Commentary: Welcome to the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.'s annual celebration of Christmas, a holiday with both profound religious & secular significance. We begin, as is our custom, with secular music celebrating the gift-giving, the family gatherings, the bright lights, & glorious, glorious snow (which is lamentably absent this year, aside from the pre-Thanksgiving blizzard); then, on Christmas Eve & continuing through Epiphany, we celebrate the Incarnation of Christ, the coming on the Word in human flesh, God with us—Emmanuel. Many consider this, as another song says, the most wonderful time of the year.
"The bells, the bows, and the flashing lights,'Tis Advent. The last thing I want is to skip Advent & jump right to Christmas. That said, this must be said: Merry Christmas!
The mistletoes and the 'Silent Nights,'
It's all for show and it's all right,
That's not why I love this time of year.
"It gets me and it never lets me
Act like I don't care,
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year,
'Cause all of us are here together!…
"There's hype, that's true,
What can you do?
Just simply spending it with you,
That keeps me looking forward to,
Looking forward to this time of year.
"It gets me and it never lets me
Act like I don't care,
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year,
'Cause all of us are here together!
"It gets me and it never lets me
Act like I don't care,
This time of year,
Is my favorite time of year,
'Cause all of us are here together!"
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