{"id":46962,"date":"2021-12-07T07:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T12:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=46962"},"modified":"2021-12-07T07:18:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T12:18:37","slug":"from-the-editor-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/lifestyle\/from-the-editor-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Editor: December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the time of \u201ccity sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.\u201d We\u2019ve filled our December issue with seasonal delights and the usual exciting events throughout Western North Carolina. Holiday sights and sounds include the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Appalachian Christmas, Shelton House\u2019s Appalachian Family Christmas and the beloved Asheville tradition A Swannanoa Solstice. Find joy at American Folk Art & Framing\u2019s Sharing the Joy of the Season<\/em>, and Asheville Gallery of Art\u2019s Joyful Light<\/em>. And what could be more joyously festive than an Ugly Sweater Run or a production of Annie Jr.?<\/p>\n

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Gina Malone, Editor<\/p><\/div>\n

There are holiday markets at Grovewood and at Madison County Arts, and the River Arts District artists have much planned on Second Saturday and throughout December.<\/p>\n

The coziness and comforts of home and good food are in these pages. We visit Walnut Cove Realty and Isa\u2019s Bistro. And in a time of goodwill and generosity, we include ways to give charitably this holiday season, for as that wonderful purveyor of Christmas wisdom and merriment Charles Dickens said, \u201cNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m among those who still believe, and so we haven\u2019t forgotten Santa. We\u2019ve included a feature on Tom Jerman\u2019s book, Santa Claus Worldwide<\/em>, a history of gift-givers through the ages.<\/p>\n

What a gift it is to be able to celebrate the holidays a little more freely, safely and merrily this year. We at The Laurel<\/em> wish all of you a season of warmth, love and happiness, and a 2022 filled with good health and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Gina Malone can be reached at gina@thelaurelofasheville.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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