Christmas Santa

Christmas Santa

Finding the Merry in Christmas

It’s that glorious time of year when all around the world people start spreading, hope, faith and love. Christmas decorations line the streets giving the most lonesome soul some bit of cheer. How can you not marvel at the fanciful ornaments, the colorful lanterns and the sparkling lights? Don’t ask me, I’m the closest thing to the Grinch.

Call me the Anti- Christmas Santa who finds joy in the sadness of children who don’t get their dream Christmas gifts, the Christmas snowman gone-wrong who melts at the sligh touch and buries its makers in layers of smooth white snow, the darned Santa’s elf who fails to put the right labels on presents – you probably get the picture by now.

It goes without saying that I abhor Christmas. The mere thought of the overtly festive time of year sickens me to the core. The whole yuletide season is nothing but plain mockery As if on cue, strings of light appear in every street corner and children stare with newfound wonder as if seeing for the first time. For some bizarre reason, there are strangers no more as people suddenly start spreading goodwill everywhere. The incessant dreaming of mindless hopefuls begins only as the year comes to an end. I dare you tell me that there’s something else out there more false, bogus, for show.

I was once a victim of the scam that is Christmas. In my younger years I jumped, shook and moved about with glee once the “ber” months crept in. At the onset of the joyous season, I hung Christmas ornaments until it got too stuffy in our hu little home. I used to drag my dad and older brothers to get our very own tree – fresh at that – up in the snowy mountains. I thought tree decorating was such a fete that I’d force mom to make me an excuse letter so I could take one whole day off from school. By early November, gifts were already crowding the base of our overly decorated Christmas tree. I’d carefully tear into the neatly wrapped boxes to take a sneak peek of the presents. On Christmas day I’d still have this surprised look on my face, totally not feigned, upon opening the gifts as if I’ve never set eyes on them before. My, was I a fool or what?

Then one fateful year, all the Christmas spirit was sucked out of me, just like that. I blamed Santa for that, for not giving me the one gift I asked for: my parents’ speedy recovery from the horrible accident. On the eve of Christmas I waited by our chimney for Santa, fervently hoping that he’d be bringing mom and dad with him. At the break of dawn, the 25th, there still was no Santa. What I got was a call from the hospital that pretty much said I’ll never get to spend Christmas with my parents again.

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