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Last Christmas season, I had a conversation with an old man. He asked me a question about if I have a Christmas tree up yet already or not. I told him that I dont have a Christmas tree and that I dont celebrate Christmas. He could not understand why I would not have such things and observe this. I told him that the roots of Christmas have nothing to so with the messiah and have nothing to do with what is taught in the bible. I said that it has pagan roots.
He said to me that it has nothing to do with pagan observances and that the only reason why we have Christmas trees is because someone put decorations on a tree about 100 years ago or so and it was pretty and so it was kept as a Christmas tradition.
Well, I wasnt in the mood to argue with an old man. I also didnt have handy with me a bible or any scriptures to show him that what he has been taught about Christmas trees is simply not true.
Jeremiah
10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
10:2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
10:3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
As a child I spent many many many nights sitting under a decorated Christmas tree, that I helped to decorate, and sung songs about Frosty the snowman and Rudolph the red nosed reigndeer.
What is a snowman in reality? It is an image created and its implied that it will magically get up and walk and talk. After I read through the bible I learned that one thing that is continuously and strickly forbidden again and again is the use of magic. Why would anyone that worships the g-d of Abraham want to do such a thing?
Here, we have a magically flying deer and a magically talking, dancing and walking snowman. Children sing songs to something that can not speak or move. Where does this come from, this glorifying things that dont talk or walk or move?
Le 26:30
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
2Ki 23:24
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
I remember that good warm feeling inside during the holiday seasons that would come with the anticipation of receiving gifts. I remember that peace that would come and that tranquility of looking into the decorations of the trees and the mood created by the colorful lights. It did seem a bit hypnotic.
Ex 34:14
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Now, when a person sings songs about a magical snowman and a magic animal, glory is being given to them. What appears as fun and games and innocent and harmless may strike a jealous nerve with our father in heaven. Now that the truth is revealed to me, there is no possible way that I could ever take part in these activities ever again.
However, it does seem innocent to sing a song about a snowman and a reign deer. After all, its only a song sung to entertain children. I read that songs were made about King David. Surely father was pleased with this.
Ive seen innocent songs about many things for the sake of entertainment.
The issue now becomes, what is crossing the line?
Le 19:4
Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Le 26:1
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
Is it that magic that everyone claims that Is in the air around this time of the season the glory that is being given to another than G-d?
Right now, at this moment in time, it is my understanding that this is the glory that is being given to Santa Claus but should be given to G-d.
Santa Claus is a complete deceptive teaching. This Mr. Claus guy is not a real person. He cant speak, or talk or even walk. Why teach children to sing songs about a man that uses magic and can see you when your sleeping and can see you when your awake and can see if youve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake? This sounds to me like a description of G-d and his Ruach HaKodesh.
1Ch 16:26
For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
I will not cause my father in heaven to become angry with me. I will not make my father jeolous and give his glory to something that does not exist.
Now I have shown using scriptures why I will not participate in this day that is suppose to be a day to celebrate the birth of Y-shua into the earth. I would like to see his birth celebrated without using pagan traditions, so that the l-rd will be pleased.
Mt 22:37
He told him, "`You are to love ADONAI your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'
I have long known that Dec. 24th/25th was NOT that actual date of Jesus' birth... That much they did teach us. 
