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