You just might be You just might be Scrooge if…Scrooge if…

• You turn on the lawn sprinklers on Christmas Eve to keep carolers away• You buy all of your Christmas gifts at a store that also sells gas• You get your Christmas tree at a rest stop at night • You give bathroom fixtures as Christmas gifts

• Your favorite Christmas movie is Jurassic Park • Your best Christmas tradition involves a fire and reindeer meat• Your favorite pastime is putting defective bulbs in your neighbors' string of Christmas lights• Your only holiday decoration is a rotting pumpkin

The 12 Days of The 12 Days of ChristmasChristmas

1 Partridge in a Pear Tree = Birth of Christ2 Turtle Doves = The Old and New Testaments 3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues 4 Calling Birds = the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists 5 Golden Rings = The first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace. 6 Geese A-laying = the six days of creation

7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments 8 Maids A-milking = the eight beatitudes 9 Ladies Dancing = the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit 10 Lords A-leaping = the ten commandments 11 Pipers Piping = the eleven faithful apostles 12 Drummers Drumming = the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed

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C L A U S

A = 1B = 2C = 3D = 4

19 1 14 20 1

3 12 1 21 19

19+1+14+20+1+3+12+1+21+19 = 111111X 6 (Rev. 13:18)666

S A N T AA NT

And there were in the that same country children keeping watch over their stockings by the fireplace. And lo, Santa Claus came upon them; and they were sore afraid. And Santa said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all who can afford them. For unto you will be given great presents, wrapped in bright paper, lying beneath a tree adorned with tinsel, colored balls and lights. And suddenly, there will be with you

a multitude of relatives friends, praising you and saying, 'Thank you so much…it was just what I wanted!' And it shall come to pass as the friends and the relatives have gone away unto their own homes, the parents shall say to one another, 'Darn it! What a mess to clean up! I'm tired…let's go to bed and pick it up tomorrow. Thank goodness, Christmas only comes once a year!' And they shall go with haste to their cold bed and find their desired rest.' "

Luke 2 (NAV)Luke 2 (NAV)

The word "Christmas" comes from Old English Cristes Maesse, the Mass of Christ, first found in 1038

When Christmas When Christmas becomes Xmasbecomes Xmas• "X" (chi) is the first letter in the word Christos (Cristo")

• Martin Luther said to abbreviate the word "mass"

ChristmasXX

John 15 ~ 18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you 1 Cor. 2 ~ 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned1 John 3 ~ 13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you