Leave Christ In Christmas

Christmas without Christ?
Tell me, how can it be?
So many people change it
To suit themselves, you see.

Can't we say "Merry Christmas"
Instead of "Happy holidays"?
We take Christ out of Christmas
In so many different ways.

It is nice to exchange gifts
This special time of the year,
But what do we give to Christ,
Our Redeemer and Savior so dear?

Christ is really what makes it
A genuine Christmas season.
If we take Him out of Christmas,
We celebrate for the wrong reason.

I want Christ in my Christmas,
For inside my heart Jesus lives.
Jesus can be your Savior too,
For free salvation He gives.

This poem won second place for the December 2013 poetry contest