I’ll start with a confessional. Sometimes, Christmas music gets on my nerves. But before you call the grinch squad on me, I’ll explain. I will use The Little Drummer Boy as a jumping off place.
I wasn’t supposed to be Santa. I was a school photographer — just filling in when the scheduled Santa didn’t show up. I put on the beard, told my other photographer she’d have to take all the pictures, and stepped into the role. It was meant to be temporary. But God had other plans.
Because questions about a Christmas Eve service come up every year, here are my thoughts to consider if your church is planning a Christmas Eve service this year.
You might be already thinking about goals for the upcoming new year even though we’re a few weeks away from 2026, and I assume that some of those goals are related to your spiritual walk.