christmas decor in my house

the christmas decor in my home, up on 24 dec. just nice to welcome christmas day on 25 dec. (i never believe in having decor up so early when it’s not christmas yet!).

the crib.

every christian house must have the crib because this is the reason for christmas – baby jesus being born in a stable. this crib consists of individual figures made of hard clay, bought in singapore from my brother who resides in singapore.

the paper figures below the crib are from my good friend, mei, the one and only classmate of mine who i keep in constant touch until now. below is a close-up of the crib.

the tree.

the tree is not necessary to be up in a christian home… well at least that’s my opinion, which i understand many people, even christians, will beg to differ from me.  of course we see usually non christians will have the tree and not the crib… and many chrisitans too will have the tree instead of the crib. that’s because jesus to them does not feature in christmas but the tree yes, so they only put up the tree (understandable for non christians but not so for christians).

well, since i already have the crib, i’m also having the tree up. it’s only 2 feet high. well my humble home is just a small flat so the tree must be small lah.

i bought this tree 2 years ago when it was first in vogue. they had green, red, gold and silver colours  and the design were either of leaves or stars sticking to the trees.  it is only 2 feet high. i took this – silver with stars. it is ‘spring’ type, where the tree can lie flat when not in use. i only use gold balls and bells as decoration.  here us the tree without lights.

the tree with lights.

this light have 8 functions – combination, in waves, sequential, slo-glo, chasing effect, slow fade, twinkle flash and steady on. at the click of a button, i can choose the functions.

you notice below the tree two boxes with something christmas on them, right? well there are sets of cassettes tapes bought from readers digest ages ago. (think near 10 years). one box consists of 5 tapes. one box all 5 tapes are still working but the other box, which consists mostly of classical music, only 1 or 2 tapes are working.

if you want to see more christmas trees, please visit my facebook photo album. the christmas trees from my church and my office are there. i also have picture of other christmas trees. during the past days whenever i went anywhere and spy christmas trees, i will take pictures… and those are the pictures.

well, the christmas decor (crib and tree) will go down on 7 jan. 2010. why? there are 12 days to christmas and it ends on 6 jan, which is the feast of the ephiphany (when the 3 kings visit baby jesus).