Growing up in Australia, Christmas was rather different from what it is here in USA. We would hear about a “white Christmas”, but it never snowed in Perth. The dominant color for Christmas was blue, as with a blue sky. It can be unpleasantly hot, as it is summer in that part of the world.
My earliest memories of Christmas were of a hot meal — I think it was roast lamb. But after a few years, it changed to salads as more fitting to the summer weather. There was usually a family get together, and many a family cricket game. I did not much care for cricket.
Last year, for Christmas, I posted Tim Minchin’s song “White Wine in the Sun”, because it reminded me of the summer Christmases of my younger years.
This year, I’m not doing anything much special for Christmas. For me, it is just another day of the year.
The Heretical Philosopher 