Any Christmas is magical for a child, but there may be none so magical as a child’s fifth Christmas. At five-years old it suddenly dawns upon a little kid that Christmas is something really special. What other time of the year is it OK to actually bring a tree into the house and decorate it with colorful lights? And at what other time does a grown-up look at a kid and say, “Make a list of all the toys you want?” It’s like the total OPPOSITE of the rest of the year– when asking to buy a toy normally results in a firm “NO, we can’t afford that!” and where candy is frowned upon as bad for your teeth. At Christmastime, kids attend parades where happy adults actually THROW CANDY AT THEM, and where it’s OK to scream and yell at the top of your lungs. Nobody says “shhhhhh!”
