Diana Krall – Christmas Time Is Here lyrics

Gold, frankincense and myrrh were the first christmastide gifts, given by the three magi to the baby jesus when they visited him in his manger in bethlehem two millennia ago. Nowadays, despite the commercial emphasis that has superseded what used to be a simple celebration of the birth of the christian savior (for many retailers, two thirds of the year's income is earned during the last month or so), the season has managed to retain its spirit of sanctity and benevolence. The new york sun perhaps captured the essence of the holiday best in its famous 1897 editorial, "yes, virginia, there is a santa claus": "he exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy... The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see... He lives and lives forever. "
something else that's been living for a long, long time but can be seen by children and men is the general grant tree, a giant sequoia proclaimed by president calvin coolidge in 1926 as the nation's christmas tree â€" aside from santa claus, the most enduring christmas symbol. May these ancient words be fulfilled this year and every year: "glory to god in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men" (luke 2: 14).