ChristmasGreetings
Sending our warmest Christmas greetings and celebrating Christmas The Estevan Mercury is proud to present our annual Christmas greetings special. The staff at the Mercury looks forward to celebrating Christmas each year, and that includes piecing together this special keepsake publication for you, our readers. We have often described this publication as our "Christmas card" – and it's a bright, beautiful and colourful Christmas card, too, with participation from people and businesses in the Estevan area. Each year we put a lot of thought and time into deciding how we can make this publication special, so we hope you enjoy it. We want to thank you for your support over the last 12 months, and this publication allows local businesses and organizations to express their thanks as well.
We've made a switch for this year's Christmas greetings. You're going to find articles on Christmas from around the world. There will be stories about how people celebrate Christmas in Russia, Germany, Mexico, England and Ukraine. We have an article on how a FrenchCanadian family celebrates Christmas. You're going to see articles about Christmas in other countries as well. And you can expect to find photos of homes that are brightly decorated for Christmas for this year. We always enjoy thoughts on Christmas from people in the area. We hope you're looking forward to Christmas this year, that you're anticipating spending time with family and friends, enjoying some good food and drink, and creating new fond memories.
We also understand that this is a difficult time for a lot of people. Maybe it's the first Christmas spent without a loved one. Maybe it's a time of loneliness or isolation, or perhaps people can't afford to purchase gifts for family or the food for a big Christmas supper. Let's be mindful of that and remember it's not a joyous time for everybody. If you can do anything to help out, please do. If you're travelling out of town, then we hope you'll travel safely. And regardless of what you're doing, please be smart and don't drink and drive. We hope you enjoy this year's Mercury Christmas card. Hold onto it for a while. If you have friends and family visiting from out of town, we hope you'll encourage them to take a look.