Whether or not you’ve got chestnuts roasting on an open fire or stockings all hung by the chimney with care, it is indeed the night before Christmas in my time zone.

And on this night when so many go to sleep dreaming of the delightful treasures to be unwrapped tomorrow and the smiles on faces of other people unwrapping their own treasured gifts, I come bearing some shoes to inspire pleasant dreams.

Here’s an ice sculpture of a Chanel stunner from their upcoming Spring 2009 line.

Who wouldn’t be happy to open this trompe l’oeil Fendi bootie under the Christmas tree?

The Jimmy Choo Roz sandal will spice up any holiday party.

You’ll never be called boring if you show up anywhere in these Marc Jacobs yellow python stilettos.

Just imagine little fairy lights twinkling off the sparkle on these Miu Miu platforms.

Or take a page from Galligator’s book and wish for something blue, like these crystallized Valentino pumps.

 

And if none of those is making for sweet dreams for you, then I’ll leave you with this final winter wonderland of a shoe that I snapped a photo of in a Paris store window on a recent pass by the classic department store, Le Printemps.

 

May those of you celebrating have a joyous Christmas.  And may all of you (celebrating or not) have a wonderful last week of 2008 filled with good cheer and good company.