Had I been a child removed from mum, dad, sisters and a visit to Santa, I can imagine the trauma of no stocking hanging on the mantle, no tree, no presents, no Christmas songs to sing along with (“All I want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” and Gene Autry singing “Frosty the Snowman” were my favorites) and no turkey dinner!  I would have found a way to celebrate in some way.  No matter what! . 

This wasn’t going to be easy.  The place where we were staying had no fir or pine trees to chop down for a Christmas tree, let alone a stove to cook a turkey.  Heck there weren’t even any turkeys in that part of the planet.  What about gifts?  Presents?  Oh, what to do?  When in doubt call an emergency meeting!   We huddled up and agreed ….if there was a will there was a way…. we needed to capture that magic of Christmas spirit found in a child. The adventure had begun!