Christmas is my favorite holiday, and it is a runaway favorite. Of course, if you are a store owner, you probably love Christmas in a different way, but love it or not Christmas dominates all other holidays. There is not even a close second. As I think back on my Christmas memories, they are a mix of joy and joy and joy. I can only think of one Christmas that didn t bring joy to my life. That was when Vertis and I spent a Christmas in Libya without friends or family and only a shortwave radio to listen to the BBC. It was hard to even smile, but the next Christmas when we were with our families it made the reunion even better.