Open the hymnals. Pull out the stops on the organ, for we are going to sing a song. What song shall we sing? We could sing Martin Luther's hymn of the Reformation, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Maybe a hymn by Charles Wesley, such as "And Can It Be," would express how we feel about our Christian faith. We might want to consider something on a little more feeling level like Joseph M. Scriven's "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," or Fanny J. Crosby's "To God Be The Glory." 

No, let's not sing any of these. Instead, let's sing a song about Christmas. "Wait a minute! Did I hear you correctly? You want to sing a Christmas carol? Don't you realize that Christmas is over? Don't you think maybe it is time to put the carols away for another year?" 

It's time to sing a Christmas carol. What carol …