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"This is the month,
and this the happy morn,
Wherein the Son of heav'n's eternal King,
Of wedded Maid and Virgin Mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring."
John Milton
"A
lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a
thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."
Garrison Keillor
Moving between the
legs of tables and of chairs,
Rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys,
Advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm,
Retreating to the corner of arm and knee,
Eager to be reassured, taking pleasure
In the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree. . . .
T. S. Eliot
One of the joys our
technological civilisation has lost is the excitement with which
seasonal flowers and fruits were welcomed; the first daffodil,
strawberry or cherry are now things of the past, along with their
precious moment of arrival. Even the tangerine-now a satsuma
or clementine-appears de-pipped months before Christmas.
Derek Jarman
"A woman spent
all Christmas Day in a telephone box without ringing anyone.
If someone comes to phone, she leaves the box, then resumes her
place afterwards. No one calls her either, but from a window
in the street, someone watched her all day, no doubt since they
had nothing better to do. The Christmas syndrome."
Jean Baudrillard
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