Wassail, Pigs, and a Fresh Start:

When I think of New Year’s Day, I think of the song Here We Come A-Wassailing. If you’ve ever had the joy of watching the 1994 movie production of Little Women, you know the song I mean — the tune the girls sing as they come merrily down the lane before intersecting with the wealthy Lawrence gentlemen.

It’s a joyful sounding song amidst the typical minor-keyed Christmas tunes of the Dickensian era. A bright light in the darkness, if you will. And it makes me think that perhaps I need to pull out my cooking pot and brew up some wassail of my own.