Aspects of Christmas

    Christmas is a holiday of joy

When families gather around a bright-lit tree

To celebrate the Virgin's baby boy

And to enjoy each other's company

   Christmas is a holiday of caring

Of tending to the sad, the sick, the poor

Of opening up grateful hearts and sharing

Our bounty with the beggar at our door

   Christmas is a holiday of prayer

Of reverie and self-examination

A time to look within, become aware

To plumb the soul and seek illumination--

    A holiday of joy and caring and prayer

   God's gift of love to mankind everywhere.