Editor’s note: Since 2015, we have shared Frank Marino’s thoughts about Jesus Christ and the meaning of Christmas and the man for whom it is named. The response has been has been striking. For those who might have missed Marino’s interview, we offer it to you once again in the spirit of the season.

Billions of people around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ today.

Frank Marino is both a devout Christian and musician of world-wide fame. (Courtesy: Frank Marino)

But who exactly was this man that so many feel so close to?

Why, over 2,000 years later, do we still celebrate his birth?

For answers and some perspective on these and other questions, I turned to my friend Frank Marino, a world-renowned musician by profession and an incisive theologian by avocation.

Gentle and generous of spirit, I can think of no better person to share his thoughts about Christmas and the man for whom it is named than Marino.