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Happy Holidays Wonderlings, How’s your December been so far? Ready for the big day next Monday? Hard to believe that Christmas is a week from today. Got all your gifts bought and wrapped? Holiday cards all mailed out? Make any Christmas cookies yet? I am so excited for this episode I watch it every December to get into the Christmas spirit. Let’s jump into the fun filled holiday fun time with S2E3 Christmas which aired on December 14, 1988. In this episode Kevin and Wayne try to convince Jack to buy a color television for Christmas. Meanwhile Kevin tries to find the perfect present for Winnie after she unexpectedly gives him a present. I’m giving this episode 5 out of 5 Flower Power Petals: 1. For the allure of color tv. 2. For Kevin getting Winnie the snow globe instead of perfume. 3. For Paul being a good friend while he was dying of sinus issues at the perfume counter while Kevin figured out which perfume Winnie wore. 4. For Jack finally coming out of his sour mood when the family gets rained on during the Christmas caroling and Jack bursts out laughing and the family dries off in the kitchen drinking hot cocoa finally coming together as a family. 5. Kevin opening Winnie’s gift finding a four leaf clover. Time for my Wonderling Words of Wisdom: It’s Christmas time, it’s not the amount you spend on a person, it’s the love and thought you put behind the gift you give. We don’t always have to have the latest and greatest piece of technology as soon as it comes off the assembly line or the day it’s released. Jack waited two years to get the family a color tv and I’m sure the price came down at least a few hundred dollars by then. Here’s my quote of the episode: Narrator: I don't even remember what I got for Christmas that year. But Dad gave Mom a bracelet that knocked her socks off. Oh, yeah... and he did get us that color-TV... two years later. For me, that year Christmas stopped being about tinsel and wrapping paper, and started being about memory. At first I was disappointed. Until I learned that memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you wish to never lose. And I learned from Winnie, that in a world that changes too fast, the best we can do is wish each other Merry Christmas. [Kevin opens Winnie's present, which is a four-leaf clover] And good luck. I want to give a sincere thank to all you listeners out there whether you listen to this podcast on Itunes or Soundcloud or any other listening platforms that you may use to hear this podcast. I love giving you the episode recaps of The Wonder Years every week joining me as I go into full detail as we reminisce of days gone by with Kevin and his friends Paul and Winnie, and the rest of the Arnold family. as well as giving my occasional running commentary and childhood stories. To stay connected to the podcast: you can visit my many social media sites: Facebook Page: at Looking Back on my Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast Instagram: lbomwonderyearspodcast Twitter: wonderyearspod Gmail: lbomwonderyearspodcast@gmail.com Also if you enjoy this podcast rate, review and subscribe so you won’t miss an episode.