Christmas is a day. Advent was a season leading up to Christmas. Epiphany is still coming so the season is not over. Our Orthodox brethren celebrate the birth of Jesus on January 6 which is Epiphany in the West, the coming of the Wise men.
Why is this important? It means that you can still celebrate. Most important, you can still play your Christmas music without being a heretic. Actually I like to hear “Joy to the World” in June.
Remember that the first line is “Joy to the world, the Lord is come...” It does not say “has come” or “did come.” It is in the present tense. In Greek we would have a way of saying it that makes it clear that it is an ongoing action.
So keep on celebrating until Lent.
Emmanuel. God is with us.
Euphoric Epiphany and Happy New Year.
homo unius libri
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