#On This Day - 13th December

On this day my ........ oh hang on, I don't have any occurrence in my family on this day.  Is this a new research goal!!!

I thought I would give a bit more of a pictorial style data about my ancestors but also a memory or rather, the lyrics to a Christmas Hawaian song..

The image shows back to my 3xgreat grandparents and the counties there were born in.  Most of the blank spaces are because I have no baptism record or census record for them that show their birthplace but a few are a brickwall, particularly the Renfrewshire ones.. 

This is very clearly split between both sides of my family and just stand out like a sore thumb!!!

Christmas is very important to me in more ways than one and so although I did post this in last year's Advent Calendar I am including it in this years too.  The true meaning of Christmas is so important to me and these lyrics to a Hawaian Christmas song sum it up nicely.

What would Christmas Be?

What would Christmas be without a tree?

The little girl asked innocently

Presents tied in pretty bows, don’t forget the mistletoe

Mommy, tell me what would Christmas be?

What would Christmas be without the toys

sent by Santa for all us good little boys

We take a few weeks off from school,

that makes Christmas really cool

Mommy, tell me what would Christmas be?

His mother smiled and drew him near,

holding back a little tear

And chuckled at the words her son had said

Christmas is the time of year

we celebrate the yuletide cheer

But honey don't forget why we were here

Christmas is the day Christ was born

Sent to earth to rescue the forlorn

A precious gift from God above,

He promised His eternal love

And sent to us His one and only Son

Now little ones you know it's true

how tenderly I care for you

A parents' loves is more than words can say

To know that God so loved us so,

He sent his son to earth below

Without Him, tell me what would Christmas be?