We Wish You A Merry Christmas - A Christmas Music Countdown
We wish you a Merry Christmas (x3)
and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings to you, where ever you are
Good Tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year
In the John Denver with the Muppets (“A Christmas Together”) version of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” one of the Muppets sings, “and bring us some figgy pudding,” Miss Piggy misunderstands him. “Piggy pudding?!” she thunders. The offender corrects her. “Figgy pudding. It’s made with figs.” “Oh,” she says. “And bacon.”
Wikipedia tells us that “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a popular secular 16th-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as “figgy puddings” that were very much like modern-day Christmas puddings. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration.
Wishing people a Merry Christmas has become something of a controversy here in the United States. Government employees and even private sector employees are not allowed to give the greeting. Christmas trees and parties have become “Holiday” trees and parties. We must be inclusive of all the cultures that don’t celebrate Christmas so they don’t feel left out, excluded from the festivities.
The message of Christmas, though, is that all are welcome. We are all brothers and sisters under one God, whose Son brought about that reconciliation. But non-believers take umbrage at that simple wish. They don’t feel the joy and how dare anyone try to make them feel it.
As Christians, it is our duty to wish others a Merry Christmas, even if they don’t believe. We who have accepted the gift are honor bound to pass it on to others, particularly those who don’t understand it.
One great, modern tradition is the lighting of houses in suburbia. Part contest, part pageant, a drive through any well-lit neighborhood at this time of year is quite a treat. You get to see the sight yet stay warm in your car. Inevitably, you’ll come across a darkened house, which means the person was unable to put up a display, couldn’t afford the electricity, or is not a believer. Our neighborhood used to look like the landing strip at Cape Canaveral, which was many years ago.
Technology and determination have made great strides in forty years. Some decry it as commercialism; I like to think of it as the light of Christmas bringing hope and joy to the world. We may not be allowed to say “Merry Christmas” in public. But until it’s outlawed (which could happen), we can still say “Merry Christmas” on our own private property, in brightly colored lights. But we can depend upon our government to find a way to negate this form of religious expression as well. Right now, they’re letting a timid marketplace do their enforcing for them.
Personally, I prefer J.C. to P.C.
and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings to you, where ever you are
Good Tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year
In the John Denver with the Muppets (“A Christmas Together”) version of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” one of the Muppets sings, “and bring us some figgy pudding,” Miss Piggy misunderstands him. “Piggy pudding?!” she thunders. The offender corrects her. “Figgy pudding. It’s made with figs.” “Oh,” she says. “And bacon.”
Wikipedia tells us that “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is a popular secular 16th-century English carol from the West Country of England. The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition where wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats to the carolers on Christmas Eve such as “figgy puddings” that were very much like modern-day Christmas puddings. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year celebration.
Wishing people a Merry Christmas has become something of a controversy here in the United States. Government employees and even private sector employees are not allowed to give the greeting. Christmas trees and parties have become “Holiday” trees and parties. We must be inclusive of all the cultures that don’t celebrate Christmas so they don’t feel left out, excluded from the festivities.
The message of Christmas, though, is that all are welcome. We are all brothers and sisters under one God, whose Son brought about that reconciliation. But non-believers take umbrage at that simple wish. They don’t feel the joy and how dare anyone try to make them feel it.
As Christians, it is our duty to wish others a Merry Christmas, even if they don’t believe. We who have accepted the gift are honor bound to pass it on to others, particularly those who don’t understand it.
One great, modern tradition is the lighting of houses in suburbia. Part contest, part pageant, a drive through any well-lit neighborhood at this time of year is quite a treat. You get to see the sight yet stay warm in your car. Inevitably, you’ll come across a darkened house, which means the person was unable to put up a display, couldn’t afford the electricity, or is not a believer. Our neighborhood used to look like the landing strip at Cape Canaveral, which was many years ago.
Technology and determination have made great strides in forty years. Some decry it as commercialism; I like to think of it as the light of Christmas bringing hope and joy to the world. We may not be allowed to say “Merry Christmas” in public. But until it’s outlawed (which could happen), we can still say “Merry Christmas” on our own private property, in brightly colored lights. But we can depend upon our government to find a way to negate this form of religious expression as well. Right now, they’re letting a timid marketplace do their enforcing for them.
Personally, I prefer J.C. to P.C.
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