いよいよクリスマス・イブがやってきた。
雨が夜更け過ぎに雪に変わるとか、恋人が本当はサンタクロースだったとか、君と僕の答えが出ているとかいないとか、そんな轟音が街に響き渡った日々も、あと少しで終わる。
改めて、クリスマスはイエス・キリストの生誕を祝う厳粛な宗教行事だ。
そう思い直し、マイリー・サイラスの歌声に耳を傾ける。
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「子供のころにもらった、ひどいクリスマスプレゼント」
(01 of08)
\"A hot wheels race track from my dad. I\'m sure he thought it would be fun to play with together, but as a 9 year old girl I had no interest,\" said Bridget Burton Malfer. (credit:smalltownguy22/flickr)
(02 of08)
\"Every year I received a doll for Christmas. My mother apparently decided I had outgrown dolls one year and when I reached for the package that most resembled my anticipated baby doll, I unwrapped a statue of St. Francis of Assisi. I remember trying not to cry and not just because they don\'t make many outfits for St. Francis,\" said Jamie Wieloch Greco. \n (credit:Amazon.com)
(03 of08)
\"A pogo stick,\" said Rona Mitchell. (credit:Candace Nast/Flickr )
(04 of08)
\"A Saucy Walker doll. The joints of the doll would pinch you when you tried to make her walk,\" said Vicki Christian Weyrough. (credit:The Bees Knees Daily/flickr)
(05 of08)
\"I had a pedal tractor; the pedals didn\'t work and the tractor would not move. Its the only time I ever remember telling my parents that I didn\'t want my Christmas present,\" said Charles Peterson. (credit:melissambwilkins/flickr)
(06 of08)
\"There were two bikes under the tree; a beautiful red \"Stingray\" for my brother and a white clunker girls bike for me. Oh how I coveted that stingray,\" said Laureen Lund. (credit:bilbord99/flickr)
(07 of08)
\"The Sears Archery kit. We shot the arrows straight up and then would scramble at the last instant as the arrow came hurtling down at us,\" said Hugh Robinson. (credit:Amazon.com)
(08 of08)
\"It was a toy piano! I always wanted a real one,\" said Susannah Poczatek Dickman. (credit:farnea/flickr)
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