The story of Herod in the bible and Dr Seuss' the "Grinch that stole Christmas" remind us that there are those things that would attempt to kill or steal the Christmas Spirit from our heart. But Herod could not kill the Christ of Christmas. Today, he is dead and christ is alive. The Grinch could not steal the spirit of Christmas as the people of Who-ville realized the greater truth, the Christmas spirit in is the heart and not the trappings of Christmas. When we focus on the reason for the the season and we worship the King of the World the the Christmas spirit cannot be taken from us.