A Christmas Alphabet
Take each of the 26 letters of the English alphabet and add a Christmas thought to each letter and you have the Christmas Alphabet. Our version below is decidedly Christian and we hope you will enjoy. Perhaps it will inspire you to make your own "Christmas alphabet" or perhaps it will just make you think a little about Christmas.
A | is for Angels and Advent, the time we prepare for Christmas, the birth of Jesus whose birth was announced by Angels. |
B | is for bells that ring so sweetly this time of year. |
C | is for carols sung over and over to warm our hearts. |
D | is for decorations making the season bright. |
E | is for Emmanuel, which means "God with us" |
F | is for family and friends we hold so dear. |
G | is for gifts - from each other and from our Heavenly Father. |
H | is for Hallelujah! as the angels sing. |
I | is for "inside" of my heart - that my heart might be ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus. |
J | is for joy - in Jesus, Others and Yourselves. |
K | is for King, our King is Jesus our Savior born on Christmas day. |
L | is for lasting love- born at Christmas time. |
M | is for music and singing with joyful hearts. |
N | is for Noel, born is the king of Israel. |
O | is for ornaments which adorn our trees in gay apparel. |
P | is for poinsettia, a star shaped flower which blooms in December. |
Q | is for quiet, as the birth of Jesus was. |
R | is for riches and blessings we receive and share with others. |
S | is for star which guided the wise men to Jesus at his birth. |
T | is for tree - a Christmas tree of course. A tree points to God above and presents are placed around the tree as symbols of riches given to us from God. |
U | is for unending as the love of our Heavenly Father is for us. |
V | is for vigil - as we watch and wait for our Savior to be born. |
W | is for Wreath - never ending as is Christ's love for us. |
X | is for XP - Chi Rho, the Greek abbreviation for Christ whose birth we celebrate. |
Y | is for Yule or yuletide, another word for Christmas. |
Z | is for Zeal, the zeal of the Lord of Hosts who brought us the birth of Jesus. |
