Christmas season in my world

Several weeks ago I read a blog post by a young mom about what makes up the Christmas season in their home and it got me thinking about what things make it feel like December to me. There are certain things that are tradition in our family for this time of year and some of these are included in my idea of quintessential Christmas, but other things seem to be important only to myself and therefore will probably not happen unless I make an effort to work them into the busy days of December. With this in mind, I thought that over the next few weeks I would share some snippets with you of the Christmas season in my world.
{candles create the perfect Christmas ambiance in my mind, especially when combined with one of my new favorite Christmas CDs - Christmas from the Heart (David Archuleta) and Christmas in New England}