Where Is Christ In Christmas

I heard the bells on Christmas day But there were no choirs singing Alas the music that I heard Were the sounds of registers ringing The Wise men came to honor the babe Whose birth had been foretold But now we line up at four A.M. To snatch TV’s before they’re sold! When I was young there was a creche` In the middle of the square Now it is forbidden Only Santa now is there We can’t say “Merry Christmas” It’s not politically correct Only “Happy Holidays” This I can’t accept! How lonely Christ must feel To be forgotten in this way The Mall is not a chapel Where we should kneel and pray Remember, Jesus is the reason We should celebrate this day O come all ye faithful On this holy Christmas morn Let our voices ring out loud and clear Alleluia, Alleluia, Jesus Christ is born Copyright 2009 Beatrice Boyle (For Destroyers contest Best Holiday Poem) (All rights reserved)