![]() ![]() I’ll be writing articles (good fun!), filling out forms (yak!), or playing a computer game (good fun too!). Normally, I’ll be sitting in front of a computer screen. Anglo-Americans call it Santa Claus, a mature belief in the power and magic of giving and forgiving. Christians call it Christmas, convinced as they are that two thousand years ago the light itself was born. ![]() The Romans called it Sol Invictus, the invincible sun, victorious over the cold darkness after every winter. New life is in the air: already we are longing for the warmth of spring and summer. Candles on the table, lights in the Christmas tree, feel-good films on Netflix. The longest night and the shortest day shake hands. These days it is grouped around a well-stocked table, with blood relatives, in-laws, and step-family, all on their best behavior, acting like everything’s fine, and often not quite succeeding. It used to be grouped around a child in a manger, surrounded by shepherds, wise men, angels, an ox and a donkey. Christmas is a feast in celebration of birth.
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