Arriving at the old family homestead, friends and relatives will gather tonight and celebrate the warmth of the season with a well fed fire, a table piled high with favorite foods and drinks and many a nostalgic story. Eager faces, smiles and laughter will greet each story told anew. The two whitetails settled near the fenceline are not spooked by the horse-drawn sleighs. The sound of the visitors' voices preceded them and the deer sense no danger from the familiar sounds.