very Christmas-y post

I was asked to speak in Sacrament meeting at church today. ( general stuff about that )

It took me a while to organize my thoughts, because the directions I was given were: Christ and Christmas, talk for ten to fifteen minutes. Okay... that's a fairly broad topic, eh? At any rate, I'm pleased with the final result. Here's a slightly modified version of the talk I gave.
( Lots of Old and New Testament scriptures, etc., about Christmas. Feel free to skip if that isn't interesting to you. )

links: the Noel edition

I've stumbled across a few fun things this Christmas season.
( stuff back here! fics, vids, songs... )

Um, I may have music soon. If I can figure out how to upload stuff. Any reason for me to prefer megaupload or sendspace or whatever? I'm going for a free account, so the extra services aren't going to be a factor in the decision.

eta: I can't believe I forgot it's the first day of Hanukkah! So happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate it.