Post 22 - Christmas must be Something More

CL

As I was looking at the Christmas posts below, I know one thing is for certain. I would never understand how years and years of tradition can be canceled...just like that.

Christmas just isn't Christmas without the carols, the good food, the fellowship, the boxes wrapped in ribbons, the lights on the Christmas trees.

As one by one of us slowly learn to rediscover Christmas, I still hung on to my belief that would never change....Christmas NEEDS carols, needs presents, needs fellowship, needs trees.

And then, today, as I was listening to my current favourite artist Taylor Swift, I heard the lyrics. It was a song I have heard many times before, but have never listened to properly.

And I realised, everything that I needed for Christmas is not enough. Christmas must be something more. Its about the birthday boy who saved our lives. That's what Christmas is all about...

What if ribbons and bows didn't mean a thing

Would the song still survive without five golden rings

Would you still wanna kiss without misletoe

What would happen if God never let it snow

What would happen if Christmas carols told a lie

Tell me what would you find

You'd see that today holds something special

Something holy, not superficial

So here's to the birthday boy who saved our lives

It's something we all try to ignore

And put a wreath up on your door

So here's something you should know that is for sure

Christmas must be something more

What if angels did not pay attention to

All the things that we wished they would always do

What if happiness came in a cardboard box

Then I think there is something we all forgot

What would happen if presents all went away

Tell me what would you find

You'd see that today holds something special

Something holy, not superficial

So here's to the birthday boy who saved our lives

It's something we all try to ignore

And put a wreath up on your door

So here's something you should know that is for sure

Christmas must be something more

We get so caught up in all of it

Business and relationships

Hundred mile an hour lives

And it's this time of year

And everybody's here

It seems the last thing on your mind

Is that the day holds something special

Something holy, not superficial

So here's to Jesus Christ who saved our lives

It's something we all try to ignore

And put a wreath up on your door

But here's something you should know that is for sure

Christmas must be something

Christmas must be something

Christmas must be something more

There's gotta be more

There's gotta be more

I am now going to get ready for my first ever woot meeting since coming back. See you guys soon.