"Mary and Joseph were camping out under a star in the east...it was a silent night in Bethlehem until the angels began to sing...Then Santa brought Baby Jesus in his sleigh and laid him in a manger...Pay attention Jeffy, or you'll NEVER learn the story of Christmas!...Chestnuts were roastin' by an open fire and not a creature was stirring...So the Grinch stole some swaddling clothes from Scrooge who was one of the three wise men ridin' on eight tiny reindeer" (From The Family Circus comic strip). On that first Christmas at least Simeon got it right!
Even though Simeon was about 7 weeks late he was eagerly waiting for God to end Israel's suffering with the coming of the Messiah (2:21-25).