[virgil]

I agree. What's the point of celebrating the holiday if you take the religious significance out of it? There would be nothing left to justify the "consumer event" that it has become. Everything down to the gift giving has it's origin in the Christmas story. I would be happy to fore go the spending and just celebrate with family. Kind of like a 2nd Thanksgiving.

[little jeremiah]

Mrs LJ and I make edible presents for friends and relatives, and other than that it's pretty quiet! (I get to eat the ones that are too burnt or aren't the right shape -I'm not really very "little".)

I like reading the Bible about Jesus' birth on Christmas eve. I like it when it snows too, but it doesn't much around here.

I try to avoid going in any stores in the whole month of December, just puts me out of countenance.