Advent and Christmas

Tis fast approaching Dec 25, when we celebrate (remember) the birth of Christ Jesus.  Let us remember that the world (then Jews) rejected the coming of the Messiah, with Angels calling on shepherds in the fields and the 3 wisemen, while Baby Jesus was born in a stable and placed on a manger (a place where animals are butchered) as there were no rooms in the inns.  Christmas is about remembering that He was born to Virgin Mary and Joseph as a human, destined to die on the cross in order to save mankind, not about Santa Claus and Christmas trees.  Of course, what is Christmas without the commercialism?