Merry Christmas!
December 24th, 2005Well, I may have stopped blogging but I’m not a total Scrooge*. To all of you who read this blog, or like my photos, or like the Daily Mail thing, or for that matter those of you who hate what I write - have a Merry Christmas. While I’m here, there is one small thought about Christmas I’d like to preach - namely, don’t listen to anyone preaching their thoughts about Christmas; it’s such a mashed-up, complex, affair with so many cultural and spiritual roots that anyone who says there is One True Meaning is lying. Take whatever meaning you want from it, whatever makes you happy.
See you in the New Year.
* It’s just occurred to me that it’s rather unfair to call mean and dour people Scrooges - after all, the entire point of A Christmas Carol is that Scrooge redeems himself and finds his true generous self. We’re all doing the character a grave disservice.
December 24th, 2005 at 14:10:34
Merry Christmas to you too :)
December 27th, 2005 at 21:53:55
A belated Merry Christmas to you too, all the best for the forthcoming year.
December 28th, 2005 at 13:07:35
& from me. Hopefully see you Fri?
December 28th, 2005 at 18:36:59
Sorry Armo - am running up to Edinburgh tomorrow to celebrate Hogmanay and get very cold. But I’ll see you in the New Year instead.
December 29th, 2005 at 01:02:32
Yet another happy belated (and bleated) Christmas to you and yours. See you in 2006…
January 3rd, 2006 at 10:29:12
Happy New Year, Chris. Don’t forget that Scrooge is/was actually only a fictional character, so you needn’t feel to bad about the “grave disservice”. And I’m going to resist getting drawn into a discussion of the true meaning of Christmas…
January 16th, 2006 at 15:51:12
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you too! Sorry for the belated wishes - I just got back from holiday and was off the net while away :)