Born a Crime

European Christmas was the best
Christmas ever. My dad went all
out. He had Christmas lights and a
Christmas tree. He had fake snow
and snow globes and stockings
hung by the fireplace and lots of
wrapped presents from Santa Claus.
African Christmas was a lot more
practical. We’d go to church, come
home, have a nice meal with good
meat and lots of custard and jelly.
But there was no tree. You’d get a
present, but it was usually just
clothes, a new outfit. You might get
a toy, but it wasn’t wrapped and it
was never from Santa Claus. The
whole issue of Santa Claus is a