I love December and not because its cold. Its because I love Christmas and everything about it. But, most importantly, I love Christmas for what it really is supposed to be, a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I know that a Christmas tree is merely a decoration for us to enjoy, but who else thinks it is crazy to call it a "holiday" tree? It is part of Christmas tradition. In my opinion, this is just a minor example of how Christ is being taken out of everything Christmas (among other things). It has become so commercialized that it is not even recognized as the Christian celebration that it is supposed to be! Did you know that many retailers will no longer put up signs saying "Merry Christmas!"? I believe even LSU recently had an issue over calling the Christmas tree a holiday tree.
I firmly believe in respecting other people's beliefs, but why does it seem like people are not respecting the beliefs of Christians? If you don't want to celebrate Christmas, then don't. Or celebrate it with your Christian friends, but understand and respect why they celebrate it. Christmas has become so watered down, I rarely even hear true Christmas carols anymore. They're all about Santa Claus and reindeer. Those are fine and fun to sing, but what about Silent Night, Angels we have Heard on High and The First Noel?
Jesus is the reason for the season! Otherwise you are celebrating something different from Christmas!
P.S. Yes this is an old picture. I have not uploaded a picture of our new tree yet.
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