Thank you @Patsy Faye, likewise, I wish you Merry Christmas and pleasant holidays. And while we're on the subject Merry Christmas to all Senior Club(ers).
Nadolig Llawen Wren hunting and Calennig Calennig is another Welsh custom that died out at the end of the 19th century. From dawn until dusk on 1 January small parties of boys would pass from house to house in the village or town, carrying twigs of evergreen plants and cups or jugs of water. They would use the twigs to splash water at people and, in return, would receive the calennig - small copper coins. Christmas, of course, did not end until Twelfth Night and in Wales the custom of hunting the wren was something that took place on this last night of festivities. Men would catch a wren, put it in a wooden box and carry it from door to door. Householders would then pay a penny for the privilege of lifting the lid of the box in an attempt to see the tiny bird.
Merry Christmas to all of you! Wife and I thank the Lord that she has this week off and up until the day after New Years Day. She has a sinus cold/infection that will keep us from going to Christmas Eve Service. She sees her PCP on Thursday for her regular three-times-a-year check up and hopefully he will give her an anti-biotic prescription for her sinus problem. But, we will still have a decently nice Christmas Day.
I know that Bobby already wished everyone a Merry Christmas from us; but I just wanted to add in my Christmas wishes for blessings for each of you in the upcoming year ahead.