As Andy Williams famously sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…”. To many people, Christmas certainly is that. However, even the most devoted “Christmasophile” can find the constant assault on their senses and wallet to be somewhat debilitating. Like so much of modern life, Christmas has been transformed into a commercial crusade, seemingly endless competition for the almighty buck…your almighty buck.
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Peter – Bring on the Jolly
Posted in Family, life, Opinion, Review with tags Andy Williams, Bob Segarini, Christmas, CoCo The Fashionable, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elizabeth Stevenson, Peter Montreuil on December 3, 2020 by segariniPeter’s Christmas Past
Posted in Family, life, Opinion with tags A Charlie Brown Christmas, Andy Williams, Bob Segarini, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frosty The Snowman, Peter Montreuil, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, The Little Drummer Boy on December 12, 2019 by segarini
This is my last column before the “Don’t Believe A Word I Say” Christmas hiatus. Pull up a chair and I will regale you with some of my Christmas memories. Not in strict chronological order, but I hope to shed some light on Christmas on Franklin Street in the 60’s and 70’s.