Celebrating a new year

The Swedish Christmas is a long celebration. It starts Dec. 1 and ends on Jan. 13. I personally think it is a distraction to take their minds off their long winter. They are so far north; they get about four hours of sunlight in December. When it gets dark, I mean it gets dark! In rural Sweden, many cars are equipped with extra 10-inch driving lights. I remember when I first saw a PT Cruiser…