Thinking about it, that word “Jolly” doesn’t seem to be used much anymore—at least not in general conversation. The Thesaurus gives such similar words as cheerful, happy, good-humored, jovial, merry, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in high spirits, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, gleeful, mirthful, genial, affable, fun-loving, and even chirpy!

That seems to me to be saying a lot with just one old word. Perhaps it would be good for us to use that word even more. Look at all you say with it! And they’re all good meanings and connotations.

Anyway, I hope you’ll find some time and some reasons to be jolly this Christmas season.

One of the nice things about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with a present!