I'm sure many here are familiar with the works of Phil Ochs. This is one of those songs I try to get non-activist friends to listen to and they indulge me because we are friends but I rarely get acknowledgement of the message Phil is trying to convey here -- namely that the spirit of the season is not "Where would Jesus shop?" but rather "Who would Jesus help?" The lyrics are pasted below, and all copyright is with whoever owns Phil Ochs' works. I've tried to paste a YouTube video of the song below the fold.
Christmas shoppers shopping on a neon city street
Another Christmas dollar for another Christmas treat
There's satin on the pretty dolls that make the children glow
While a boy is walking ragged in the cold Kentucky snow
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor
There's lots of toys for children when the Christmas time is near
But the present for the miners is a stocking full of beer
In the dark hills of Kentucky there's one gift that may be found
The coal dust of forgotten days that's lying on the ground
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor
Let's drink a toast to Congress and a toast to Santa Claus
And a toast to all the speeches that bring the loud applause
There's not enough to give, no, there's just not enough to share
So let's drown the sounds of sorrow with a hearty Christmas cheer
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year's Day
For now's a time of plenty and plenty's here to stay
But if you knew what Christmas was, I think that you would find
Christ is spending Christmas in the cold Kentucky mine
No, they don't have Christmas in Kentucky
There's no holly on a West Virginia door
For the trees don't twinkle when you're hungry
And the jingle bells don't jingle when you're poor
12/9: Edited to fix embedded video