The Christmas season is here again and allows an opportunity to rethink its original meaning. To do this I would suggest a reading of the gospel narrative of the birth of Christ as outlined in Luke 2:1-19. In addition, I would suggest a reading of O. Henry's classic The Gift of the Magi. For those not familiar with this short story the plot concerns Jim Dillingham Young and his wife Della. They are a young couple who are very much in love with each other but are destitute. They can barely afford their one-room apartment opposite the elevated train. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch given to him by his father. To raise the funds she has her beautiful long hair cut off and sold to make a wig. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs for her lovely, knee-length hair. Although each is surprised by the extreme to which the other has gone, each is pleased with the gift they received, because it represents the other's love for them. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions. Christmas is not about money but about love. Christmas is about sacrificial giving just like God so loved the world and gave His only begotten Son to die for the sins of others in order to provide the gift of salvation. I do not know when Christmas was taken hostage by the children so that individuals today think it is all about buying them toys, but I do know I would like to liberate the day from the tyranny of that idea. Christmas was started by adults, the magi, to honor the King of kings. It is time to reestablish that concept.