1. What Christmas
Is All About
Hooray!
That’s right.
It’s December! The Christmas season
is here.
Mom, what is
Christmas all And why do we
about? celebrate it?

2. Those are good questions.
Why don’t you try to
guess what the Christmas
season is all about?
Is it about decorations, Is it the about the Or maybe the colored
and making everything gifts that we give and twinkling lights?
look pretty? and receive?
Is it about the Christmas Or the Christmas carols,
trees and wreaths? stories, and crafts? Is it about the tasty
treats and delicious food?

3. Well, those are ways that we …We are celebrating
celebrate Christmas. Let me give you His birthday at this
a hint as to what Christmas is about: wonderful time of
Christmas is when we celebrate year. Can you guess
someone special. … who that is?
JESUS!
That’s right! Christmas is
the time when we celebrate
Jesus, God’s Son!

4. But why do we
celebrate Jesus’ birthday And why do we
with Christmas trees, give presents
decorations, lights? to each other?
The ways we celebrate Christmas
are ways that we can remember
Jesus and show our happiness for
Jesus’ life on earth.

5. When we see the beautiful
Christmas lights, we can remember
that Jesus is the light of the world.
He brings light and love into our lives
and hearts.
When we give presents to others,
or we give of our time to make someone
happy, we can celebrate the wonderful
gift Jesus brought to us—salvation and
forgiveness for our sins.

6. Oh! And when we sing Christmas
carols together, we are singing
our happiness as we remember
Jesus’ birth.
Exactly!
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“Joy to the World”; lyrics by Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
and music by George Frederick Handel (1685–1759)

7. But what about
the decorations and
the Christmas tree?
Why are they a part
of Christmas?
Well, apart from
being a wonderful way to
bring a special Christmas
feeling into our homes,
many of the ornaments and
decorations also remind us
about Jesus and the miracle
of the very first Christmas
long ago.
The star at the top of the
Christmas tree can remind
us of the star that led the
wise men to Jesus.
That’s right.

8. In olden days, the city or church bells were rung in
celebration when something wonderful had taken
place. Jesus’ birth was a marvelous event, and the
bells remind us that we can tell others the good
news about Jesus, God’s gift of love.
The shape
Yes, it does.
of the
And we can remember
candy cane
that God is like our
makes me He can use the
caring shepherd who
think of a shepherd’s staff to
looks after us, His
shepherd’s rescue a lamb that
little sheep.
staff. is stuck.
Exactly.

9. These angels remind
me of the angels that God Yes. And God also sent
sent to tell the shepherds angels to tell Mary and
the good news of Jesus’ Joseph about the gift He
birth. was giving to them…
…The baby
Jesus!
The wreath is shaped as a circle, and
What about the has no beginning or end. This gives us an
That means He’ll
wreath, Mother? example of God’s love for us, which is
love us forever
eternal and never-ending.
and ever!
Absolutely!
Daddy, look!
It’s
beautiful!

10. Christmas is when we
celebrate Jesus together as family
and friends. It’s a time of year
when we remember Jesus’ great
love for us, and then we in turn can
be a reflection of God’s love and
kindness to others too.
I love Me too.
Christmas!
What makes Christmas, do you know?
Is it pretty gifts and shiny toys
All wrapped up so nice and bright
For little girls and boys?
Is it pretty mistletoe, cheery lights,
And a sparkly Christmas tree?
No, these do not Christmas make;
I am sure it’s more than these.
Christ was born on this glad day,
And that’s what makes Christmas.
Christ was born on this glad day,
And that’s what makes Christmas.
Yes, that’s what makes Christmas!
—Author unknown
Authored by Devon T. Sommers. Illustrations by Zeb. Design by Christia Copeland.
Published by My Wonder Studio. Copyright © 2011 by The Family International