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Originally Posted by CroFlames
You are officially the first person I know who thinks Christmas shopping is fun (other than the females in my life who are slaves to consumerism).
I think less is more (generally speaking, and for Christmas), but then again I actually celebrate the birth of Jesus (I know, who does that anymore?). I don't really have a horse in the "war on christmas" race. It doesn't bug me one iota what people celebrate or don't. And like I said earlier, if someone wished me a Happy Hanukkah or Happy Holiday I accept their greeting without reservation. I do find it comical though that folks actually get offended if someone wishes them a Merry Christmas.
So to all of CP, from December 1st to January 1st, feel free to wish me any holiday greeting you like  And if you are actually curious which specific days I celebrate, they are:
- Christmas Eve (usually old traditions from my European roots)
- Christmas Day (lots of Skyping with family scattered)
- St Stephen (aka Boxing Day) the first Christian Martyr, and my grandfather's namesake whom I never met so it's kinda a connection for me.
- New Years Eve, a type of thanksgiving for the year that was.
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When I was younger, in my early 20's, I use to like Christmas. We use to have a tradition, that when all of us buddies were home, we would hit the ballet and drink large volumes of alcohol. Usually, it would be around Dec 22 or Dec 23.
Wait, as I write this I realize it was really the ballet I liked.