A band formed at Warner Pacific College in 1999 under the name “Call Box.” They were a campus worship band.  The Band changed their name to “Kutless” in October 2001. They chose their name because of Romans 6:23 — “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (NRSV). Because of this, the band says, “He took our cuts for us… leaving us ‘Kutless’.

Like most bands, they released a Christmas album. It contained a couple of original songs, one of which is below. It reminds us of the real purpose and meaning of Christmas, which I think is important for us to remember in our Advent preparations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20HoJZecNqM

THIS IS CHRISTMAS

Do you find it hard to sleep tonight
Resting by the Christmas lights
Could there be something you forgot
Beyond the bows, and mistletoe
The tree with presents wrapped below
There’s more to this than you had ever thought
Have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year

What is Christmas If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger
What is Christmas without Christ

Remember how the story goes
God’s gift was wrapped in swaddling clothes
Beneath the star, one great and holy night
The shepherds heard the angels sing
The wise man brought an offering
Peace on Earth began in Bethlehem
Have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year

What is Christmas If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger
What is Christmas If the angels never sang ‘Glory to the new born King’
What is Christmas without Christ

There’d be no gloria In excelsis deo
Gloria In excelsis deo

What is Christmas If there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger
What is Christmas without Christ
This is Christmas It’s all about a Savior wrapped in a manger
This is Christmas Because of Jesus Christ
This is Christmas Because of Christ
Because of Christ

During your preparation this Advent, especially today, remember these words:  “This is Christmas It’s all about a Savior wrapped in a manger.”