Merry Christmas y Feliz Navidad from Mexico!

Merry Christmas everyone and Feliz Navidad a todos nuestros amigos Mexicanos! 

Norma and I went to the Plaza de Armas here in Queretaro tonight and mixed with thousands of happy Mexican families. We had a great meal and met Ashley, a single traveler from South Africa. It was a wonderful evening.

The following is lifted from our Mexican friends Chris and Juan's Blog. I couldn't agree with them more!

This is my favorite Christmas song.  Thanks so much to John Lennon and Yoko Ono for doing this, the message brings home the true meaning of what Christmas is for me.  Let's hope the new year brings this war to an end here in Mexico.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS YOKO,
HAPPY CHRISTMAS JULIAN

SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS,
AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
ANOTHER YEAR OVER,
AND A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN.
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS,
I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN,
THE NEAR AND THE DEAR ONE,
THE OLD ONE AND THE YOUNG.

(CHORUS)
AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
LET´S HOPE IT´S A GOOD ONE
WITHOUT ANY FEAR.

AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS,
FOR WEAK AND FOR STRONG,
FOR RICH AND THE POOR ONES,
THE WORLD IS SO WRONG.

AND SO HAPPY CHRISTMAS
FOR BLACK AND FOR WHITE,
FOR YELLOW AND RED ONES,
LET´S STOP ALL THE FIGHT.

(CHORUS)

WAR IS OVER,
IF YOU WANT IT
WAR IS OVER NOW.