Starting to note some store windows are putting in Christmas Windows and I at all times begin to really feel excited. We generally rejoice Christmas Day by enjoying a Christmas lunch or dinner with our closest family and friends.
Growing up in Christmas is Coming can at all times remember the searing warmth outdoors and odor of a roast wafting through the house by mid morning.
As far as Christmas traditions go, plenty of traditions are just about the identical within the Northern Hemisphere, except they've snow!
Homes put up pretty lights and wreaths on the front door and beautify the tree and watch carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve.
I all the time like to hear “All I want for Christmas is you” from Love Actually and a newcomer as an Aussie playlist must have is “How to Make Gravy” by Paul Kelly.
This yr has been tinged with disappointment around the globe by events that are out of our control however influence many families each here and abroad. On the flipside we've had some uplifting moments like the women’s soccer world cup that literally stopped our nation and made family names of our Matildas.

On behalf of all the workers of the Dural Chamber and the Dooral Roundup, I want to want you all a Merry Christmas and secure and peaceable New Year. Thank you for studying my stories every month!