Thursday, November 29, 2007

Never Forget

Twas the night before Christmas
When all through the land.
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
The "politically correct police" had taken away,
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt peoples feelings, the teacher would say
December 25th is just a holiday.

Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it.
CDs from Madonna, an X Box an I-Pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken and Fonda
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowes the word Christmas was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas: it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, now Darden, now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace.

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!!!

4 comments:

Brad said...

I hope you don't mind if I use these words (actually, I'd like to cut and paste the whole thing) to put in a very visible location in the government building where I work

Julie Madera said...

I absouletly LOVE this!
It's such a shame what just saying 'Merry Christmas' has come to?!

Hollyn Patricia Haynes said...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Mrs. Eshbaugh said...

Love it! Will share with my fellow teachers...