Funny, spent this morning with a group of people from church (about 30 of us) carol singing in Wycombe town centre. Apart from it being extremely cold, it was really good fun. We were able to share together and join with one another praising God and hopefully bring something of true Christmas cheer to the shoppers.

Singing some of the carols was a real encouragement, some of the words must be some of the most powerful words of truth put to music, "Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die, born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth." What a phrase, what an awesome statement, what a song! But at the same time, why are some of the carols some of the wettest words we sing all year, what the heck is Ding dong! Merrily on high all about, I mean i-o, i-o, i-o, - sounds more like Old MacDonald than a way to worship God! And In the bleak mid-winter, where frosty wind made moan or See amid the winter's snow; your telling me Israel had a freak snow storm that year are you? Why at times do we Christians sing such rubbish and no one complain?

I love Christmas and I love a good carol, but lets actually celebrate the Lord's birth with truth and not fiction.