Christmas--What Does It Mean?
Happy December Sunday to all!
Well, we finally know what went on with Tiger Woods a couple of weeks ago, don't we? And, more important, so does his wife! No wonder he had that accident! He probably was trying to get away from Illian after she found out about what he was doing! But enough about that. All it proves is that he really is human just like the rest of us.
Now, on to the real issue at hand. Christmas is a coming! Yes! It's finally that time of year! A time to reflect on the birth of our Lord and Savior and think of our fellow man. But, truthfully, we all know what most of us will really be doing: eating Christmas sweets for a week and a half and parking ourselves in front on a flat-screen HDTV to watch Cartoon Network. Or VH1. Or TV One. Or Spike. Or Current. Or whatever tickles your fancy. As for me, however, I'll probably park myself in front of my laptop and watch that new Muppet video on You Tube. I hear it's a real hoot!
A lot of people still think that Christmas really is about the birth of Christ, but we who are in the know, know what it's really about. Yeah! It's about spending all your money on a bunch of stuff that neither you nor your friends and family really need! Everybody knows that the Christmas that we've all come to know and love was really invented by Victorian merchants who were anxious to get rid of their year-end inventory, so they thought up this concept of, since Christmas was traditionally the time of great giving, since God gave His Son to mankind and the Three Wise Men gave their gifts to Christ, why now show your loved ones how much you care about them by giving them expensive presents? Of course, they needed some kind of spokesperson for this concept, and, pretty soon, along came the fat guy in the red suit and with the bag full of stuff. Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus has always been a marketing ploy! He first showed up the way we've all come to know him in a Coca Cola ad in the 1920's. Rudolph himself would soon follow as a Montgomery Ward holiday promotion in the late '30's or early '40's.
Of course, we all know how times are tough now, and we wonder just how long this concept of Christmas as the Victorian merchants thought of it would last, since we now know that you really can't squeeze blood (or money) out of a turnip. But if you ask me, there's always a way. All you have to do is improvise. After all, home made goods are just as endearing as store bought ones. Just remember , my friends. Santa manage to make it to all those homes during the first Great Depression, and trust me, he'll make it through during this one as well.
So now that you know all about where the modern Christmas really came from, that's all for now. 'Till next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, we finally know what went on with Tiger Woods a couple of weeks ago, don't we? And, more important, so does his wife! No wonder he had that accident! He probably was trying to get away from Illian after she found out about what he was doing! But enough about that. All it proves is that he really is human just like the rest of us.
Now, on to the real issue at hand. Christmas is a coming! Yes! It's finally that time of year! A time to reflect on the birth of our Lord and Savior and think of our fellow man. But, truthfully, we all know what most of us will really be doing: eating Christmas sweets for a week and a half and parking ourselves in front on a flat-screen HDTV to watch Cartoon Network. Or VH1. Or TV One. Or Spike. Or Current. Or whatever tickles your fancy. As for me, however, I'll probably park myself in front of my laptop and watch that new Muppet video on You Tube. I hear it's a real hoot!
A lot of people still think that Christmas really is about the birth of Christ, but we who are in the know, know what it's really about. Yeah! It's about spending all your money on a bunch of stuff that neither you nor your friends and family really need! Everybody knows that the Christmas that we've all come to know and love was really invented by Victorian merchants who were anxious to get rid of their year-end inventory, so they thought up this concept of, since Christmas was traditionally the time of great giving, since God gave His Son to mankind and the Three Wise Men gave their gifts to Christ, why now show your loved ones how much you care about them by giving them expensive presents? Of course, they needed some kind of spokesperson for this concept, and, pretty soon, along came the fat guy in the red suit and with the bag full of stuff. Yes, Virginia, Santa Claus has always been a marketing ploy! He first showed up the way we've all come to know him in a Coca Cola ad in the 1920's. Rudolph himself would soon follow as a Montgomery Ward holiday promotion in the late '30's or early '40's.
Of course, we all know how times are tough now, and we wonder just how long this concept of Christmas as the Victorian merchants thought of it would last, since we now know that you really can't squeeze blood (or money) out of a turnip. But if you ask me, there's always a way. All you have to do is improvise. After all, home made goods are just as endearing as store bought ones. Just remember , my friends. Santa manage to make it to all those homes during the first Great Depression, and trust me, he'll make it through during this one as well.
So now that you know all about where the modern Christmas really came from, that's all for now. 'Till next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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