Hail the New Year, Lads and Lasses

(Woodland Nutcracker mice, closeup)

  "Come, Scotland's dearest holiday,

Auld-fashioned, hearty Hogmanay!

How foul or fair the weather be

A kindly welcome waiteth thee;"

William Thom, 1799-1848

Happy New Year to all!

Merry Christmas

Fairy Advent Tree

The fairies' Advent tree, assembled.

A very Merry Christmas to all!

And to all a Good Night

"Sleep in heavenly peace....."

Twenty Fourth day of Advent - Christmas Eve

Twenty Fourth day of Advent

"Rejoice and be Merry"

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Twenty Third day of Advent - Mother and Child

Twenty third day of Advent

"This fairy mother and child wear the traditional crowns 

of holly and mistletoe to welcome the New Year."

The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration

Twenty Second day of Advent - Jack Frost

Twenty Second day of Advent

"As the days grow shorter and colder, Jack Frost arrives one night in a cloud of snowflakes.  He dances in a magical flight, throwing handfuls of snow crystals n the air, which fall in enchanted sparkling patterns on the trees, bushes and window panes." 

Avril Tyrrell, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, A Christmas Celebration.

Twenty First Day of Advent - Winter Solstice

Twenty First day of Advent
Basil and Rosemary's Open House, The Illustrated Fairy Gazette, Winter Edition

"God bless the master of this house,

Likewise the mistress too;"

The Wassail Song