WHERE'S JESUS?

          For those who have Sirius XM for their car radios, have you tuned in to the HOLLY station?  It's full of happy songs that speak of Christmas, peace, happiness, family, reindeer, santa, snowmen ... all the things Christmas is about.  But wait!!  Where are the Christmas songs that speak of the baby Jesus?  Where are the songs that speak of God?  Is it possible that they have purposely left them off their song list??  Apparently so.  On the HOLLY station you will not hear one song like JOY TO THE WORLD or O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM or NOEL or ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH.  Not one.  No mention of the reason for the season.  No WE THREE KINGS or DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR.  They have successfully left out any mention of Christ from their play list.  Now I love Burl Ives rendition of HAVE A HOLLY, JOLLY CHRISTMAS as much as the next person and I'm not saying RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER should be removed from our conscientiousness, but incorporate them in the midst of the "religious" based songs. It's not going to happen.  The secularization of Christmas has been going on for a long time.  That's okay.  For the true believer there is always Christian radio or THE MESSAGE on Sirius XM.  And there is always CD's.  They can't strip us of our memories or our soul.  They can try to make us forget about the coming of Christ, but to the true believer Christmas will always represent His coming.  For you see WISE MEN really do STILL SEEK HIM.  And although many stores may be told not to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to customers so as not to offend anyone, I still say MERRY CHRISTMAS to all I meet.  If they are offended by such an innocent statement then that's a shame.  I make no apologies.  rlkeller