ChristmasBlessings

The sun is hiding, the nights are coldPlants are flowerless, and trees are nudeSuch an ordinary winter dayHere in California, U.S.A.But its December the twenty-fifthI long to be in the Philippines

FromMelandGracietoyouandyours

Fromourhometoyours Green Christmasby MaximilioDecember 25, 2009 12:53 p.m.

2Im dreaming of a green ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere for nine days wed go to churchTo hear the early morning mass

3Im dreaming of a green ChristmasPuto bungbong and salabatAfter last nights Belen visitParol lit our noche buena feast

4Im dreaming of a green ChristmasMano po, Maligayang PaskoAt Manigong Bagong TaonTwitter me in R.P. next year

Please prayfor our mga kababayanat the footof Mayon Volcano

5Im dreaming of a green ChristmasWith every Christmas card I writeMay your days be sober and cleanAnd all your Christmases be green

White Christmasby Irving Berlinas featured in the filmHoliday Inn (1942)and sung by Barbra Streisandin 1966

The sun is shining, the grass is greenThe orange and palm trees swayThere's never been such a dayIn Beverly Hills, L.A.But it's December the twenty-fourthAnd I am longing to be up North

Im dreaming of a White ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the tree tops glistenAnd children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snow

For I'm dreaming of a White ChristmasWith every Christmas card I writeMay your days be merry and brightAnd may all your Christmases be white

Please have the merriestof Christmasand the happiest of 2010and all the years to comeMel S Gonzales JrGrace A. Midem3915 Holdrege WayStockton CA 95206-6428 USAmaximilio@aol.comHome 209 939 9615Mels Cell 408 506 1441Gracies Cell 408 506 1431IN MEMORY OF:

Ernesto del Rosario CruzKa NestorFebruary 16, 1936-April 16, 2009

Felipe Eligio de los SantosTatang PepingSeptember 29, 1928-September 30, 2009

Reuben Paul SantosChipApril 27, 1982-October 16, 2009

Juliana Eligio Santos UgatTita JulieAugust 19, 1925--October 18, 2009