
Magic

My 3-year-old daughter is very excited about Christmas this year. It’s the first year she’s really aware that something special is coming, and it’s both adorable and incredibly nostalgic for me.
I have fond memories of writing my letter to Santa, carefully crafting my wish list. I’d spend hours lying on the floor in front of an open fire, pen in hand, flicking through every single page of the Argos catalogue, circling the toys I wanted. When the list was done, my parents would perform magic—they . . .