Winter Traditions: Sun Gods in December

December and the Sun Gods

December marks the celebration of many solar "saviors" and Gods, usually on December 25th.

Many of them have the word "Light" in their titles. They include, Baal, Dionysus and of course, Jesus Christ.

Here are the lyrics to my favorite carol:  

In the Bleak Mid-Winter   

Words: Christina Rosetti 

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, 

Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; 

Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, 

In the bleak midwinter, long ago. 

Heaven cannot hold Him, nor the earth sustain; 

Heaven and earth shall welcome Him when He comes to reign. 

In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed 

For the Lord God Almighty, incarnate Jesus Christ. 

Angels and archangels may have gathered there, 

Cherubim and seraphim thronged in the air; 

But His mother only, in her maiden bliss, 

Worshipped the beloved, only with a kiss. 

What then can I give Him, poor as I am? 

If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; 

If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; 

What then can I give Him... I will give my heart.