What Happened To Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the world
Not a child was seen praying
Everyone's mind in a whirl
They had finished their shopping
But praise and joy was not found
Decorations were getting ready
To be all taken down.
There was not a present
Wrapped with love and with joy
It was all about finding the
most expensive toy
The one that all wanted
But to play with, they wont
They wanted it so that
To their friends they could gloat
Christmas shoppers aren't merry
They seem sad most the time
Complaining about money
Not wanting to spend their last dime
But they will keep on shopping
And then go home and be done
Then they'll wrap all the presents
And fill the stockings they hung.
what happened to Christmas
To the joy and the cheer
what happened to presents
That you'd make through the year
what happened to Jesus
And the stories we told
what happened to carolers
Singing out in the cold
Why is it that Christmas
Now only comes with a price
The greatest gift of them all
Was our Lord's sacrifice.
Twas the night before Christmas
I will call my grandkids
Read them the Christmas book
And remind them of this
It's not about presents
wrapped in a bow or a toy
It's about Mary and Joseph
And the birth of their boy
It's the story of Christmas
That many seem to lose sight
of the miracle of Christmas
That happened this most Holy night.
written by DeeDeeCooper
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