Show Me Christmas

In our family, decorating the Christmas tree has always been a sacred family tradition – right up there with the camping trip we take each summer in Michigan. When Christmas Eve comes around, the cooking and baking begins early. The grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins filter into the house in waves, all eagerly anticipating the feast that’s sure to follow. We finish up the ham, potatoes and vegetables just in time to get ready for Midnight Mass.

But before any of that takes place, my husband sets the scene by topping the Christmas tree with one of our prized genuine Polish Christmas ornaments. The tree topper is the most important of all ornaments as it’s the first guests will bother to notice. Every year without fail, family and friends heap praise on the tasteful ornament, saying that it reminds them of small-town Christmases of old.

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