Tom Ascol writes: I like Spurgeon on the subject of Christmas because he does not fit easily into either of the simple pre-cut molds that tend to dominate those with strong opinions on whether Christians should even acknowledge, much less celebrate Christmas. In one corner you have those who give a resounding “NO” to this question. After all, the Bible does not even hint at celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ annually. Furthermore, Christmas is an adaptation of a pagan festival and “what hath light to do with darkness?” In the other corner are those who seem to think that anything less than an all-out celebration of Christmas–even by those who are not Christians–is an assault on our faith and one more indication of how godless our culture has become. Spurgeon’s views are considerably more nuanced than either of these.
