Magic of the jingle bells

When you talk about the season of love, merriment, caring, sharing, giving and equally receiving, Christmas it is for me.

The month of December always arrives with a different spark- you could feel it in everything, everyone and everywhere, the air alive with cheer, the places you step into and people you come across.

Literally everything around speaks loud of the joyful ambiance.

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In the years of my childhood, the festive period truly meant a lot to me than just dine and wine. Now don't get me wrong though cause it still does.
There just seems to be in shift in the mood of the celebration back then as a little child- when I would clad up in my big festive gown with matching glasses and funny looking heels and still wouldn't give a damn if all eyes were on me, swaying my colourful beaded hair as I walked by, and this current time.

But I'm quite glad I have a good number of nostalgic times to look back to, which would surely last a lifetime.

In my household, we didn't spend merry days travelling round the world nor having incredible episodes on a yacht. Neither did we rub shoulders with celebrities nor have our faces on the billboard.

The festive days begins with exchange of pleasantries and season greetings down to church service, preparation and devouring of assorted dishes, blasting of festive track as we all twirl to the sound of the music... and so much more.

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Quite a good number of childhood yuletide memories but one certain period that stands out for me was the year my older brothers agreed to come back home for the festivities rather than staying at my maternal grandma's like they would always do. I had no idea of what or who was able to convince them but I was over the moon.

Getting to see everyone of us in one space, gisting and laughing over events had me floating with happiness and still flutters my heart at the reminisce of it. That certain year just had a different touch to it. Our raw emotions and actions speaking louder than our words could ever have.

You could be miles away but effortlessly perceive the joy, love and warmth amongst us and as little and probably insignificant it might be to the eyes of many, those little moments meant a lot to me.

Simply not because of the merriments that came along with it but more of the people I spent it with and there's absolutely nothing better than passing time with your loved ones.

Guaranteed love from the moment you wake up streaming unconditionally till you go to sleep.

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Images are mine

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