"Memories beginning ..always anew.. the cycle continues with a gift from me to you." Each year since I was a small child, my family celebrates our own tradition at Christmas time by giving a new ornament for the tree. This results in my tree being decorated with ornaments that have memories from long ago. When a family member passes on, we hand the ornaments down to their children and or other family members to carry on their stories in addition to the new ones made each year.