dani's holiday ponderings

at work today i was bored and when i get bored i tend to ponder. i had just told someone Merry Christmas when it dawned on me: why do we say merry christmas? i mean for thanksgiving we say- happy thanksgiving and for easter was say- happy easter and for birthdays we say- happy birthday, but for christmas we say- merry christmas. i never realized that before. and to say- happy christmas sounds dumb and to say- merry easter sounds silly too... but why? this really has be baffaled. who came up with Merry Christmas and why do we say it that way? if anyone can shine some light on this subject, let me know b/c i might loose sleep over this deep thought...

also at work we've beein listening to christmas music. don't get me wrong- i love christams music, but after a 6 hour shift i've heard as many renditions of Frosty the Snowman and Jingle Bells as i can handle. but as i was listening today i realized that almost all secular christmas music is romantic. i mean really! sleigh rides and walking in a winter wonderland. chestnuts roasting on an open fire and kissing under the misltoe (which also has be baffeld- who ever thought of kissing under a weed like plant?...) it's all so cozy and sweet. i mean "all i want for christmas is you." awww.... but that only works if you have a special someone. i mean i guess you can say that to your friends, but you might get some weird looks.... and all the christmas lights and snuggling by the fire with hot chocolate and marshmellows... sure i snuggle too- with my goofy slippers and blankets, but really, is that the same at all?! umm not so much.
i know, i know. christmas is not all about the feeling and twitterpation. that's why i am so thankful for religious christmas music b/c it makes me remember the true meaning of christmas... that even though i don't have someone to hold me tight or to kiss me under the misltoe or to walk hand in hand with through christmas lights....ok enough!!.... but that's fine b/c it's all about Jesus and his birth and family and friends. it's just that this time of year makes me feel kind of single and not so satisfied...but like i said, this is where God wants me right now and if that's his plan then i can take comfort in that. my head knows that, but my heart, like a lot of times, takes a little bit more time.

so that's it for today's holiday ponderings. feel free to comment and leave me some insight :) and i guess i'll say it even though i'm not sure why we do: Merry Christmas!!!