Creating Christmas Atmosphere

Although the biblical Christmas story's content remains the same, how it is understood from year to year depends on many things: attitudes, cultural context, geography, religion, language, music, etc. All of these influence the atmosphere created and experienced in and around the Christmas story and Christmastime. Perhaps one's celebration is satisfied by a secular atmosphere created simply by singing "We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." Nostalgia also plays a role in how Christ