A widower we know said he had thought of moving away from his now too large house, but decided to stay, because it was still home to a friendly ghost.
Four ghosts appear in Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"--first the mournful Marley, dragging his chains, and then the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future.
But ghosts are not always frightening. Ghosts can be friendly, and are especially welcome at Christmas, bringing with them memories as colorful and treasured as the tree ornaments we hung decades ago.
It used to be customary--perhaps still is--for children to leave a plate of cookies for Santa's midnight arrival. We're leaving glasses of sherry for the ghosts.
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