The columnist Gladys Bagg Taylor once said, “Christmas is a
bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today's Christmas
should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.”
When I make Grandma’s popcorn balls or divinity and when I hang the Christmas
stocking my mother knitted for me, I know Gladys was right. When I smell gingerbread
cookies or ham baking in the oven, it instantly brings back the Christmases of
my childhood. For the past few Friday mornings KSL has been running snippets
from Yogi Yorgesson’s “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas,” and I’m reminded of Grandma’s
and Grandpa’s laughter. Dean Martin’s “The Christmas
Blues” was another of their favorites, along with almost anything sung by Bing Crosby. I watch my grandkids enjoying
the holiday season, and I can’t help but wonder. Which of the traditions of
Christmas will they remember and cherish? Which will they try to pass on to
their grandchildren?
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