Christmas in June?

Denzel loves being surrounded by music. He is an ardent fan of the Wiggles, Hi-5 and most kids shows that have music in it. This is nothing new. His morning consists of him arising at around 5:30am and going straight into his playroom and turning on his own TV and DVD and putting on any combination of the above DVD's or Bananas in Pyjamas, Humphrey bear or whatever else.

I will generally go and cook him rice and meat for breakfast and call him in to eat. When he gets into the dining room, he has his own 20GB U2 ipod if you please! and then turns on his own music and listens to nursery rhymes and any combination of styles of music. I must note here that I have NEVER shown him how to operate the ipod or the DVD or anything, like his old man he is just very observant it would seem. But what makes yesterday and today different is that he started playing Christmas songs, which I thought was a mistake, so when he was eating I changed the song list to his nursery rhymes, he looked at me and I went to the sink to wash the dishes and then heard the Christmas songs on again.

Realising it wasn't an error, but a choice, I looked at him and his wry smile back to me belied his limitations and he defiantly and happily declared, Santa. I was humbled and amazed. I then proceeded to wash the dishes and listened to the Christmas music of Boys II Men, who are traveling thru Australia at the moment as it would happen. Whilst the songs are in an un-seasonal time, I have pleasantly been reminded that the messages the songs convey should not be confined to just once a year. Thanks to Denzel. He has made me a much better person.