Christmas Goes Global

Dear Ms. Jeanette:

I really admired your “Christmas Song for 2008″ posted on Dec. 15th, 2008 at http://ideasbeyondborders.com and it is pretty impressive. You can use my article — it is much appreciated if you could post it in your website, my dear.

With best regards,

Hank Kyaw Sunn

“Christmas Goes Global”

I remember when I was a child — during cold and dry seasons in Burma especially in December, the loveliest month of the year — children were all happy. Various events, traditional or not, were widely celebrated but among the most exciting ones was the Christmas Day. We could hear songs of Christmas carols floating everywhere in the air around town and the Christmas song that I loved the most was “Jingle Bells”. My children now love it, too.

Christmas not only represents Christianity but also the races of all kinds, the regions of the world and even any color of political systems. The symbol of Christmas is reflected in times of sharing joy, happiness, and offering; in singing, drinking and festivals in commemoration of the birth of Christ and the time of family reunion. I do believe that the faith of Christianity reflected in the teachings about patience, forgiveness, kindness, endurance, and revenge is so natural and humanitarian. Although Christianity originated in the Middle East, it is disseminating and propagating worldwide. Nowadays, Christmas is celebrated all over the globe even in communist Russia and China. How marvelous and awesome it really is!

I realized that Christmas is not only a sign of Christianity but the festival of the world prior to wishing, welcoming and celebrating the coming of a Happy New Year! How beautiful and lovely it is to experience Christmas with everybody, anybody! That’s why Christmas goes international, I say.

Every year, my sweet memories of Christmas always lingers as below:

-  Before Christmas Day, I always hear ‘‘We wish you a merry Christmas’’ sung by troupes of carolers.
-  In ‘‘Christmas Time”, everybody is happy and joyful, I do believe.
-  There’s “Silver Bells”, Ring-A-Ling, hear them ring on every street corner.
-  And ‘‘Jingle Bells”, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in an open sleigh!
-  Then “Santa Claus is coming to town” delivering presents to the children.
-  So, ‘‘Senior Santa Claus” is coming down from the chimney at night.
-  Oh! ‘‘Santa looks like Daddy and Daddy looks like Santa” — I’m not really dreaming but it’s confusing.
-  My parents and friends are “Rocking around the Christmas tree” with Presley’s songs.
-  Some are dancing with “Merry Christmas Polka” anyway.
-  But I’m busy with “There is an Old Christmas Card” in the drawer.
-  And dreaming of the “White Christmas”.
-  Also, I’m so lonesome I could cry and I’m thinking about “Lonely this Christmas”.
-  And I have a “Blue Christmas” without you because I’d be so blue thinking about YOU.
-  Finally, “Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” to YOU!

A lovely piece of sharing from a good friend, Mr. Kyaw Sunn. Thank you, Sir!