I am not ashamed to admit that our Christmas tree was up on November 5th. I had waited long enough.
I am also not ashamed to admit that I didn't take the tree down until around Easter last season.
Since I wanted to put it up early, Mark made me promise it would be down at least by President's Day, which happens to be February 20th. Fine. Deal.
98 days of goodness left.
Although it is socially unacceptable to leave your Christmas tree up year round, I am thinking about writing a petition to accept "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" as a year-round, socially acceptable praise and worship song. It is NOT just a Christmas song, folks.
Think about it. It is VERY good stuff.
O come, O come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel, who mourns in lowly exile here until the Son of God appear.
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high and orderest all things far and nigh. To us the path of knowledge show and teach us in her ways to go.
O come, O Come our Lord of might who to your tribes on Sinai's height in ancient times gave holy law in cloud and majesty and awe.
O come, O Rod of Jesse's stem, from every foe deliver them that trust Your mighty power to save. Bring them in vict'ry through the grave.
O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by Your drawing nigh. Disperse the gloomy clouds of night and death's dark shadows put to flight.
O come, Desire of Nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind. Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease. Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!
We used to leave our Christmas decorations up until mid-June! (minus the tree, which would have died if we had left it up that long...)
ReplyDeleteI don't mind Christmas trees.. It's when Santa starts showing up on every website and in every department store and on every TV commercial (the day after Halloween) that drives me crazy!
If it wasn't for peppermint mochas...