24/12/2025
On Christmas Eve in Ireland, the country goes quiet in a way that feels different to any other night of the year.
The roads empty.
The fields settle.
Lights glow in windows across the countryside, small and steady against the dark.
There is an old Irish tradition of leaving a candle burning in the window on Christmas Eve. A light for welcome. A light for those travelling. A light for anyone who might be far from home.
It was never about decoration.
It was about kindness.
About saying, without words, that there is warmth here. That there is room.
Tonight, wherever you are in the world, that same feeling still carries. Whether you are surrounded by family, quietly on your own, working, travelling, or missing someone who should be here..
May there be peace in your home this Christmas Eve.
May the year loosen its grip, even just for tonight.
And may a little light find you, wherever you are.
