Christmas Time Is Here!

Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 8 p.m.

b'For anyone who celebrates Christmas, it can be a lot of things: fun, happy, stressful, depressing, demanding. But for GamerDude, as a kid, Christmas was nothing but exciting! In this episode, he talks about that excitement, and how it permeated every aspect of his life. He talks about walking around with a "Christmas soundtrack" playing in his head, full of sleigh bells and chimes. He talks about going through the Sears Roebuck Christmas Wishbook, the big catalogue of toys (and other things) that Sears put out each year. He remembers the Christmas concerts he played in for band, and the songs he sang in chorus practice during music class. He remembers the family discussions about which grandmother was visiting, and bunking with his brother on Christmas eve when Grandma stayed over. And he remembers the sleigh bells he is certain he heard one Christmas eve, in the middle of the night, as well as the giddy thrills of waking up on Christmas morning.\\xa0Last but not least, he shares his Christmas wishes for all.'