My kids love Christmas carols! They love to sing along with Christmas CDs or A Capella style while in the car, eating lunch, or in the bath. Thus, I've had to try and learn the words to many different Christmas carols. Imagine my shock in discovering the actual lyrics hardly make any mention of the words "toys", "shopping" or the popular variation "day after Christmas shopping." The words to "Do You Hear What I Hear?" mention, "The child, the child sleeping in the night, he will bring us goodness and light." All right, that's good and all, but will he also bring us a Kindle or a Samsung 55-inch HDTV? The words to "Silent Night" mention, "Sleep in heavenly peace." Ah, sleep sounds really good right now, but that's after putting together the Schwinn Roadster 12-inch Trike.
You get the idea. It seems like every year, it gets harder and harder to cut through the commercial meaning of Christmas and teach our kids a truer meaning of Christmas. It doesn't necessarily have to be a strict religious meaning. It can be as simple as echoing the messages found in the music of the holidays. "Pray for peace people everywhere." And helping our children understand how fortunate they are and the value of helping others. "And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace."
Here is wishing you joy, laughter, and treasured time with loved ones. Thank you for all your kind words of support with this blog! Happy Holidays!!
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