It is my understanding that the observance of Christmas was not celebrated within the church for a long time but it was the celebration of Easter that drew all the attention. Since we celebrate both in our worship each Sunday, do we truly miss the celebration? Perhaps this is the message to give to others that ask. Saying this, I will admit that there is nothing more moving for me than singing Silent Night during a candlelit sanctuary on Christmas Eve. Because our pastor serves two congregations and many of our members are employed in the oil field, one congregation celebrates their Christmas Eve on the last mid-week service in Advent and the other traditionally has a Christmas Eve service. However, we have not had a Christmas day service in well over 20 years by allowing the ending of our Christmas Eve service to acknowledge Christ's birth with Joy to the World.