I\u2019ve lived\nin Swansea all my life and the lights in town used to be across the lamps, and\nbrightly lit. The parades were great and fun with always Lewis\u2019 Pie van going\npast. The tree was always great. But times have changed and the lights are new,\nand are more up to date. But I think the lights now are not as good as they\nwere before. The tree is still good but Swansea seems bare across the sky. And\nthe parade now is not the best but the waterfront is lovely and bright, and the\nwheel is nice, also the ice-rink is fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Some things\nare better, some things worse, things move on, but the lights are not as\nnice Because the old lights had snowmen\nand Santa and penguins, but the new lights have got stars which is not as good.\nI thought so and some other people have said the same to me. I loved Christmas\nand Santa Claus when I was young. I would go round singing carols with my\nfriends And I dressed up in church as Father\nChristmas one year. Christmas was a big thing when I was younger. We would have\na party down at my nan\u2019s, and my auntie and my great-nan, all the family, were in\none street, but when great-nan died words were said. My nan and her sister fell\nout. We are still close but there\u2019s no party anymore, and my nan died. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two years\nago they all made peace, which is good now. It is me and my wife, my mother and\nfather spend Christmas day with them. We also go to Hannah\u2019s brother on Christmas Day and to see the children. On Boxing Day\nwe spend time with Hannah\u2019s side of the family. Then on New Year we spend time with\nmy mother and father, or it\u2019s just me my wife. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THAT\u2019S A\nCHRISTMAS IN WALES <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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