Brad Stine: "I remember when people said things like, 'Merry Christmas'
to each other. EVERYBODY said, 'Merry Christmas! Hey, Merry Christmas
to you, Mr. Lohenstein. Do you know why? Because it wasn't about a
religion, it was about something as a culture that we thought was so
valuable, even if I disagreed with the religion behind it, because it was
good for ALL of us instead of just me. But what do people say now?
'Happy Holidays.' 'See, I just say, "Happy Holidays," because I don't
want to say, "Merry Christmas," because you don't believe in Christmas,
and I don't want to offend you, and...*chipmunk noises*'"It's called "Christmas"!I went to the coffee shop
To get myself a mocha
The lady at the counter
Said, "Happy holidays"
I said, "Thanks, lady,
I am pretty happy;
But there's only one holiday
That makes me feel that way."
And...It's called "Christmas"
What more can I say?
It's about the birth of Christ
And you can't take that away
You can call it something else
But that's not what it will be
It's called "Christmas"
With a capital "C"God's got a law
And we've pretty much destroyed it
We're gonna get judged
There's no way to avoid
But Jesus came down
To take the punishment for me
He did for you, too,
So now maybe you can see why...It's called "Christmas"
What more can I say?
It's about the birth of Christ
And you can't take that away
You can call it something else
But that's not what it will be
It's called "Christmas"
With a capital "C"It's called "Christmas"...Brad Stine: "Oh, yes, we want to say, 'Happy Holidays' because we don't
leave anybody out. Really? How come there's a ton of holidays in
February - nobody says, 'Happy Holidays' in February, do they? They say
what it is, 'Happy Valentines' - OOOO, do you believe in love?"It's called "Christmas"Brad Stine: "But nobody wants to say, 'Christmas'! Everything
else but 'Christmas'. Why? I know why. You do, too. It's because
it's got 'Christ' in it, and after 2,000 years He's still intimidating
people. You see, when a religious person says, 'I am the way,'
people don't want to hear it. They don't!"It's called "Christmas"Brad Stine: "I say you gotta say, 'Merry Christmas' because it IS!
If you don't believe in it, fine. But I've got a flash for you:
Christianity happens to be the religious heritage of my
country whether you like it or not..."It's called "Christmas"Brad Stine: "So if you're not a Christian, or you don't like it,
and you don't want Christmas celebrated, God bless you!
But let me tell you something: if you think you're gonna stop
me from saying it because it offends you,hey, I've got a flash
for you: PUT A HELMET ON! It's my country, too!"It's called "Christmas"
What more can I say?
It's about the birth of Christ
And you can't take that away
You can call it something else
But that's not what it will be
It's called "Christmas"
With a capital "C"(Come on!)It's called "Christmas"
What more can I say?
It's about the birth of Christ
And you can't take that away
You can call it something else
But that's not what it will be
It's called "Christmas"
(It's called "Christmas")
It's called "Christmas"
With a capital "C"