Joy at Rockefeller Center

This year it happened on a live Christmas show that was watched the world over – Christmas at Rockefeller Center. Thousands of people wrapped themselves in scarves and warm coats to stand under a 10-ton tree studded with 30,000 lights and topped with a Swarovski crystal star and wait. Finally, after Michael Buble, Justin Bieber, and Victoria Swift belted out old Christmas favorites wrapped in 21st century music, after the Rockettes danced, after Billy Crystal made everyone laugh – just when I stopped paying much attention because I figured only commercials were left, everything got quiet. I looked up at the TV, and after that brief hush, the song began. All joined in. Singing, “Joy to the world, The Lord has come.” And on, “He rules the world, with truth and grace.” And on,”he comes to make his blessings known…far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found.” I was astounded. I thought, “Do people know what they’re singing?” And then the tree suddenly came alive with its 40,000 LED lights. Indeed, “He comes to make his glory known.”