Six Days of Christmas: Sarah MacLean

In the third of our festive posts, historical romance writer Sarah MacLean spreads some peace, love and joy from her home to yours.

Christmas is a notoriously stressful time in the MacLean household  – lots of loud family members and wild kitchen hi-jinx.

That said, my husband and I have developed a pre-holiday quiet tradition of our own. On the first weekend of December, we walk a few blocks from our home to buy our Christmas tree on a New York City street corner and then carry it home through throngs of shoppers. We play carols for the first evening of the season and Eric strings the lights on the tree while I cook dinner. After dinner, we decorate our tree and then sit in the darkness with the dog and the quiet. We know that the next day starts the mad rush of gift buying and travel and drama . . . but in that moment, we remember what the holidays are really for – peace and love and joy.

Happy happy holidays . . . from our house to yours.

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