Pure Magic All Year Through

I listen to Christmas music all year. I listen to it especially when I am studying. It brings an instantaneous happiness and somewhat of a comfort to me no matter what I am doing or where I am. 

I have just always loved Christmas. I think it's because it was always so magical. I know, everybody says that, right? What's not magical about a man that comes down the chimney and carries toys to all the good girls and boys and then flies off on his eight tiny reindeer? I might add, that he probably weighs MORE than those eight tiny reindeer after consuming so many cookies in one night. But, I'm not going to judge, Santa, because you are so magical. 

Or maybe it's the fact that the magic lies in the story from the Bible about how God gave Mary a gift. But all Mary knew was that she was going to be pregnant out of wedlock and would have to explain to everyone that the baby she was carrying was not Joseph's, but instead God's. And she accomplished this and gave birth to the Prince of Peace. And that's magical. I love how still and silent the world seems on Christmas Eve-- so holy and pure and all about Him.


It could possibly be the fact that this holiday can bring so many people together. While not everyone celebrates Christmas itself, it's the season that binds everyone, creating an atmosphere of pure love and joy adorned with red and green, silver and gold. Friends and family reunite.

My last theory is that, for me, Christmas is magical because it beckons people to be compassionate. It creates a feeling in people that drives them to give. I am not talking about running out and buying presents, though all of America does take part in that. I am talking about giving of themselves and serving others. Completely giving up time to help people who may not have a lot this Christmas. Or serving food at the local homeless shelter. Or donating their money to the Salvation Army cans outside of Wal-Mart. It's like everyone's heart seems to stretch a little bit more during the Holidays than it ever would have before. And that makes my heart sing a bit. 


I just wish that people would do that... all the time. In one of my favorite holiday songs by the band, SheDaisy, it says, "It's not the things you do at Christmastime, but the Christmas things you do all year through."


Maybe I am just dreaming out loud. Or maybe I have a point. How much of a better place would this world be if everyday throughout the year we gave a little more to others and stopped with the busyness, just like we do on Christmas?

It would be so magical.