{"id":8547,"date":"2014-12-10T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=8547"},"modified":"2015-05-03T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T00:48:07","slug":"an-imaginary-conversation-about-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=8547","title":{"rendered":"An imaginary conversation about Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I never hear another Christmas song it will be too soon. Bing Crosby should be boiled in oil! <\/p>\n

(Stops humming “White Christmas” and tries to look sympathetic)<\/p>\n

Don’t you agree? The stores were all decorated before Halloween was even over!<\/p>\n

(Hides the box of Christmas lights about to be hung up in her cubicle)<\/p>\n

Is that a wreath I smell?<\/p>\n

Uh. Maybe. No. Uh. Busted. <\/p>\n

Where are you putting it?<\/p>\n

The same place most people put wreaths. On my front door, right next to the Christmas skeleton. <\/p>\n

The Christmas what??<\/p>\n

Skeleton. <\/p>\n

I see. <\/p>\n

Someone criticized me for forgetting to take it down after Halloween one year, and he has been hanging by the front door ever since. <\/p>\n

A skeleton?<\/p>\n

Yes. After Thanksgiving, I put a Santa hat on him. <\/p>\n

Of course you do. <\/p>\n

He’s very festive. I love Christmas. <\/p>\n

You do?? You don’t seem like the type. For one thing, you hate shopping. <\/p>\n

That much is true. I do hate shopping. Everything else? Love. Garland. Wreaths. Cheesy decorations. Classy decorations. Lights. Candles. Making candy. Trees both natural and artificial. The Grinch. Rudolph. <\/p>\n

I never would have guessed. <\/p>\n

Clearly you have never been to my house between Thanksgiving and Epiphany. <\/p>\n

I guess not.<\/p>\n

It’s like Christmas puked all over.<\/p>\n

Nice analogy.<\/p>\n

Well. Yeah. I’m a real wordsmith.<\/p>\n

You really are.<\/p>\n

You really don’t like Christmas music?<\/p>\n

Loathe it.<\/p>\n

Even if it’s Judy Garland singing?<\/p>\n

Well….<\/p>\n

Have you ever seen “Meet Me In St. Louis?”<\/p>\n

I don’t think so.<\/p>\n

No wonder you think you don’t like Christmas.<\/p>\n

And seeing that would help?<\/p>\n

Judy Garland…<\/p>\n

What else would you prescribe, Dr. Christmas?<\/p>\n

“Love, Actually”<\/p>\n

No. Just no.<\/p>\n

Have you seen it?<\/p>\n

NO.<\/p>\n

Then don’t argue. It’s charming. A little boy says “let’s go get the shit kicked out of us by love” and I cry.<\/p>\n

You cry? Is this a good thing?<\/p>\n

Of course. Haven’t you ever seen “It’s A Wonderful Life?” <\/p>\n

Sure.<\/p>\n

You don’t cry?<\/p>\n

No, why?<\/p>\n

Are you kidding? How can you not cry???<\/p>\n

It has a happy ending.<\/p>\n

Yeah, but…wow. Seriously, you don’t cry?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure we can still be friends…there is nothing more therapeutic than a good movie cry.<\/p>\n

What?? It’s OK, I cry during the Charlie Brown Christmas show when Linus does his speech at the end.<\/p>\n

Well….I guess that makes up for it.<\/p>\n

So let’s get back to the Christmas skeleton.<\/p>\n

I don’t think it’s that weird.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/p>\n

My rubber duckie Nativity is weirder.<\/p>\n

You are entirely made of of nothing but pure class, aren’t you.<\/p>\n

Ohhhh, thank you for noticing!<\/p>\n

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