The man I'm talking about was not a scrooge No, he was a kind, a decent, a mostly good man Generous to his family and upright in his dealings with other men But he just did not believe in all of that incarnation stuff Which the churches proclaim at Christmas time It just did not make sense and he was too honest To pretend otherwise He could not swallow the Jesus' story About God coming to earth as a man He told his wife, I'm truly sorry to distress you But I'm just not going with you to church this Christmas Eve He said he'd feel like a hypocrite That he'd much rather just stay home But that he would wait up for them So, he stayed, and they went to the midnight service Now, shortly after, the family drove away in the car Snow began to fall He went to the window to watch the flurries Getting heavier and heavier Then he went back to his fireside chair Began to read his newspaper Minutes later, he was startled by a thudding sound And then another, then yet anothe...