Every year at just this time,

In cold and dark December,

Families around the world 

All gather to remember,

With presents and with parties,

With feasting and with fun,

Customs and traditions 

for people old and young.

Helen H. Moore

Cifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.

Peg Bracken

When the song of the angels is stilled

When the song of the angels is stilled,

When the star in the sky is gone,

When the kings and the princes are home,

When the shepherds are back with their flocks,

The work of Christmas begins:

To find the lost

To heal the broken

To feed the hungry

To release the prisoner

To rebuild the nations

To bring peace among people

To make music in the heart.

Howard Thurman