Because most of us are tired at the end of a busy year, it’s often a time of personal  reflection of the past year and, as one grows older, often of one’s life.

Older generations can usually recall a time when Christmas was simpler, and with a more traditional focus on its Christian message. How times have changed!

P.S. In 1983, a cranky and tired P.J. O’Rourke wrote: “It’s customarily said that Christmas is “done for the kids”. Considering how awful Christmas is and how little our society likes children this must be true.”

On a more positive note, my favourite song at Christmas is still Johnny Mathis singing “When a child is born” - an old one, but a good one! 

Keith Curry,

Orange