Dear Friends,
in view of the bad events that did happen this year, most recently in Berlin, I allow myself to quote the text of Gilbert O'Sullivan's song:
"I'm not dreaming of a white Christmas.
All I'm dreaming of the whole day long is a peaceful world.
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to those of you who live in fear.
And let us hope that very soon the peace you seek will then resume. ..."