Remembering and Making New by Bonnie Edwards

Oh, Christmas! How we love our traditions, even if they’re created by someone else. There are many “traditions” around this upcoming holiday. Some are so old; I doubt anyone really knows for certain where and how they started. Some are newer but have been around long enough that we don’t even think about how they came to be.

Some from my childhood:

Opening one gift on Christmas Eve. (Mom made sure to pass me the wrapped pajamas so I’d be in new ones for pictures in the morning.)

An orange in our...