Jesus isn't Christmassy any more

Apparently so, according to one of Waterstone's staff.
I only went in for a book token.

They had some difficulty finding a suitable non-Christmassy card for the aforementioned token... flicking through the pile, the employee of Waterstones stopped and said, 'How about this one - it's Jesus... he's not Christmassy any more, is he!?'

Well, there you go.

So what is Christmassy these days?

• Queuing for hours at every shop from mid-October to get the essential presents?
• Massive debt?
• Turkey? Tinsel?
• The Sound of Music?
• Snowmen? Santa Claus?

These words by Chris Rice say it really well...

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking
How we need to hear from God
You’ve been promised, we’ve been waiting
Welcome Holy Child. Welcome Holy Child.

Hope that you don’t mind our manger
How I wish we would have known
But long awaited Holy Stranger
Make yourself at home. Please make yourself at home.

Bring your peace into our violence
Bid our hungry souls be filled.
World now breaking Heaven’s silence
Welcome to our world. Welcome to our world.

Fragile finger sent to heal us
Tender brow prepared for thorn
Tiny heart whose blood will save us
Unto us is born. Unto us is born.

So wrap our injured flesh around You
Breathe our air and walk our sod
Rob our sin and make us holy
Perfect Son of God. Perfect Son of God.

Welcome to our world.