Christmas In the South

Christmas carol singing. Jingle bells ringing. Here in the "South" that is our upbringing..... From gathered together in cold weather in front of a neighbors yard; to parents stopping traffic so kids could sleigh ride down the ice covered boulevard. This is a jolly of a rhyme because it's Christmas time. Around the first week in December, the excitement would build amongst each family member. We would rally together as a family; Nothing more exciting to me than picking out the fatest Christmas tree. Every house from miles around would compete. Who had the most colorful, prettiest Christmas tree on their street. Our neighborhood had decorations only for the elite. Christmas decorating should be a pro sport, and families are the athletes! Christmas carol singing. Jingle-bells ringing. Here in the "South" that is our upbringing..... On those dark cold days, and colder nights. Families would still travel to see every house and their colorful lights. If it begin to snow, it did not bother us. For with those flurries came a white Christmas! Note: My friend encouraged me to enter this contest "Christmas in your town"...I actually had fun with it. My favorite time of year...but the saddest time since I've been in here.....