is it the goodwill to others........
the presents.............
the gifts received........
remembering past loved ones.......
or any other,no im no religeous nut,far from it,but i think one day a year,doesnt hurt to be nice does it.
2007-12-20 05:56:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
call me scrooge but it means nothing to me, but it does to children....it's just another dy in the year as far as i'm concerned... all it does is get people in debt and it causes too much stress, and it's way too commercialised...
2007-12-20 06:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by Dazzlebox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas
by
John Betjeman . Just about sums it up!!
The bells of waiting Advent ring,
The Tortoise stove is lit again
And lamp-oil light across the night
Has caught the streaks of winter rain.
In many a stained-glass window sheen
From Crimson Lake to Hooker's Green.
The holly in the windy hedge
And round the Manor House the yew
Will soon be stripped to deck the ledge,
The altar, font and arch and pew,
So that villagers can say
'The Church looks nice' on Christmas Day.
Provincial public houses blaze
And Corporation tramcars clang,
On lighted tenements I gaze
Where paper decorations hang,
And bunting in the red Town Hall
Says 'Merry Christmas to you all'
And London shops on Christmas Eve
Are strung with silver bells and flowers
As hurrying clerks the City leave
To pigeon-haunted classic towers,
And marbled clouds go scudding by
The many-steepled London sky.
And girls in slacks remember Dad,
And oafish louts remember Mum,
And sleepless children's hearts are glad,
And Christmas morning bells say 'Come!'
Even to shining ones who dwell
Safe in the Dorchester Hotel.
And is it true? and is it true?
The most tremendous tale of all,
Seen in a stained-glass window's hue,
A Baby in an ox's stall?
The Maker of the stars and sea
Become a Child on earth for me?
And is it true? For if it is,
No loving fingers tying strings
Around those tissued fripperies,
The sweet and silly Christmas things,
Bath salts and inexpensive scent
And hideous tie so kindly meant.
No love that in a family dwells,
No carolling in frosty air,
Nor all the steeple-shaking bells
Can with this single Truth compare -
That God was Man in Palestine
And lives to-day in Bread and Wine.
2007-12-20 14:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means getting the entire day with my husband and son and family members with no interruptions! it means we can get together and just enjoy being a family for once instead of the fast forward pace we call life. It means for once- strangers r kind to each other- when it would be awesome if it were that way year round- it means love, happiness, and family.
2007-12-20 14:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by madeintheusa1234 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, God the Son.
The angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
(Luke 2:10-14)
With love in Christ.
2007-12-20 15:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giving presents is my new vice. I finally have some REAL friends who deserve it and it makes me feel good and warm inside.
Other than that, the Christmas atmosphere in general - all the decorations, the lights, the sounds and the smells.
2007-12-20 14:13:44 · answer #5 · answered by reizero13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means being with the ones you love and having a good party
2007-12-20 14:04:08 · answer #6 · answered by oh_jo123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giving & Family
2007-12-20 14:00:03 · answer #7 · answered by ClanSinclair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GIVING!!!
EATING!!!
Opening some presents too & watching your kids react to new toys
EATING
2007-12-20 14:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by klorraine25 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moaning christians, who try to drag me to church but they never will.
2007-12-20 14:24:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
family,bringing them all together?
but do agree with one user tatty....it is now too commercialised.
2007-12-20 14:11:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋