#CHRISTMAS

Levi Fishman

levifishman

I remember so clearly in December of 2009 when B. Hussein Obama passed legislation forbidding us from saying “Merry Christmas.”I remember the fearful whispers of “Merry Christmas,” said in passing,

Alexandra Erin

AlexandraErin

Observation: Being home for Christmas is a whole sub-genre of music, but ultimately the songs are about travel and distance, with the implicit assumption that home = distant family. So

Tim Schenck

FatherTim

In the midst of the Christmas season, and on this Feast of the Holy Innocents, I implore you not to turn Christmas into little more than seasonal escapism. Yes, it’s

Lori... Just Lori

pitcherplantnl

Also, for the love of God people, when you decorate your Christmas tree this year, please use a good ratio of lights to tree.Scanty is unacceptable. I'll never sleep now,

tobias

sabo_borke

i didn't make a christmas song this year (kind of forgot to, kind of just didn't feel like it) so here are some christmas classics from previous years WHEN CHRIST

David Frum

davidfrum

In the 19th century, genteel Britons began wishing each other "Happy Christmas" rather than "Merry Christmas" because "merry" was understood to mean "drunk off your face." Worse - per Oxford

RevDaniel

RevDaniel

Christians, the government / society / your neighbours / the TV station you’re watching / the retail store you’re purchasing from / the clerk attending to you are NOT obliged

🍴Hungry City Hippy

HungryCityHippy

Just stumbled across something that caused actual tears of laughter and I have to share it with you.Researching Barcelona's Christmas markets, I came across an article titled "Curl One Out

Leeds Libraries

leedslibraries

For today’s #LeedsDropInAndDraw we will be looking at cards and our beloved Victorian scrapbook that was mysteriously donated to us in the 1990’s. It’s bursting with curious and traditional card

CHRIStmas with the king

theodramatist

I do wonder now if “The Spirit of Christmas” is a necessary consumer capitalist mythos to absolve people for their (necessary for the holiday) excessive consumption. That there is a

Josiah Augustine

JosiahBulgarian

Been watching a lot of children’s Christmas programs with the little man lately. I notice one disturbing trend: somewhere within 5 years after 2000, seemingly every studio decided “let’s fire

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

Even if everyone follows the new restrictions over Christmas, it still isn't enough. Modelling showed that if 50% of us meet one other household the R number will increase by

Sietske Bergsma

SBergsma

No Christmas celebrations in England, Germany? CS Lewis's point was really rather profound. His original words — "Always winter and never Christmas" — were his way of showing how tyrants

Theo ✡︎ טוביה (Shtetl-Curious Era) 🏳️‍🌈

jewish_activist

Tonight is Nittel Nacht, a night where European Jews refrained from learning Torah and stayed inside their homes. This “holiday” was instituted for two reasons, but I’m only going to

Joanna Wilson

TisTheSeasonTV

NEW WEEK: NEW DECADE. We're counting down CHRISTMAS TV HISTORY by decades--this week: the 1980s. Today's discussion: 1988 Christmas episode of the WONDER YEARS. The Arnold family wants color TV

Mohammad Hussain

MohammadHussain

Observation 6: ORNAMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.That cost me $15.99. That's more than three everything bagels. I am furious. For what it cost, you best believe that I am insisting that it

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