Christmas is a season For joy and merrymaking, A time for gifts and presents, For giving and taking; A festive, friendly, happy time When everyone is gay; And cheer, good will and laughter Are part of Christmas Day. For God wants us to be happy On the birthday of His Son, And that is why this season Is such a joyous one. For long ago the angels Rejoiced at Bethlehem; And so down through the ages We have followed after them. But in our celebrations Of merriment and mirth, Let's not forget the miracle Of the Holy Christ Child's birth. For in our gay festivities It is easy to lose sight Of the Baby in the manger And that Holy silent night. For Christmas in this modern world Is a very different scene, From the stable and the Christ Child So peaceful and serene. For now we think of Christmas As glittering gifts and such, Things for eager eyes to see And reaching hands to touch. But we miss the mighty meaning And we lose the greater glory, Of the Holy Little Christ Child And the Blessed Christmas Story. If we don't keep Christ in Christmas And make His love a part, Of all the joy and happiness That fill our home and heart. For without the Holy Christ Child What is Christmas but a day, That is filled with empty pleasures That will only pass away. But by keeping Christ in Christmas We are helping to fulfill, The glad tidings of the angels ... Peace on earth to men, good will. And the Father up in heaven Looking down on earth, will say ... You have kept Christ in your Christmas, Now I'll keep you all the way! --Helen Steiner Rice