Like stores that are well stocked with commercial Christmas items months before the December celebration of our Savior’s birth, I wanted Christians and seekers to be well-stocked with Scriptures that point to why celebrating Christmas, the Jesus Christ of Christmas, is so important and steeped in the Bible. He didn’t just happen to show up in a manger one day, but His arrival to earth was preordained and can be seen in the types and shadows (people, places, events and stories that foreshadow aspects of Christ and the Church) of the Old Testament. Salvation was planned for each of us. Let’s intentionally celebrate the One who gave it to us.