It wouldn't be Christmas without

Bows and ribbons and a tree to trim:
So much to buy for her and for him.
Christmas is coming and it's almost here.
How shall we celebrate this coming year?

People are coming and going around.
The malls are full of things to be found.
Traffic is greater and the sounds are  loud
It's hard to get through the Christmas crowd

The carols of Christmas are playing again
We deck the halls and we gather within
Family and friends share the good cheer
It's time to be with the ones we hold dear.

With all the celebrating let's not forget
To keep a reminder or  a small statuette
Of the Baby whose birthday had started it all:
The reason for Christmas: a Baby so small

Though giving and getting is part of this day
The real Christmas Gift you don't give away
Rather you share Him with memory and song
And call Him to mind as the day goes along.

It wouldn't be Christmas without that first cry
That came from a manger on a cold wintry night
Completely forgetting His Greatness and Might
The Eternal One came down  to give us His Light.

So we are all  festive every year at this time
And many are the words that can come out in rhyme
We celebrate each other and we celebrate with love
The greatest of all miracles: God's Gift from Above.