purchase tickets for the December 8th Choral Concert?

SONGS OF GOOD CHEER

Sure Trish. Thanks so very much!

Patti and I, along with other handicapped visitors, did NOT have to wait in the below "mile long" line.

The Lake Havasu Performing Arts Center was, to put it mildly, "jumping with energy". These are generically "sold out" performances as was the case today.

The handicapped are allowed to enter at the "head of the line". We qualify!

The stage as seen from our seats.

Down at the stage, up close and personal.

The concert began (nominally) at 3pm. 

The very first activity on the program paid homage to the military veterans. You stood up when your service hymn was played. 

I stood up when I heard the words..  "From the Halls of Montezuma, To the shores of Tripoli."!

In the photos below, the choir members look dressed in white. They were not. It is just how the lighting turned out in the photos!

We had a 20-minute intermission at 3:45pm.

In the below photo, at the right side of the stage, under the Arizona State Flag, a group of children performed. They were a notch or two "beyond precious"!

The concert was over at 4:20pm.

Because this is our third visit to the Lake Havasu Performing Arts Center, we know a few "tricks". Patti and I were in our Suburban, and out of a jam-packed parking lot onto the street five minutes later at 4:25PM. 

The "tricks"? Get there early so you can pick "your" favorite parking stall. Sit beside an exit door so you can get from you seat out of the hall immediately. Back your vehicle into its handicapped stall so you can jump in and immediately  "drive straight out".

It was a hoot and it was a holler. 

Smiling from ear to ear.

Cap and Patti