It's not Christmas, it's August tenth, and Ezra Pound is referenced in the Spring minicourse, but this is a time when the stars show the Perseid showers so wise men might still be sneaking about trying to avoid Herod while looking for a star over a stall full of hay or some such.
We can all be glad that Padre Pio became a priest upon this day many moons ago. Please note that the Tolkien class is simply a way of introducing the public to the idea that very intellectually oriented people are not off their rocker for believing the story of Jesus, whatever Festus may have said to St paul in Acts 26:24 about "reading too many books." So check out the stars, the full moon and the hot August sun this San Lorenzo. And check out the chivalry class if you wish. Cambridge has the deets.