Boxing Day and the 12 days of Christmas

Sitting with my daughter and her boyfriend the other night we were discussing the 12 days of Christmas.
The fact that the 12 days of Christmas occurs after Christmas day, and that it ends on Epiphany, which is usually the 6th of Jan, but some calendars celebrate it on the 7th.  This Website offers a good theological discussion of the 12 days of Christmas,http://www.crivoice.org/cy12days.html.  There is some controversy over the song being a mnemonic for the teachings of Catholicism.

Over the last 20 years or so , I've seen Christmas even more commercialized than I remember as a child, with the large departments stores like Macy's playing Christmas music in the beginning of November, and the all the presales that started in November well before Black Friday.  When I was a child, it was and event to go to Black Friday with the female relatives in the family, looking for the best deals and seeing the decorations up, There was something magical. Now Its how much can you buy, the lowest price and by Black Friday, the sounds and magic of Christmas seem old hat. 

We only did a tiny tree  (table top 15 ") this year.  It still holds magic, because it represents the birth and celebration of Christ.  Epiphany will come and we will celebrate Three Kings day, but it will be odd, as my daughter will have returned to San Francisco already. 
We exchanged our presents with extended family Christmas day, and so currently we don't celebrate on boxing day, other than recovery from the excitement of having all the family around.  I hope that you and yours had a wonderful family event this year.