The big Christmas celebration here takes place on Christmas Eve and involved lots of fireworks, lots of music and folks out on the street until late a night. Christmas Day was very quiet, with very little traffic aside from buses.
The Friday night of the weekend before Christmas the neighbors across the street had a party that included a live band that played until probably midnight or one in the morning. The following night there was a party at the bus repair garage across the back yard wall that also featured a live band that played until late. It was great to lie in bed and go to sleep listening to live music. The folks who work at the bus always have music playing, so I get to listen to music when going to sleep every night, not to mention when I’m working in the garden.
Another Christmas tradition I observed is that of young children going from home to home or business to business singing seasonal songs for donations. I am easy touch for such performances.
Today things are back to normal.
