REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN IN CHRISTMAS ADDRESS TO THE NATION
CROSS HALL REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN IN CHRISTMAS ADDRESS TO THE NATION THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. “How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is given.” There is a certain stillness at the center of the Christmas story. A silent night when all the world goes quiet and all the glamour, all the noise, everything that divides us, everything that pits us against one another, everything -- everything that seems so important but really isn’t, this all fades away in stillness of the winter’s evening. And we look to the sky, to a lone star, shining brighter than all the rest, guiding us to the birth of a child -- a child Christians believe to be the son of God; miraculously now, here among us on Earth, bringing hope, love and peace and joy to the world. Yes, it’s a story that’s 2,000 years old, but it’s still very much alive today. Just look into the eyes of a child on Christmas morning, or listen to the laughter of a family together t...