My Top Ten Tips, Tricks & Traditions for a Meaningful Christmas

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My Top Ten Tips, Tricks & Traditions for a Meaningful Christmas

Long-gone are the days when “Get your stocking out” meant to pull out the biggest sock you could find, from inside your undies drawer, ready to wake up on Christmas morning with an orange stuffed in the toe part, plus a red netted bag of nuts that you couldn’t really eat unless you had a nutcracker (or muscles that no six-year-old had!)

However, there were a few lollies in there and some coins and one special light up or moving toy of some description so it was all good.

Gone also, are the days when I was grinchy, grumpy, Mumma bear with Christmas tree OCD!

Oh, how things have changed. Times have changed. But some things are timeless and worthy of staying around for Christmas.

Today on this special Christmas episode on the April May Gems show, titled

Top Ten Tips, Tricks and Traditions for a Meaningful Christmas

I share my top ten tried and true tips that I hope will help you to have a meaningful Christmas, so grab a pencil and come count down with me from ten to One with a capital O.

Speaking of capital letters, who decided to put that big ol’ X in Christmas?

I also play a couple of great remastered renditions of old Carols on the show - 'Little Drummer Boy', like you've never heard it before and a very upbeat and catchy 'Mary's Boy Child'. Both great tracks by Toby Mac. To listen to the show click here. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

April May x

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