Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2022!

 

This video was created by yours truly, last year. The decorations taken in Gurney Plaza in December of 2020 are thus, posted here. This year, the Christmas tree embellishments were somehow insipid. Last year was more cheery, attractive, and enticing. I guess, due to Covid-19, the establishment decided to cut down on the Christmas decorations budget. The long red chiffon ribbon surrounding the large green Christmas trees is a sight to behold. Hence, as a newbie blogger/vlogger, I decided to capture this precious moment in a video for posterity. The elegance of the decorations done by professionals was so enticing and lovely that I saw these in a few YouTube thumbnails.

 

I shot the above video in Queensbay Mall, another premier mall in Penang owned by Singapore’s Temasek Capital Land. I enjoyed Christmas shopping locally. At that time, the government imposed the Movement Control Order (MCO) to contain the spread of the covid-19 virus. So, we could no longer travel to Genting Highlands for a mountain retreat to recuperate. Therefore, the time spent in Penang instead was well worth the effort.

I hope that you enjoy the two clips here. Below is another greeting during the Reason for the Season. Enjoy.

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast, and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on the Twelfth Night.

Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians and culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it.

The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem by messianic prophecies.^[18] When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then spread the word.

Finally, I wish all my readers and visitors to this blog a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2022! 💥💦💖