Christmas Combined

Christmas is in the air. You can smell it. Snow’s crispness, the burning wood in the fireplace, special cookies and dishes, the woodsy smell of the tree and peppermint all remind me of Christmases past. So many smells that combined mean Christmas. Christmas is inside and out. You can see it. All the lights, red and green packages, wrapping paper, ornaments, reindeer and snowmen decorate houses and stores. So many sights and colors that combined mean Christmas. Christmas is on the table. You can taste it. Fruit cake, gingerbread men and houses, candy canes, plum pudding, ham, and eggnog fill our kitchens and delight all our guests. So many flavors that combined mean Christmas. Christmas fills our ears. You can hear it. Bells, horns, laughter, children’s choirs, carols, and gasps of surprise when the first present is opened echo in every room. So many sounds that combined mean Christmas. Christmas is in our hands. You can touch it. Fuzzy slippers, comfy house coats, warm firesides, mittens, hats, and scarves keep us safe from the cold. So many textures that combined mean Christmas. Christmas is in our hearts. You can feel it. Love, joy, peace, tenderness, and generosity make up the Christmas mood. So many feelings that combined mean Christmas. But what does Christmas mean I ask you, if you combine every aspect? The candles, wreaths, St. Nick, and his sleigh mean nothing. They are only symbols distracting from the true meaning that is Christmas. The Child, the holy Son of God, the baby born of a virgin, the Savior, Emmanuel, Jesus all combined is the meaning of Christmas. The rest only reflects the joy we receive from reveling in the glory of God. All the smells, and colors and tastes, and feelings, and gifts, and carols, and so on mean Christmas, but Christmas means Christ.