Holiday Treats
Friday, December 1, 2006; Page WE27
You ask yourself the same question every year. You know the one. How can it be Dec. 1 when I'm still eating leftover Halloween candy?
Don't worry. The situation isn't as ho-ho-hopeless as it seems. Sure, there are cards to mail, gifts to buy and travel plans to make. And, yes, there are wreaths to hang, cookies to bake and parties to attend. But the first of December should mark the start of more than a growing sense of dread. All over town, people are clearing their throats or tuning their violins or pulling their Santa suits out of the closet. They are learning their lines or doing pliés or wrapping giant candy canes in miniature lights.
What for? You, of course. Whether you're the kind of person who walks around humming "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" or the kind who can'蔽友t really relate to George Bailey until he turns mean, there's something for you in Weekend's guide to holiday events. "宏判槐Messiah" singalong? Page 30. Frosty the Snowman in a dinghy? Page 32.
Treat yourself. Light a candle, sing a carol, sit on St. Nick's lap. Everyone knows the holiday season can make you a little surly. Take the time to have fun, and this could be the year you deck the halls instead of your brother-in-law. And maybe -- just maybe -- you'冲悔ll start humming, too.
