I TOLD our grandson, who will be seven years old soon, that Father Christmas celebrates his birthday a few days after his own.
He replied: "It's Jesus's birthday as well, grandma" - which made me ponder the real meaning of Christmas, begun 2,000 years ago.
SHEILA BRENNAN (Mrs), Bombay Street, Blackburn.
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