Christmas

About 8 months ago my now 3 year old nephew, with a serious look on his face, started wispering to his mom "let's talk about Christmas." That boy is a big fan of unwraping presents and everything else we associate with Christmas. Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it is finally time to talk about Christmas. I just finshed getting my tree and decorations up today. Last night my roommate got home and I was wrapping presents in a decorated apartment, wearing my new santa hat, while Christmas music played on the radio. The only thing missing was the smell of cookies baking.

The Who's epic rock opera Tommy isn't usually discussed for its ties to Christmas. However, on one of Tommy's childhood Christmas mornings, Townshend poses the query; being deaf, dumb, and blind, (and thus not knowing who Jesus was or what praying is) "how can he [Tommy] be saved?" (Note of explanation: This is footage from the movie Tommy dubbed over with the original version from The Who.)

While we're giving to charities and developing the Christmas spirit of post-visitation Scrooge, let's remember the reason for the season and spend time looking at the creche and thinking about why Tommy without a knowledge of Jesus can indeed be saved from the eternal grave.