Unlike in the Netherlands where Sinterklaas, Santa's brother from Spain, has to be dealt with first before you can 
even think about X-mas, things are different in Canada. With the Thanksgiving turkey devoured and the Halloween decorations back in their boxes it is time to prepare for the Festive Season. Because every year it is difficult to choose when to put up a tree and staple lights to the outside of the house, Surrey Council has felt it their responsibility to find a solution that solves the indecisiveness among their inhabitants. And they did find something ingenious. They have come up with a tree lighting ceremony that will guide the people of Surrey in when to flick the switch of their X-mas 
lights. Something that would make me feel a bit uneasy though, anticipating thousands of switches being flicked at the same time. It would present a textbook cause for a black out, and how would that look? I for one do not like to be left in the dark. My concerns proved to be unfounded I concluded yesterday evening. The X-mas tree that was erected in front of SFU's Surrey Central campus, and conveniently close to the Central City Brewing Co. as well, did not fall over. Nor did the lights fail to twinkle after the switch was flicked with a dramatic gesture, with the star at the top being the last to shine. And there you have it. Like the star that lured the three wise men to Bethlehem, the inhabitants of Surrey were lured into all things X-messy by the shiny treetop star.
There is one group that cannot get enough of all these mass manifestations. Retailers. With Thanksgiving, Halloween, and X-mas following each other up in rapid succession, they have are on a roll. Were the racks at the entrance of the supermarket lined with pumpkins only a few days ago, all this have been replaced by an abundance of conifer greenery and X-mas thingies. It is good to see that they at least have their priorities in order. Stockings, the bigger the better, are essential as they determine the size of the presents that Santa can successfully drop down the chimney without landing them in the ashes.
But let us not forget that although retailers are on a high, it requires a lot of elbow grease to get the
shops ready to ride the next commercial tidal wave. I mean to facilitate the wishes and desires of their valued customers. Seasonal change can thus be a real
'ball-breaker'. Or, to stay in tune with the season, a real
'nut-cracker'.
Something miss P. would not mind at all...
even think about X-mas, things are different in Canada. With the Thanksgiving turkey devoured and the Halloween decorations back in their boxes it is time to prepare for the Festive Season. Because every year it is difficult to choose when to put up a tree and staple lights to the outside of the house, Surrey Council has felt it their responsibility to find a solution that solves the indecisiveness among their inhabitants. And they did find something ingenious. They have come up with a tree lighting ceremony that will guide the people of Surrey in when to flick the switch of their X-mas lights. Something that would make me feel a bit uneasy though, anticipating thousands of switches being flicked at the same time. It would present a textbook cause for a black out, and how would that look? I for one do not like to be left in the dark. My concerns proved to be unfounded I concluded yesterday evening. The X-mas tree that was erected in front of SFU's Surrey Central campus, and conveniently close to the Central City Brewing Co. as well, did not fall over. Nor did the lights fail to twinkle after the switch was flicked with a dramatic gesture, with the star at the top being the last to shine. And there you have it. Like the star that lured the three wise men to Bethlehem, the inhabitants of Surrey were lured into all things X-messy by the shiny treetop star. There is one group that cannot get enough of all these mass manifestations. Retailers. With Thanksgiving, Halloween, and X-mas following each other up in rapid succession, they have are on a roll. Were the racks at the entrance of the supermarket lined with pumpkins only a few days ago, all this have been replaced by an abundance of conifer greenery and X-mas thingies. It is good to see that they at least have their priorities in order. Stockings, the bigger the better, are essential as they determine the size of the presents that Santa can successfully drop down the chimney without landing them in the ashes.
But let us not forget that although retailers are on a high, it requires a lot of elbow grease to get the
shops ready to ride the next commercial tidal wave. I mean to facilitate the wishes and desires of their valued customers. Seasonal change can thus be a real
'ball-breaker'. Or, to stay in tune with the season, a real
'nut-cracker'. Something miss P. would not mind at all...
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