Summertime - Xmas in the sun

I have spen many Christmases in the Sunshine and whilst in Saudi Arabia we used to say we lived on the 'Beach' it was just several hundred  miles  to go for a swim.  I remember spending a long weekend at Half Moon Bay on the Persian Gulf (as a guest of a wealthy Sheik) and My wife was swimming (wearing a two piece swim suit) and the Matawha (sort of religious police) told her that only one piece costumes were permitted there  -  Her response  " so which piece do you want me to take off "

Right now we will have our second Xmas here in The beautiful Dominican Republic.

I think its great to celebrate christmas in the sun!
At least here in Puerto Plata, DR...

What comes to mind, on a more serious note though, is the international style it gets. Most people have relatives far away, so it becomes a mixture of friends/family and more a mixture of cultures and traditions..
Where there is space for each and every one to add their own touch to christmas!

I love it!

My Daughter, her Husband and my grandchild Adrian - Whom I have never seen - arrive here  from SPAIN on the 14th December.  Can't Wait!!