Christmas 2005
I just heard the man on the radio say
Should store signs say Christmas or just Holiday
I thought about what a dumb question that was
It only makes sense to say Christmas because
The birthday of Christ is the only good reason
We’d celebrate during the cold winter season.
Why we’d bundle up from our head to our toes
Then head out to shop with a cold in our nose.
If we were just planning a gift giving day
Why would we not make it the middle of May
When weather is nice and it’s sunny and warm
And we would not fret over cold snowy storms
The icy slick streets that we traverse to shop
The snow and the slush in the mall parking lot
The crowds at Walmart and the standing in line
Behind worn out parents with children that whine.
The passing of time, has caused some to lose sight
Of the great miracle on the long ago night
Let Christmas be time that we worship the Lord
Not time to give more gifts than one can afford
The true Christmas spirit, believers will say,
Is just not the same on this gift giving day.
What once was a time for love, peace and good will,
Became time to run up our credit card bill.
The meaning of Christmas, for some, has been lost
When giving a gift becomes all about cost.
The best gifts are still those that come from the heart
Those gifts can’t be found in a store shopping cart
If you want a holiday all about giving
I won’t try to force on you my way living.
But I’d like the spirit of Christmas restored
So in my house we shall all worship the Lord