The power of music cannot be underestimated. Likewise, the power of a story to convey truth is also of great value. The celebration of Christmas represents the Greatest Story Ever Told—a truly meaningful story, the story that changed the course of human history, one that genuinely never grows old--no matter how many times, in how many ways, in so many places, in so many settings, it has been told. “The people that dwelt in darkness have seen a great light.”

The Christmas season is often hectic. It seems that this time of year has almost become synonymous with busy-ness. Decorating, cooking and baking, shopping, scheduling out holiday events...all wonderful activities that have the potential to drown out the deeper meaning of the season.

As parents, it's worth asking ourselves, "What are my children learning about Christmas through the way I approach the holiday? What am I communicating, directly and indirectly, about the meaning of Christmas?"