Last night was my first winter concert with my students. It was amazing concert even though we were missing a few players. The kids that showed up did a perfect performance and they played as loud as they could. I am very proud of them. And I have 5 more concerts to go. Hope they played as well as last night. (I teach in 8 schools and so there are eight concert nights for each school. That is why i have so many winter concerts. I have one concert in January and at one school I teach a few students at a time so I don’t get involved with their their concerts).

Enough of this concert business! Should I buy a Christmas tree or not. It looks beautiful, smells beautiful and gives the house the Christmas Spirit. I will comprise and get a small tree and decorate it with bright lights. My colour scheme is gold with traditional red and green decorations. I do have some very unique decorations for the tree. When the kids were young my Mom brought tickets for the family to see the ballet; The Nutcracker. It meant a lot to her to have the family together. We must have gone 5 times. It was a great expense for her but she felt it was worth it. For her, it meant the beginning of the Christmas Holidays. Maybe when I get a tree it will feel more like Christmas. At the moment it feels like the beginning of winter.

Share with me you thoughts and rituals that bring you into the Christmas Spirit. Looking forward to hearing from you.