As Christmas approaches try starting this Christmas Eve tradition with your family. Before it is time to send the children to bed, gather the family around the Christmas tree and pull out a King James version of the Bible and open it to the Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke. Explain to your family how easy it is to get "lost" in all the commercialization of Christmas time and forget that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of a very special baby whose name was Jesus. Read the Christmas Story and then together sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. By performing this tradition every year you will be establishing a tradition in your children that will likely outlive you and will bless your grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (12/19/1999)