Three Kings and Gift Giving

It's black friday, which also means that it is socially acceptable to begin Christmas music for the season. While listening to the song, "Do you hear what I hear?" the verse with the shepherd boy to the mighty king this thought was sparked. The wise men from oriental (Asian/Middle East) lands brought gifts for a Royalty, but the baby King of kings was cold in the manger. The song actually says, "a child, a child shivers in the cold, let us bring him silver and gold." Doesn't really make sense to give this child jewelry does it? On one level it does because He is the KING the king in the end, the Aragorn of LOTR, the Aslan of Narnia! But the child is in a cave (what was used for stables at the time of Jesus' birth) and I am not sure that blankets and more simple everyday wares would not have been a bit more fitting. I am not saying the Asian/Middle Eastern kings were failures or bad in their giving at all. I am just trying for a different angle at the nativity scene. However, this observation and gesture makes me think of the verses in James 2:14-17. Then again, these verses refer to the believer, and I believe that it is safe to assume that we were dealing with seeking future believers at best, so to hold the wise men to this standard would be sac religious. Morals of the story: The best that you can give is an acceptable offering for Christ. Humor: Jesus received just three gifts for Christmas- but they were pretty large price tag items- so this story's guidance on budgeting for Christmas is still unclear.