"Christmas is a special time – a time of rejoicing, of solemn thanksgiving, of gift giving, of pleasures both modern and traditional, of feasting and of being together with family and friends. It would appear that most if not all religions celebrate a time of peace and good will to man particularly around the time of the winter solstice. It is a special time of holidays, either sacred or secular. It is a time to give a moment of pause in the flow of life, an exhalation, a time to take stock and a time to muse. Children return to the home; friends gather. There is no way that our words can describe the awe in our souls as we celebrate at the time of the winter solstice; a time of magic, Christmas."