On the Tenth Day of a Feminine Christmas
I think this image is perfect for Christmas Eve. It’s romanticized of course but also nostalgic because of the carolers at the front door. I also like the shawl draped around the chatelaine’s shoulders. Shawls are a perfect and warm way to answer the front door at Christmas.
And where are all the carolers these days? Caroling was so much a part of our Christmas childhood. I remember caroling with the Girl Scouts and with my Sunday School classes. We even visited and sang at the local nursing homes. Something to wonder about…
Tonight it is too foggy to look for the Christmas star which is something my sister and I did every Christmas Eve. We would climb onto our pillows and peer out the high windows above our beds. The sky was dark and the air was thin with cold but we often spotted a silvery moon and a bright star which I now realize was probably the planet Venus. Does anyone perform this ritual on Christmas Eve anymore? Something to wonder about…
3 Comments
Cherre Henderson
Hi Donna, I love Christmas carolers, but we live in such a different time. People aren’t always so welcoming it seems. I did look for the Christmas star this year and was not disappointed. The night sky has always been fascinating to me.
Tracy
Donna this picture is beautiful.
I so look forward to your posts.
It is like a peek into your heart.
Way back I remember Christmas carols sung by the front door.
Merry Christmas!
Karen
I miss caroling, too! We did a lot of caroling as children, and in fact, we learned Christmas carols–and Hanukkah songs–at my elementary school. We performed them for our parents at the ubiquitous holiday concert. We had records of the popular carols, played them endlessly, and knew all of the words to every song! We didn’t need those charming little booklets usually distributed at banks or by insurance companies. Maybe this is something to put on a bucket list? To go caroling or form a group of carolers and make sure that happens next Christmas. Some of these beautiful traditions need to be kept alive, and if we don’t do it, who will? Thank you for this beautiful Christmas image. I love the pretty lady opening wide the door to her house on Christmas Eve to this earnest little group of carolers. Merry Christmas, Donna!