B. Christianity has always seemed like foolishness. Our faith is not in reasonableness, but God's power. Rich young ruler was just like us, walked away. C. Jesus was born as a king, and he demands our worship and obedience. Our problem is not that Christmas is hard to believe, but that we don't WANT to believe it.
Belief requires change.
I'm having a lot of holiday stress. You don't shop for anyone. You've got two weeks off from school. And your parents do all the cooking, cleaning and decorating. Deep down, I doubt my greed for presents can overcome my desire to misbehave.