I recently seen this picture on Facebook of a tree that was so overcome with presents you could barely see the tree.  And quite honestly it really made me stop and think…do people actually think that all this is necessary?  Is this what Christmas has really come to mean?  How many presents do ki...

One of the things that kind of concerns me about Christmas now is how quickly it appears to “fly in” straight after the October Bank Holiday. I seem to remember from my childhood the slow and very exciting anticipation of the Christmas season. Maybe it’s an age thing and now that I am older time seem...