there's still my joy for Christmas day

A red candelabra, ghosts and longing, learning a new game, wheelchair transports, work, buying slippers for a dying mother, food and great people, deep sorrow and a love that grows for every year. 

There is no snow. And I probably don't need more than three hyacinths in the house.

One tiny child can change the world

One shining light can show the way

For all my tears, for what I've lost

There's still my joy

There's still my joy

For Christmas day

(Indigo Girls)