Merry Christmas...

It's Christmas today. I've been listening to this song for weeks at a McDonald in my neighbor that they keep playing as a BGM.  

On Christmas Eve, after my night shift, I directly went back to my home to get a Amazon package. I bought 3 sets of practical small wall shelf for my Shinto altar. 

Then I bought some fried chicken and drinks for dinner. 

In western countries, I'm wondering they are already on holidays, and I recall the days when I had a chance to see and experience the real Christmas atmosphere in abroad when I kept traveling as a tour escort. 

In contrast to it, I'm celebrating it by myself in not the ritual manner, but in our Japanese style flexible manner to different cultural/ritual events. 

We Japanese are becoming very busy as we prepare for welcoming the New Year. I myself also start preparing for it. I will do it well this year setting up the New year traditional decoration at home, cleaning my room, preparing for some dish in advance to put it in the fridge. 

I want to make the New Year 2018 a flourish year, and to focus on doing only my interests. And so I'm doing whatever preparation I can do in advance. 

As one of annual atmosphere, Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You" is being played a lot in the town. I already listen to it many times so far. Strangely, I didn't listen to the Japanese seasonal Christmas songs much which I am normally supposed to one or two at least. Maybe I don't go out much any more as I used to...

Anyway, this is not a Christmas song, but a very beautiful song sung by one of my favorite Japanese singer. 

Here you go...

If you would like to learn the lyrics, just click here.

Merry Christmas to you all, and wishing you Happy holidays. 

Masami