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Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love to go christmas caroling and my favorite eating a big christmas dinner. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon … [interesting history](http://www.history.com/topics/christmas). It was not a holiday in early America, and in …fact was outlawed in Boston for a few years. Christmas didn't become a federal holiday in America until 1870… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by diafol … Christians is often quoted. Well, what's the definition of Christmas then? I get the gist though. The time of the… the references, but anyway... http://voices.yahoo.com/the-history-christmas-its-pagan-origins-646539.html?cat=74 Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by G_Waddell … a matter of perspective, for instance, for me Christmas is December 25th but it does actually not fall on … as the pagan winter solstice festivals,) Eastern Christian churches celebrate Christmas in January for example. To me the holiday has morphed… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by GrowFastDigital Christmas let our year end happily. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 …in a Pear Tree On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Four Calling …in a Pear Tree On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Nine Ladies …in a Pear Tree On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Eleven Pipers …in a Pear Tree On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 12 Drummers Drumming… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon …state That's not true here in USA. Here, Christmas is all about celebrating the birth of Christ, probably …75% of all Christmas music has Christ as it's theme. > Christians… claim Christmas for themselves It's called CHRISTmas for a reason. Name it something else… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by mike_2000_17 …old, boring stuff). I don't see why Christmas would ever be abolished out of an argument … separation. Most atheists and non-practicing Christians celebrate Christmas happily, and enjoy it as much as anyone else… holyday without violating church-state separation. Christians claim Christmas for themselves, just like they claim marriage for themselves… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon …, but most likely in the spring. But the very name CHRISTmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ. One of the… other things. >Many people suffer from the misconception that Christmas is a Christian holiday Well, it wouldn't be called… Christmas if it wasn't a Christian holiday. Why not just … Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by jwenting > IMO declaring Christmas as a federal holiday violates that law. (Public Law 90-… join a specific religious group and forces them to celebrate Christmas within that group. That's what the establishment clause means… that all citizens MUST be a member of. Just declaring Christmas day to be a day off for federal workers doesn… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon I didn't say we would abolish Christmas -- just the federal holiday due to separation of church and … no law respecting an establishment of religion". IMO declaring Christmas as a federal holiday violates that law. ([Public Law 90… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Stuugie Well I'm as Athiest as it gets and i don't want to lose Christmas on account of secular governments. I like the festive time of year, the family gatherings, the food, the goodies, and the list can go on. Let's keep Christmas, call it whatever suits the person giving it a name and carry on! :) Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by jwenting > Santa or father Christmas represents St. Nicolas.. However the red coat comes from a …, then moved in time a few weeks to coincide with Christmas. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 Exactly we have entrenched christmas in so many aspects of our culture. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 In today's retail they abbreviate christmas to Xmas to eliminate the Christ aspect of it and to make it more about the presents ant the gifts, Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Reverend Jim Xmas as an alternative to Christmas actually dates back several hundred years. The X comes from the Greek letter, chi, which is the first letter of the word that we know in English as Christ. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon No one said anything about abolishing Christmas, just abolishing the American federal holiday. Nothing else would change. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 Unfortunatly no we are closed on Christmas. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Warrens80 Diafol- i am a student but i also work at Taco Bell. Taco Bell is closed on Christmas but i also Learn tricks that retailers at other stores use, such as Walmart. But let's try to stay on topic. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by G_Waddell Santa or father Christmas represents St. Nicolas.. However the red coat comes from a Coca Cola advert... He used to be green Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon …’s depiction of him for The Coca-Cola Company’s Christmas advertising in the 1930s.[7][32] The popularity of the… Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by vegaseat I heard in Germany an angel brings the presents on Christmas eve. A little more believable for little kids than a fat guy sliding down the non existent chimney. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Reverend Jim Fill the bars with Christmas drinking fa la la la la la la la la See the people getting stinking fa la la la la la la la la Though their brains are half corroded fa la la la la la la la la Still they try to drive home loaded fa la la la la la la la la Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by <M/> … to join along! i mean why not? It's the christmas spirit, lol. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by vegaseat "Heap on the wood! The wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still." ... Sir Walter Scott Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon 12 days of Christmas song -- how many people were given to my true love? No fair peeking or googling. Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by <M/> >12 days of Christmas song -- how many people were given to my true love? I have no idea... Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by diafol >12 days of Christmas song -- how many people were given to my true love? No fair peeking or googling. Heh heh, how many people are not going to peek? There are probably a few versions, but as I remember it there's a human/animal-ring transition almost half way through. Can't remember if it's 8|7 or 7|6? Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by cproger I only know the first line. It's like: On the first day of Christmas..... I forgot the song! Re: Christmas is coming 11 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon … the Gregorian calendar, which is based on Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas and the birth of Christ). If you don't believe…