Yay for the shortest day of the year! It all gets easier from here. While other families might have long-entrenched Christmas traditions, I’ve got solstice memories. Here’s a little tune we used to listen to this time of year at my house:

LIGHT IS RETURNING
(Charlie Murphy)

Light is returning,
Even though this is the darkest hour:
No one can hold back the dawn.

Let’s keep it burning,
Let’s keep the light of hope alive:
Make safe our journey through the storm.

One planet is turning,
Circles on her path around the sun:
Earth Mother is calling her children home.