Shopping Season

Posters for Messiah performances, a creeping chill in the air, the end of the fall semester, Tweedledee & Tweedledum's annual battle of wits over whether billion dollar corporations should use "holiday" or "Christmas" while trying to separate us from our money- all are sure signs that the holiday season is here. But there is one thing that really drives the point home for me, one thing that pulls me out of my funk and into the crowded malls and airports. When I see it on t.v. it speaks to me; Christmas is here. I am, of course, speaking about the Clapper commercial, that jewel that appears on television every December. I am always surprised at its first appearance. The ads are still on the air so people must be buying the little contraptions. But who? The new version even has a remote control. Bless us all!

And on a not completely unrelated note, sheet music makes a great gift....