by Ringading on Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:19 pm
Yes, Christmas is about magic and family. It is about the gift of cavities from minty sugar painted with red stripes. It is about stuffing bins with bundles of cards sent from people you don't remember knowing. It is about convincing people you are really smart because you know that Santa's costume is only red because of a Coca Cola advertising campaign. It is about crowding around a table to admire an overcooked turkey while daddy and aunt Emily discreetly slip off to the closet for half an hour or so.
The gold is simply the light at the end of the rainbow, where a leprechaun waits dancing with a flamed plum pudding.