By Charles Betzler
The Sapulpa Herald conducted a man-on-the-street interview after the Jingle Bells Drawing, asking visitors to the Route 66 Christmas Chute, “What does Christmas mean to you?” Here are some of the responses we received:
Cameron VanBuskirk, Ada: “Family, getting together, and giving.”
Lynn Denny, Edmond: “Family and friends.”
Logan Curtis, Norman: “Christmas means togetherness, fun, and family.”
Craig Downs, Adair: “A time of love and family and our Savior.”
Mark and Renee Robertson, Tulsa: “Joy, peace, love, family, and giving.”
Dale Coonfield and his daughter Peyton, Edmond: ”Joy, happiness, and being together.”
Emily Wagner, Sapulpa: “It means just enjoying and being with your family, and celebrating Jesus.”
Jeanette Harless, Sapulpa: “Jesus’ birth, family time, being together with family and fitness, and celebrating.”
Gary Bond, Sapulpa: “Jesus is the reason for the season, that is what it means to me.”
Dale Astel, Tulsa: “The most important thing is the religious aspect of it; the birth of Jesus and the joy that we see this time of the year, the community, and the children get so excited about Christmas, the magic of it.”
Kevin Linier, Sapulpa: “Christmas means getting to spend time with family and getting to relish just being together in times like these where we don’t always get to be together.”
Maddie Linier, Sapulpa: “Christmas means getting to celebrate a season of hope as well as my Lord and Savior. With my loved ones, just celebrating hope.”
Iris Philbeck, Sapulpa: “Christmas means beauty and love.”
David Clinton, Oklahoma City: “Togetherness and family.”
Jimmy Ritchie, Sapulpa: “Christmas is all about Christ, when He was born, how He grew and died for our sins.”
Drake Bardwell, Ponca City: “What Christmas means to me is about family and the birth of Jesus, which is the greatest gift of all.”
John Algeo, Sapulpa: “Hide from the family.”
Brad Barr, Sapulpa: “To celebrate the birth of Christ and what Christ has done for me and my family and the surrounding community.”
