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Originally Posted by FireFly
You shouldn't have to. At the same time, respect needs to be shown for those who do celebrate some form of holiday at this time of year.
When I worked in retail, we were not allowed to play 'Christmas Carols' we could only play songs that did not celebrate Christmas. Let it Snow, etc. It's irritating. I'm not supposed to wish anyone a Merry Christmas, I have to tell them to have a Happy Holiday. The holiday is Christmas! (At least officially.)
What does Christmas mean to me? It's a time for family, friends, giving, receiving, love, all that jazz. It's also about the birth of Christ, but since it's well known that if he was born, his birth would've been closer to October, that's really fallen by the wayside. Easter is much more important religiously for me.
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Well I have no issue whatsoever with anyone who wants to celebrate anything....heck celebrate the making of fine Scotch Whiskey if you want, but I do not need to respect that choice!
If Christmas is strong enough in itself to maintain the ties to the past then so be it...itll keep its hold on the marketplace. If however, Kwanza or Solstice makes gains, then more power to these vacations as well.
If you dont celebrate the meaning of Christmas...in its supposed true form...yet you want to hang on to the celebration what does that mean? Maybe its the underlying message or feeling one got from childhood?