The True Meaning of Christmas

THERE'S RUDOLPH, FROSTY, SANTA CLAUS AND GOOD OLD EBENEEZER THERE'S CAROLS SUNG BY EVERYONE FROM KISS ON THROUGH TO WHEEZER THERE'S CD'S OUT FROM NAT KING COLE, THE BOSTON POPS HAVE TWO THERE'S ONE OUT NEIL DIAMOND WHICH IS STRANGE BECAUSE OLD NEIL'S A JEW THE STORES HAVE TINSEL EVERYWHERE, THEIR TREES TOO,LOOKING NICE THERE'S WRAPPING PAPER, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND EVEN PLASTIC ICE THEY ATTACK YOUR SENSES CONSTANTLY, THEY MUST THINK I'M A FOOL FOR ALL THIS STUFF IS ON DISPLAY, BEFORE THE KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL THERE'S A RASTAFARIAN SANTA CLAUS WITH DREADLOCKS KNOWN AS "STONEY" GENETICALLY ALTERED TURKEY MEAT THAT TASTES JUST LIKE BALONEY PEOPLE DON'T BUY CHRISTMAS GIFTS THEY SEEM TO JUST GIVE MONEY SO THEY GO SHOPPING BOXING DAY, AND THIS I FIND QUITE FUNNY THE CHARITIES ARE ON THE PHONE AND AT YOUR DOOR EACH NIGHT THEY WORK YOU WITH SOME CHRISTMAS GUILT, AND SAY "IT'S ONLY RIGHT" TO DONATE TO UNFORTUNATES AND THEIR FOLKS NEED IT MOST" AS THEY FLASH THEIR SMILES, FAKE I/D'S BEFORE THEIR PHONY BOAST PEOPLE SHOP AND BUY AND BUY AND THEN THEY ALL RE-GIFT MOST TIMES YOU'LL GET CHRISTMAS CAKE, THAT'S REALLY HARD TO LIFT YOU WORK O.T. AND DO YOUR BEST, YOUR CHRISTMAS CASH TO SAVE AND YOU SMILE WHEN YOU GET YOUR GIFT, AND IT'S THE ONE YOU GAVE CHRISTMAS IS LESS FESTIVE AND TO ME IT'S GOTTEN RATHER CLINICAL WITH SCHEDULES MADE AND SALES AND THINGS, IT'S MADE ME RATHER CYNICAL TO SAY WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS, I READ THOMAS ACQUINAS BUT INSTEAD, I'LL USE A QUOTE FROM SHCULTZ'S PROPHET LINUS ..."AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS WITH THE ANGEL A MULTITUDE OF THE HEAVENLY HOST PRAISING GOD AND SAYING "GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN."" AND THAT IS WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT....PLAIN AND SIMPLE.