I remember\nyears ago Christmas was very special and not about commercialism like it is\ntoday. You would have a stocking with an apple and peach and orange, and a\nshiny fifty pence, and some nuts and some bath salts, and then you would have\none or two presents if you were lucky. Not like today where everyone wants\nloads of gifts like the latest gadget or iPad or phone or T.V. The good old\ndays are gone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Christmas\nwas a time for family. Many of us would meet on the village green on crisp\nwinters\u2019 morn, a week before Christmas, for games. Christmas is always fun when\nyou all sit round log fires and sip mulled wine, and have mince pies with\nsalted caramel cream. Sometimes if you listen hard enough, I swear you can hear\nsleigh bells in the night atmosphere over the town. I really like the stalls\noutside the shops for the Christmas trade. I always remember the carol singers\nthat sing in the centre of the Quadrant. There is much to do in Swansea at Christmas. It is the most wonderful time of the year. The only problem with Christmas is it can get\nquite cold, a lot of frost on the ground, and you get ice on the tip of finger\nnails. There is a winter wonderland which is spectacular and a sight not to be\nmissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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