“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” — Luke 2:11

Charlie Brown

There was a time when Christmas was not nearly so commercialized and

Christmas in the 1950’s and ’60’s with family

Innocence of the Era

Mom, Dad and the Kids

Families were intact

John Knox reformation

The True Meaning of Christmas

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