It's a Christmas tree, not a "Holiday" tree

Many reasons exist why a person should love and embrace the Christmas season. I hear of those who attack the Christmas season and I take no notice of them at all. The thing that keeps these people energized is the attention paid to them. If they were really serious about their so-called beliefs, they would leave the country during the Christmas season and go somewhere it is not celebrated.

Ignoring those people, I snuggle down and enjoy the Christmas festivities. There is so much about the season to savor and enjoy.

My wife has our home decorated for the Christmas season. In the evening, we sit in the living room amidst all the decorations, sip our hot cocoa, and have a healthy slice of Christmas fruitcake.

I love everything about the Christmas season, except maybe shopping in the malls. I think there should be some kind of a law restricting shopping in the mall. If a mall had a nice, good used bookstore, I might see my way to the mall more often and deliberately. Apart from the mall, the Christmas season is a terrific time to be alive.

I love Christmas trees. Go ahead and call it a “Holiday” tree if you do not mind letting other people know how dumb you sound. Solomon, in the Old Testament, had some of these people in mind when he wrote, “Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 17:28KJV).

If it is a “Holiday” tree, which holiday does it represent?

I love all the decorations associated with this time of year. Throughout the year, everything seems to be rather drab, but when Christmas comes along things begin to brighten up.

I love the music of Christmas, particularly because 90 percent of Christmas music is religious. Nothing is more inspiring than listening to a choir sing Handel’s Messiah. Of course, there is a danger that the wrong people will get a hold of this great piece of music and want to change the title. I am looking for someone to protest this and insist we call it, “Handel’s Person.”

The music of Christmas is uplifting and inspiring despite the naysayers that seem to come out of the ground during this time of the year. I wish they would stay underground and celebrate whatever they celebrate with Punxsutawney Phil.

I love Christmas food and fruitcake. It is the best part of the Christmas food frenzy. My biggest concern in this area is that the fruitcake has gotten a very bad rap by people who do not understand this delicacy. It is a wonderful way for a person to get their daily portion of fruit. How nice of it to be mixed in with cake! After all, if the word “fruit,” is associated with it, it must be good, right? Everybody knows fruit is good for a person. I take my portion of vegetables in carrot cake and my portion of fruit in fruitcake. There is a very practical side to this fruitcake business. As I am picking up my fifth slice of fruitcake, I begin thinking about the New Year and how I need to add more fruit to my diet. As I slowly chew on the fruitcake, every aspect of my being is energized with glorious delight and goodwill toward men. After a few slices of fruitcake, I am in such a good mood that even the “Holiday” tree people do not bother me so much. Christmas is the season to rejoice in God’s love for the world so much that he sent his only son, Jesus Christ.

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