Fah Who Foraze

To my son Tommy,

You never really expect to hear lyrics from the Grinch movie in a homily at church, but somehow, someway our newly officially appointed pastor pulled it off.  In his honor...the lyrics.

Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze
Welcome, Christmas, come this way
Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze
Welcome, Christmas, Christmas Day
Welcome, Welcome
Fah Who Rah Moos
Welcome, Welcome
Dah Who Dah Moos
Christmas Day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp
Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze
Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer
Fah Who foraze, Dah Who doraze
Welcome, all Whos far and near

Would Christmas still be Christmas if you were to strip away all the trappings?  Of course.  Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ.  Occasionally we may all need a Grinch to come and strip out all the decorations and all the presents and all the distractions to remind us that the true essence of Christmas is so much more than those superficial things.  Merry Christmas Eve my son!

Sincerely with love from your dad,
Leo