I love Christmas!

My good friend Esther shared this with me over an email this morning, and I loved it enough to post it here.

I work in a school that seems to call everything a Holiday. Were having a 'dress up day' instead of a Halloween party, or a 'Holiday Feast' instead of a Thanksgiving feast. 'Pajama day' instead of kids wearing costumes on Halloween.
I don't have to like it though!

Twas the month before Christmas

When all through the land,

Not a Christian was praying

Nor taking a stand.

See the PC Police had taken away,

The reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing,

About Shepards and Wise men and Angels and things.

It might hurt people's feelings their teachers would say

December 25th is just a 'Holiday.'

Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit

Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!

CDs from Madonna, an XBOX, an I-pod

Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa

In hopes to sell books by Franken and Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down

At Lowe's the word Christmas was no where to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears

You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty

Are words that were used to intimidate me.

Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen

On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!

At the top of the senate, there arose such a clatter

To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith

Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded

The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree"

Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say

Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,

not Happy Holiday!

Please, all Christians join together and

wish everyone you meet during the

holidays a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is the reason for the CHRIST-mas Season!