THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS (For the local newspaper) It seems that the marketing and entertainment industries like to capitalize on this expression, and growing up, I could never figure it out. The typical emphases around Christmas are picturesque lights, Christmas trees, gorgeous decorations, gifts, celebrations, and Santa. Other themes that are fairly popular around Christmas are Christmas Romances. I suppose that’s because Christmas is considered to be a time of love. Mind you, two of my favorite Christmas movies which I watch every year, among others, are ‘Earnest Saves Christmas, and ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas.’ To me, neither seems to quite fit the popular trend, especially the Charlie Brown Christmas. I personally can most readily identify with the Charlie Brown Christmas because he finds the commercialism frustrating, especially seeing how his dog Snoopy wa