Santa Baby!

Vanetta Ferdinando

Mum to Liam and Quinn, five

or me, as a kid, the spirit of Christmas began as soon as December rolled up. The Christmas decorations had to be brought out, the crib had to be set up, and the sweet-making was well underway. I am the eldest of my siblings, so growing up, I was in charge of making sure their gifts were in order. I’d write letters to Santa telling him what gifts to get for them. We all go for midnight mass together and on Christmas day, we have an extravagant lunch with the whole family. The spirit of the season always brought about an unmatched sense of togetherness. And that’s exactly what I have tried to pass on to my