To those of you who celebrate it today: merry Christmas!
Some of you won’t be celebrating: I understand that. It’s not a relevant festival for everyone. And for many, it’s a time for sad memories to come to the fore. But I hope a fair number of you out there are intent on having a wonderful day.
I’ve been rather hooked these past few days on this gorgeous Christmassy song by Editors / Razorlight side-project Smith & Burrows, called “When the Thames Froze”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644U-jMpDUw
To quote its lyrics:
Another year draws to its close, entire London slows
When I dream tonight, I’ll dream of you
..
So tell everyone that there’s hope in your heart
Tell everyone or it will tear you apart
The end of Christmas day, when there’s nothing left to say
The years go by so fast, let’s hope the next beats the last.
And there is hope, for me personally. It’s been a year of downs and ups – but this year did undoubtedly beat the last. The last two, in fact, not that that was in the least difficult.
So much in my life feels better as we near the end of 2013 than it did at its start. And that is, in no small part, to the support that a number of you here have provided – and I am eternally grateful for that. You know who you are. And you know how much your kindness has meant to me when I’ve leant on you through some of the darker times that I hope are now behind me. (If you’re reading this wondering if I mean you, that’s undoubtedly a sign that I do). To you in particularly, merry Christmas – and the same best wishes to everyone else who takes the time to read my writing, even if I don’t have the pleasure of knowing you in person.