Old-fashioned Christmas

Whatever happened to Christmas like we saw in the 1945 movie, Christmas in Connecticut? The perfect tree, snow on the ground (where no footprints appear as party guests walk through), horse-drawn carriages, fur coats and brightly wrapped gifts. Maybe it's the black and white film or the romanticism of the 40's...or maybe it's the pairing of Barbara Stanwyck and the handsome and suave Dennis Morgan...but it just feels like Christmas today is missing some of the sparkle and shine of Christmas as depicted in that film. Oh sure, skeptics will say 'it's only a movie', and of course they would be right. I only know that for me, it's not really Christmas until I've watched Christmas in Connecticut and shed quiet tears at my happy ending.