Christmas is...

Christmas is not an annual one-day event,
With a cheeky elf or Santa for entertainment.
Christmas is not just a generous festive feast,
Or buying gifts to satisfy a consumer beast. 

 
Christmas is not about a tree dressed with tinsel,
Or whether the tree top has a star or an angel.
Christmas is not merely the carols we sing,
Or visiting loved ones with gifts that we bring. 

 
For Christmas is something far deeper, far more —
A holy reminder of a good hope at its core.
Christmas is a season of warm-hearted giving,
Of goodwill and grace woven into our living.
Christmas is charity, mercy, and kindness,
Where love in our actions becomes our witness.
Christmas recalls our Saviour, humbly born,
The One we remember again at Easter morn.
Christmas is Jesus — God’s promise of peace,
The true heart of the season, our centrepiece. 

 
So let us celebrate Christmas with wholehearted glee,
Honoring Jesus Christ, who was born to set us free.
Let us hold fast to what makes Christmas bright,
And keep Him at the centre — our truth, our joy, our light.

Christmas Calories don't Count

For WCWC homework theme for Nov/Dec 2024 was 'Cheating'.

Christmas calories don’t count,

You’re allowed a bit of cheating.

You’re forgiven an indulgent amount,

As long as you enjoy what you’re eating!

 

For Christmas comes but once a year,

A time for special treats and feasting.

You can relish those foods you hold dear,

And not feel guilty that you’re cheating.

 

A Christmas without pudding or cake,

Would be missing something special.

So give up your diet for Christmas’s sake,

And ditch your measly eating schedule.

 

There’s no shame in an extra helping,

When you’re feasting with family or friend.

Savour every morsel that’s worth gulping,

And enjoy every dish they recommend. 

 

The only condition is not to eat too fast,

But to chew slowly and swallow each bite.

Relish the flavour to make the taste last,

And make sure your pants aren’t too tight.

 

So let’s feast on our favourites and enjoy,

You can do a little cheating, without the guilt.

There’s no shame in a little diet destroy,

For calories don't count when joys being built.

Christmas

Christmas is not just a happy holiday,
Or a time for festive greetings.
It’s a very special occasion indeed,
To enjoy time in family meetings.

Christmas is not about the presents,
Or when Christmas Carols are sung.
It’s a time to spend in Jesus’s presence,
And think what His birth has done.

Christmas is not about the feast,
Of flowing spirits and luxury food.
It’s a time to remember His birth,
And remain in a peace-filled mood.

Christmas is not about decorating a tree,
Or sending cards to all we know.
It’s about a birth that sets us free,
And for this, our joy should show.

Christmas is not a time for fuss or stress,
Rushing to find the perfect presents.
We should think more of those we can bless,
And remain in Jesus’s presence.

So set a time on Christmas morning,
To take time and thank God for Jesus.
For when Jesus is the reason for the season,
Love, hope and peace will fill your Christmas

Not a Christmas Catastrophe

(WCWC Dec 2020 - Catastrophe, Elf & Tinsel Word Prompt)

T’was the night before Christmas, & all through the flat,

The family were asleep, even the dog and cat.

No stockings were hung, no presents by the tree,

No gifts for Christmas seemed quite a catastrophe. 

 

The years before there had been gifts aplenty,

But sacrifices had to be made in the year 2020.

With jobs lost, & no blessing of a Christmas bonus,

Would leave most people feeling sad & anxious. 

 

But not this family who knew the true Christmas spirit,

Wasn’t about the gifts or luxury food for a banquet.

It was about having family & friends & showing love.

And celebrating Jesus, their greatest gift from above.

 

So even though there’d be no gifts from Santa this year,

The family’s heart & home were still filled with good cheer.

Silver tinsel sparkled the edges of their bookshelf,

With plenty of ornaments, even Buddy the Christmas elf. 

 

The family awoke on Christmas, happy, singing Carols,

About Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem & Hark, the singing angels.

They hugged & they laughed & they still had food to eat,

Ready to spread the Christmas spirit to everyone they’d meet.