Stained glass window in Basilica

For Christmas Day, here is a stained glass window window of the Virgin Mary and infant Christ in the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, or the Church of Our Lady of the Angels, in Cartago, which I have shown the last few days.

For Christians around the world, Merry Christmas. For those who are not Christians but who live in countries that observe Christmas as a holiday, Happy Holidays.

Although my children are now grown, I recall the excitement of Christmas morning for them. Today there are countless families sharing the joy of Christmas, and tired parents who enjoy the enthusiasm for Christmas morning vicariously through their children, and who by this evening are grateful that they now have a holiday weekend to relax, spend time with family, and sneak in a few naps to catch up on their sleep.

I think that Austria, Germany and Switzerland know best how to celebrate Christmas, so this week we are showing scenes of Christmas in Vienna on Viva la Voyage.