Evan Craft - This Is Christmas Lyrics

This Is Christmas turns attention from familiar holiday scenes to the birth of Jesus. Tinsel, public displays, crowded streets, bright lights, and seasonal films establish the surrounding celebration, but the song asks that the older story be recalled. Its chorus centers on the manger and names the child Immanuel, presenting Christmas as the arrival of God among humanity rather than merely a collection of customs.

The second verse develops that confession through images of Jesus resting in the arms of Mary, holiness taking flesh, and mercy entering human disorder. These lines closely follow the Gospel announcement of a Savior born in Bethlehem and the promise that Immanuel means God with his people. The angels declaring peace also recalls the praise heard by the shepherds on the night of the birth. By repeating that God is with humanity, the bridge gathers the song into a concise statement of Christian hope: the mystery of the manger is evidence that divine mercy has drawn near.