The Savior Is Born

As I listen to the mix of Christmas songs playing on the radio, I think of the singers whose familiar voices are bringing the noels and tidings of joy. We know a little about some of them. The silky voice of Karen Carpenter is heard in her dreamy Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and other favorites. Tragically she deluded herself about her appearance and health and died while she was in her early thirties. There's Elvis. We can all sing at least the first lines of his Blue Christmas and can pick out his distinctive sexy voice on any song within a few notes. But Elvis had his problems, too, one of which was a prescription drug addiction that sadly destroyed him. And there is no one who tops Bing Crosby's original rendition of White Christmas, but after his death, he was accused of being a cold and abusive father. These gifted yet troubled famous people sort of represent us all. We are all deeply flawed. That is why we need the Savior whose birth we celebrate on Christmas.