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KEEPING CHRISTMAS
Is Christmas the smell of evergreen,
The jingle of bells on a sleigh;
Is Christmas the laughter of children,
The greeting of friends in the way?
Is Christmas the lighting of candles,
The hanging of wreaths on the door;
Is Christmas the welcome of loved ones?
Yes, Christmas is this, and more.
For Christmas echoes from angels
Its message of peace, good will;
And Christmas tells of a manger
On a calm Judean hill,
Where shepherds bowed and worshipped
As God incarnate slept,
And it's only as we kneel with them
That our Christmas is truly kept.
Verna S. Teeuwissen
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.
William Shakeseare
Some priests in Australia advise you to say "Happy Christmas", not "Merry Christmas", because Merry has connotations of getting drunk - which brings its own problems. One should say "Happy" instead.
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