Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?

I've always identified with Charlie Brown a great deal (perhaps almost too closely). I can't ever seem to kick the football, flying a kite ends in guaranteed disaster, and I'm constantly and consistently confused by the world we live in. Just like Sparky, I ever-so-slightly don't fit into the prevailing wisdom, and I don't really "get" what everybody else seems to feel about everything. And just like Charlie Brown, every year I seem to find myself questioning what we're really doing, what every one is thinking, and what seems to be wrong with me. Fortunately, also like Charlie Brown I have a good friend in Linus van Pelt to remind me not only of what the true meaning of Christmas is, but also the true meaning of every other day all year round:

And there were in that same country shepherds,
abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, an angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them,
and they were sore afraid.
Then the angel said unto them, 'Fear not!
For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day, in the city of David,
a Savior,
'tis Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you:
you shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.'

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God and saying:
'Glory to God in the highest!
And on Earth,
peace and goodwill toward men!'
-Luke 2:8-15

That's the real meaning of Christmas.