Peace On Earth And Good Will Towards Whoever.

Since it's Christmas eve and I don't want to spoil the holiday by whining about how bad people act the day before Christmas, I think I'll render something more positive.

It's Christmas. Whether you're Christian like myself and look towards the sky at Christmas time or you just get into the holiday, one thing is for certain: People (for the most part) change on Christmas. Now obviously the minute they get behind a wheel it's Christmas with the devil, but there's a positive side.

For one, Charities experience a spike in donations. Oh, don't give me the excuse "Well of couse they do. There's a friggin' Salvation Army Santa on every damn corner!" It's all charities. People get this light from their head to the world and feel more positive. Yes, even the Scrooges who curse the holiday because they've over burdened themselves with gift giving via a list of 75 people they know. If they didn't want to see the smiling faces of their friends on Christmas, they would toss the list to the wayside.

Some people will say it's the position of the stars in the sky, the moon, the gravitation and other celestial factors. Still others will site obligation and guilt as why people give more at Christmas. I prefer this explanation from "The Christmas Attic" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra:

"There is something about this night,
That the Lord has arranged,
That reaches deep into our souls,
And causes us to want to change."

Merry Christmas.