tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post146844639332448521..comments2024-03-07T04:13:36.330-06:00Comments on The Storyteller's Inkpot: What do You Read on Christmas Eve?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-9283077532597923222011-12-28T12:53:08.472-06:002011-12-28T12:53:08.472-06:00We used to read the Night Before Christmas, severa...We used to read the Night Before Christmas, several excerpts from the Bible when our kids were young. Then as they grew, we added pieces--Wendell Berry's poem "The Birth." T.S. Eliot's "The Gift of the Magi." And one year I even read A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. When I was done I noticed several in the room were dozing.<br />But I still love the phrase "fruit cake weather."Jackie Briggs Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600355884645018088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-76183748140324643042011-12-23T16:57:11.923-06:002011-12-23T16:57:11.923-06:00Our kids are grown, Cheryl, so thank you for the h...Our kids are grown, Cheryl, so thank you for the happy reminder of years past. What a wonderful tradition. Polar Express and the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke come to mind.Claire Rudolf Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520445613916601377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1755502616289652010.post-26630199857840240292011-12-23T11:26:53.959-06:002011-12-23T11:26:53.959-06:00Such a wonderful post, Cheryl! Y'all will enjo...Such a wonderful post, Cheryl! Y'all will enjoy the fireplace this year! I'll be rereading Maria Tatar's collection of Hans Christian Anderson tales. They're magical and seem even more so on Christmas Eve!Mellisa Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350597062105039404noreply@blogger.com