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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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge by GrowFastDigital Christmas let our year end happily. Re: Christmas is coming Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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 Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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. 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Re: Christmas is coming Community Center Geeks' Lounge 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?