Question about Christmas

[shortz]

Because I was raised to celebrate it. It is the socially acceptable thing to do.

My wife is Christian and her family consists of a bunch of Holy rollers. Keeping them off my ass by saying I do is enough.

[Cory]

Christmas is about people coming together with their family and friends and showing them how much they love them, just like Thanksgiving. People eat to they bust and give each other fun presents to open and decorate. :)

[Primal Instinct]

For Keiser

< set to a blues rhythm >

THE THREE KINGS AND I
(WHAT REALLY HAPPENED)

O Holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear savior's birth

Now you all heard the story about Bethlehem
How the child was born and the three wise men
Heard the preacher tell it like the preacher does
But let me tell you, children,
That's not how it was

Now you might ask me what I'm talking about
But I know the part that they all left out

Now do you hear what I said
That Herod wanted those wise men dead
But on that blessed evening
My great great great great great great granddad
He saved those kings

Now granddad made his living
Playing jazz you see
But jazz wasn't big around one A.D.
So he got himself a job in the palace band
Where he heard about three kings
In the desert sand

Let me tell you children that at any time
Three kings in the desert that's a real rare find

But Herod heard of it too
And when he heard his curiosity grew
So he asked those kings to drop by
And my great great great great great great
Granddad
He wondered why

So the Magi told old Herod
That they had come here
To find a newborn king of kings
Who'd heal our sins
Then herod told his guards
To follow those Magi
And that the only king around here
Was gonna' be him

Then he told his soldiers as I recall
When they found that child, to kill them all
But granddad overheard what Herod said
And he had to act fast or else they'd all be dead

So granddad got to those kings
Filled them in on the plan, told them everything
When they heard what he had in store
They grabbed the gold
The frankincense
The myrrh, the jewels
The desert tents
And when they found
His plan was sound
They followed granddad out the back door

And what a night
It must have been
But when God is on your side
You kinda' know that in the end
You're gonna win

They traveled fast
They traveled far
And in the end they found
That they were standing with the Child
Beneath the star

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

And so you see we've reached the end
Of our story
When granddad and the kings
Reached that stable on the hill
And while I said that
Three kings in the desert is a rare sight
Angels singing in the desert that's far rarer still

Now I ain't sayin' that the bible was wrong
But ya' see the whole tale
Would have taken too long
'Cause way back then in the promised land
Every copy they sold,
It had to be written by hand

And granddad lived a long life
Stayed friends with those kings
And found a good wife
And eventually I came along
But that my children
That my children
That's another song


Trans-Siberian Orchestra- The Christmas Attic Lava Records 1998

[space mountain]

Originally posted by hitmansb
The politically correct crap is really starting to get on my nerves...towns scrapping their nativity scenes, schools walking on eggshells...it's out of control. I think we Christians should give everyone else a dose of it, and scream bloody murder about being offended at the very mention of Hannuka, Ramadan, or any other religious celebration that is contrary to our beliefs. It's so bloody ridiculous.

well said bro:D

[dreamgirl]

I think there is 2 sides to Christmas... I think it has totally commercialized and become this totally separate thing from the religious part. In my house we celebrate both... we talk about Jesus and his birth and how lucky we are to be born and what it means to be a good christian person. Then we have lights and a tree and presents and decorations. It's like a totally separate thing.

[bad14u]

Originally posted by dreamgirl
I think there is 2 sides to Christmas... I think it has totally commercialized and become this totally separate thing from the religious part. In my house we celebrate both... we talk about Jesus and his birth and how lucky we are to be born and what it means to be a good christian person. Then we have lights and a tree and presents and decorations. It's like a totally separate thing.

:agree: Our family always prays before the gifts get opened to remind everyone what the season is about! It turns into a cry fest for the adults because they always remember the loved ones we have lost and the family members that are serving our country elsewhere and couldn't be there! The kids go crazy with the toys and then argue about who got the best one and they won't share with the other kids! I'll be glad when it is over!