♪♫have yourself a merry little Christmas. let your heart be light♪♫♪
Do I hear the music playing? Gosh, the days are definitely chasing each other. Josef and I have finally put up our minimal Christmas decor and I love the look of our home now. Mind you, these are recycled decorations that we have accumulated over the years and lovingly restored just for this occasion. I know some of you don’t celebrate Christmas the way we do here in our country, three long months of celebration. Shopping malls are truly alive during this season because they usually put up their larger than life Christmas trees, trimmings and twinkling LED lights as early as September. Where can you find Christmas songs being played all day long? An advertising gimmick to lure more shoppers of course. We are vulnerable that way because we love Christmas. I’ve done shopping for some gifts for the family but I haven’t completed my list yet. This is the first time that we did the decorating this early. I took advantage of Josef’s vacation leave to sort what to put up. I bought something new of course and it was the first time I did it – a set of pillow cases in Christmas prints.
I bought those empty rattan carts a year ago and embellished them with Christmas balls and flowers. That white porcelain nativity set was a gift from a friend many years ago and I just love it.
Our town is participating in a Christmas tree contest in the whole province of Rizal. The large Christmas tree displayed at the grounds of our municipal hall is made from recycled soft drink bottles. I hope we win 🙂
Don’t look now but I’ve finally been able to find some pictures of the Ayala Triangle gardens. The tradition continues with the Festival of Lights happening every 30 minutes from 6pm to 10 pm every night starting today and will continue till January 04, 2015. I got these two pictures from the timeline of JAZA (Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala), one of the big bosses of Ayala Group of Companies, Bank of PI included. I am sure he wouldn’t mind if I post them here 🙂 He has a page on FB which most former unibankers like me follow.
Courtesy of JAZA. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ayala Corp.
Photo courtesy of Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala.
I hope I would be able to visit this and watch musicians/composers sing Christmas carols of old. This is right in front of Nissa’s office building.
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The holiday season is approaching, so quickly. I’ve also began to prepare for the holiday, xmas boxes are out just waiting for me to decide where everything is going to be placed this year. I’ve actually sorted through my Christmas C.D.’s to find my cherished tunes for this year.
Your pictures are so lovely, and I adore the fact that you’ve used one item and turned it into something that will be cherished for years around this time of year. Take care my dear, and happy blogging to ya…
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There is that feeling of anticipation and joy when Christmas approaches. Awaiting the birth of the Christ child, so symbolic of the importance of families and friends.
May you have a lovely celebration of the season.
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You really are excited about Christmas Arlene! I wish some of that enthusiasm could rub off on me.
The pictures of the lights do look very impressive though…
Best wishes from England, Pete.
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You’ll be singing Christmas carols before you know it Pete! It’s a lovely occasion to celebrate with family and friends.
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very festive decor Arlene. i love your nativity set! i’d be interested to see your town’s christmas tree 🙂 and this tradition of festival of lights must be an awesome treat! 🙂
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Ayala’s trendy Christmas celebration is on its 5th year now. Talagang sarap ng feeling when you are in that crowd of people…masaya. Feel na feel ang Pasko.
I wish I could take pictures of our town’s Christmas tree when it is lighted, ang ganda!
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Magical Christmas that bring me closer to home. The best Christmas is in the Philippines. A month long of happiness, family gathering , merrymaking, of carols and gift giving, of being close to our faith and many more. Beautiful decorations. I have my tree up too, happiest holiday for my family and my son’s favorite. Have a blessed weekend. God bless you and your family always.
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I agree with you, we always have the best Christmas celebration ever. Do you go home during the Christmas holidays? I am still thinking if we will decorate our Arius pine tree in the garden or not. We have it trimmed lately but we still need to buy LED lights,
Have a blessed week likewise. God bless always!
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