Christmas Stories

The history of Christmas has been associated with many traditions and cultures that date back before the time of Christ. Admittedly, there are many customs and Christmas stories that have influenced our modern day celebration of this holiday that have absolutely nothing to do with the real meaning of Christmas. However, when most contemporaries think about the origins of this season, the one reason that outshines all other competing theories, is the biblical account of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God! A multitude of stories replete with myths, legends, false theologies and pagan rituals cannot detract from the central figure Who has overshadowed all else to claim the world's attention every year on the 25th of December.

Discovering how many came to celebrate in truth about this season is fascinating. The history of Christmas can be told with many surrounding customs and traditions that have emerged from many cultures around the world. Christmas stories have been told for centuries among local communities world wide that highlight the festival season as they each know it. To the general onlooker, it may appear that it is complicated to wade through the folklore and festival traditions that have influenced Christmas history in order to find Christ in the holiday. Through the years, however, it is not hard to see His imprint on many celebrations, plays, parties and charity offerings in the holiday season. Check out our Christmas Story Quiz.

A good story offered during the holidays that has a focus on Christ will abound to the credit of committed Christians who use their talents to spread the Good News. The simple story of the birth of the God-man, Jesus Christ, continues to be the focal point and message in modern day and will not be squelched by any other story. Christmas stories that revolve around the retelling of the age-old story continue to be written, enacted and discussed among those who believe that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

We all can enjoy the many homespun stories and modern adaptations of old favorites, but none is more powerful, yet humble, than a retelling of the birth of Christ. No Christmas stories in the modern era have suffered so much criticism or faced elimination from our culture's conscious as that mysterious, glorious story that changed the world forever. This season, remember to fill in the history of Christmas with the word 'Christ' instead of the 'X'! "He (Jesus) shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (Luke 1:32-33)

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