Who Stole Christmas?

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[RSmithOpt]

OK, maybe a little more pertinent to last year and Christmas, but the subject is still very relevant today, IMHO.

Who Stole Christmas?

Twas the month before Christmas

When all through our land,

Not a Christian was praying

Nor taking a stand.

See the PC Police had taken away,

The reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing,

About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.

It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say

December 25th is just a " Holiday ".

Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit

Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!

CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod

Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa

In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down

At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears

You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty

Are words that were used to intimidate me.

Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen

On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!

At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter

To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith

Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded

The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"

Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say

Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!

[Sax]

And there's the opportunity. Help folks out when ever you can, whether it's food, money, time, whatever. Planned or spontaneous, that's where your feeling of Christmas comes from.

My wife has trouble with large crowds, so to take her mind of a frenzied mall, I laughed and told her to count smiles with me. We crossed the entire 1st and then the 2nd floor of the large completely packed mall, and only counted 6 smiles. Plenty of room around the holidays to subtly help folks out feel the spirit since there are a lot of people out there who have lost it.

[RSmithOpt]

Every Christmas, I always seem to manage to help a friend, acquaintance or family member that could use a little extra something. It just seems to fall into my lap and that little calm voice from deep down speaks.

BTW, I'm just like your wife when it comes to crowds. Personally, it's just a hassle that is not needed in my life negotiating the frenzies. I do with reluctance and disdain.

God Bless you and yours and a Merry Merry Christmas!!