Christmas Thoughts

With Remembrance Sunday now behind me my thoughts immediately turn to Christmas. It’s an occupational hazard associated with being a vicar, you’re always a month or two ahead of the calendar. As such I cannot help to daydream about what was, and is, for me a very special and magical time indeed. 

My parents always had a very special relationship with Father Christmas and they would always go out of their way to reveal the magic of the season. I remember once, I couldn’t...