Christmas is still incredibly magical for me.

I just LOVE the lights and love going for walks at night with my wife.

The music is wonderful. I play Christmas music constantly......I immerse myself in it.

I revel in the decorations, the trees, the smells of food and evergreen, the mistletoe, fires in the fireplace, the pretty paper that hides the gifts, the contacts with friends and family.

What's not to love?

As to the dark period afterwards.....I find that if I exercise religiously, get as much exposure to daylight as I can, and dwell on positive things rather than negative--I do very well.

Winter is a time of snow and solitude.....a time for reading, study, reflection, meditation, watching the cats watch the birds at the feeders, and spending time listening to a crackling fire.

Oh.....and I stay away from t.v. except for watching GOOD movies.

I am enjoying every bit of life......winter has its own charms.