The all-to-familiar song tells us that Christmas is: "The most wonderful time of the year." Yet, in all of the "hustle and bustle" of Christmas, it may not seem so wonderful at times. In that great adaptation of the real meaning of Christmas, cartoonist Charles Schulz, created The Charlie Brown Christmas. It is a short-story of young Charlie Brown searching for the real meaning of Christmas. Frustrated with all of the commercialism of the Christmas season, he shouts out, "Isn't there anyone who can tell me what Christmas is all about?!?!" His best friend, Linus, who was struggling to memorize his lines for the upcoming children's play, calmly walks out on stage and delivers one of the best scenes in all of television. Quoting from Luke 2:8-14, Linus articulates the Biblical Christmas story. When finished, he walks over to Charlie Brown and boldly and confidently says, "That's what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown!"

This Christmas, may we "re-connect" with the real meaning of Christmas.