When my mother had finished shopping, and with the merrymaking at our backs, my father drove through some neighbourhoods, so we could admire the creative ways in which homeowners had decorated their trees, hedges, and houses with twinkling, colourful Christmas lights.

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It wouldn't be a Jamaican Christmas without this folk song.

Dem sound good, nuh true?

"lama" means presents.
"deggeday" means fancy clothes.

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A traditional Jamaican Christmas featured Jonkonnu, a procession of masqueraders who performed in towns and villages. According to Olive Senior’s _A-Z of Jamaican Heritage_, "Jonkunno" may derive from a Ewe word meaning "sorcerer man". Enslaved Africans in Jamaica celebrated it at Christmastime, their main holiday. When done right, the dancing, acting, and drumming produce an uncanny experience.

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It wouldn't be a Jamaican Christmas without this oldie but goodie.

"Santa Ketch Up Eena Mango Tree"

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"I have forgotten much, but still remember
The poinsettia’s red, blood-red in warm December."
— from "Flame-Heart" by Claude McKay, Jamaican-born writer and poet, and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance

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