Of you have the King James Version, I don't believe it says anything about CARVING. It says they sturdird it with hammer and nail. And the decorations are nothing to do with Christ. It's about self. Now you can have a rainbow tree with all kinds of decor. Its ALL wrong. Its to make you feel good and happy. And cozy. It's not about Christ. And they didnt bring everyone gifts. They brought the KING gifts. And because Christ is born, I don't deserve a diamond ring. Its NOT ABOUT ME OR ANYONE ELSE BUT CHRIST. JUST REALIZED THIS 2 YEARS AGO. SO GREATFUL! It says The people are vain. Decorated trees and gifts sound pretty vain to me. And I've noticed that pastors try to carve out a pretty story about the tree and the gifts but it is all vain. John MacArthur is one of them. Talked about how they decorate with family homemade decorations. It's not about his family. And he talked about its okay to give your family gifts. Vain. THE GIFT HAS BEEN GIVEN. And David Jeremiah just this year talked about why we celebrate Christmas. But I only heard him talk about a man that he really likes and how they were riding around in a black and a white LIMO! And they hoped no one noticed. OH, and how they ate at a FANCY HOTEL. VAIN. NEVER REALY SPOKE ABOUT THE LORD. I SKIPPED MOST SO I MAY HAVE MISSED IT IF HE DID. I HAVE SEE THE LIGHT.