Andy Sturts' Blog

It is without a doubt that the most celebrated day in a year especially for Christians is Christmas Day. Personally, I have a lot of memories to recollect starting when I was a kid until now in my adulthood. I used to believe in Santa stories told by my parents. In preparation for this memorable event, normally 1 month before, we are already doing some pre-preparations such as decorating the house by surrounding it with bright Christmas lights of different colors, hanging Christmas lanterns and of course putting up Christmas Trees. We have a total of 3 Christmas trees which we usually put all over the house. We have them in colors like red, green and white.  One is usually placed in the living room,another in the terrace and the other one is in front of the house just right before the gate . My siblings prefer White Christmas Trees as the decorations they hang on it stand out even more in white color. As we are situated in a tropical country (unlike cold countries where pine trees are normally growing), artificial christmas trees are more in-demand.

Artificial Christmas Trees are usually made out of artificial pine or fir trees. They are widely available and cheaper in prices as compared to the real one. Before I retired, I was lucky enough to have the chance to tour the world. I have travelled to Asia,South Africa, Australia and Europe. I have been in Europe thrice, often visiting several countries like Italy, Hungary,Germany, Netherlands and France. I always spend the christmas holidays whenever I am going in those countries. I have a vacation house in France where I always put christmas decorations as well like the way we have back home in the Philippines. What excites me the most is that I could actually put up a Christmas Tree made out of a real pine tree. With the snowflakes pouring outside the window, built snowman standing still outside the house and christmas carols playing on the radio, just purely make my heart fill with warmth and joy.