Christmas Eve

One of my favorite Calvin & Hobbes comics features the following poem, originally printed in 1987:

Christmas Eve

On window panes, the icy frost
Leaves feathered patterns, crissed and crossed,
But in our house, the Christmas tree
Is decorated festively
With tiny dots of colored light
That cozy up this Winter night.
Christmas songs, familiar, slow,
Play softly on the radio.
Pops and hisses from the fire
Whistle with the bells and choir.
My tiger is now fast asleep
On his back and dreaming deep.
When the fire makes him hot,
He turns to warm whatever's not.
Propped against him on the rug,
I give my friend a gentle hug.
Tomorrow's what I'm waiting for,
But I can wait a little more.

These new stockings were created for some friends, with two spares for future members of their growing family. The tags with initials are interchangeable, so they can switch them every year if they want to, or they can assign them once and keep them that way forever.

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