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The Power Of Ham...

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"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air." - W.T. Ellis "Cook a Glazed Ham on Christmas for a friend and you will never again, walk life's path alone. You also get to eat the ham." - Out-Numbered Growing up, most of my close friends were Christians. When I was a kid, that simply meant that I celebrated Hanukkah and they celebrated Christmas. It was pretty simple. As a young child, I clearly remember being jealous of my friends come Christmas time. There was no great logic behind it. It really had nothing to do with religion. None of my friends went to Church. I don't even think they went to Sunday School. It was the power of Christmas. It was the smell of the Christmas Tree. It was the heat from the lights. The fabulous colors. The sheen off of the tinsel. It was the music that filled the air; Right down to the subtle skip of the needle tracing across the vinyl. It was a cozy fire, crackling on Christmas Eve and the anticipation of Christ...