We have spent a lot of time trying to learn more of Michelle's Polish Wileczek family this year, without a ton of success. Still, we persist :) It has been fascinating to learn more of southern Poland - its history, geography and cultural traditions. This lovely piece showed up in a Polish Genealogy group today, and I love the idea - the "Carol of the Absent". It's in Polish, and I send it to our Wileczek family and any of our friends with Polish heritage on this Christmas Eve - Wigilia.