Happy Christmas!

Don't panic, after all there are still 182 shopping days left to Christmas (I know because I just counted them all), it's just here in Naperville we celebrated yesterday. It happened in Central Park, where the Municipal Band decided that Christmas shouldn't come but once a year, but twice. So on a hot June evening me and a 1,000 or so of my closest friends, sat sweltering as we listening to all those jolly tunes we'll be sick of by December 27th.
There was a Christmas tree and even a visit from Mr and Mrs Claus aka Mayor Pradel and his wife. The children in the crowd were so surprised, a couple of them ran on stage for an impromptu hug. Hope he wasn't sweating in his thick red suit as much as we were in the audience!
All in all a fun evening, but it did make me think of a few reasons why Christmas is best left to the winter.

1. It's not cute to have a bucket of water with a hat and scarf around it on your front lawn.
2. Blueberries do not make a good decorating substitute for holly berries.
3. Ice skating on the pond is an extreme sport.
4. Mulled wine goes off in the heat.
5. No one wants sun tan lotion and shorts for a Christmas present.
6. Beach scenes make lousy Christmas cards.
7. You have to fit wheels onto your sled.
8. No one will see your Christmas lights in the lighter evenings.
9. Palms aren't good substitutes for Christmas trees unless you have 60ft ceilings in your house.
10. Summer isn't the season to be jolly.