Happy Merry Whatever It Is You Celebrate At This Time Of Year If Anything

[filkertom]

The real reason I love Dickens:

There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say... Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round -- apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that -- as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

I say again, because I must never forget it or let you think I might have forgotten it: Thank you for being in my life. You keep me grounded. You get all the jokes. You give so much of yourselves. And you make everything worth it. I love you all.

Merry Christmas.

Comments

[catlin.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas to you also Tom.

[j-e-richards.livejournal.com]

Bless us everyone...We're so fortunate to live in a time where we can connect with each other and don't have to go through life feeling "odd"

Friends..the family you choose.

Merry Christmas Tom.

from Elaine

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

*hugs* and thank you. Same to you as well.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Tom.

[druidsfire.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, Tom, and an awesome new year!

[bayushisan.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Tom :) I hope the new year is good to you.

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

*HUG*

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[devospice.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, Tom!

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

And the same to you and yours, my good Sir!

[amazingadrian.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, Tom. You're definitely one of the people on my friend's list who are worth knowing.

[tcgtrf.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you from the Borg.

TC Trumpinski

[batyatoon]

Merry Christmas, Tom.

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas from among the mundanes in Mississippi.

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

The three spirits were showing Scrooge the joys of friends and family at this time of year, how they are worth celebrating with and about. THAT is truely the spirit of this time of year, beyond it's current religious meanings (other religions also celebrate the same thing at this time).

With that in mind, I can heartily say merry christmas one and all!

[misterseth.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Tom!

[juglore.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas to you too, Tom. You and your music make life better for me and a lot of other people, so thank you for that.

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

Oh, to hear the insect on the leaf speak ill of his brothers on the ground.

[alverant.livejournal.com]

And a one-day-late Merry Christmas to you, Tom. Your music has made me laugh for years and I look forward to enjoying it for many more.

[lizziecrowe.livejournal.com]

To you too, Tom! *hug*