One thing I will never forget was the year dad cut down a fabulous balsam pine tree for Xmas. There had been a roaring fire in the fireplace and the stocking had tangerines in them which was the fruit which appeared at Yuletide. Their peels had been warmed by the fire and that smell mingled with the tree scent. It was so pretty I had to make it again for this Yuletide. The fragrance goes with the image (drawn by John Leech for the original Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. It is the picture of Father Christmas, bare chested (of all things) and looking rather pagan.
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