Christmas is one of the most enchanting times of the year. One strand of colored lights transforms a dreary dorm room into a bright and inviting abode. Little rectangular CPO box windows begin displaying red and green envelopes instead of the sad, empty space that tired eyes have grown so accustomed to. The air starts to smell like candles, cookies, spruce and snow. Cheerful little Christmas tunes dance from ear to ear until even the grinchiest person is humming along.
Churches seem even warmer and more comforting than ever.
And everywhere you look, a chubby, bearded man in a fuzzy red suit is grinning from ear to ear. Plastic images of him decorate rooftops and front lawns. Paper cut-outs peek out from windows and hang on Christmas trees. You can even find him amidst the toy trains and teddy bears in the middle of the mall. It seems that Christmas would be lacking some of its magic if this special man, our beloved Santa Claus, was not a part of it.