What are you celebrating this year?

[Robert Maxwell]

I didn't want to vote "Christmas" because it seems like the poll option has a religious connotation for it and I do not. Technically, I am exchanging gifts (among other things ) with my girlfriend, who will be sticking around for New Year's.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

I voted Giftmas because we put up the tree and all that but do not practice the religious aspects of Christmas.

I agree with you on the carols, Mark - my solution is to amass a collection of Christmas CDs that's getting to be almost embarassingly big and will continue to get bigger.

I really don't need any more versions of "The 12 Days of Christmas," though. Nuthin' wrong with it, per se, but why do so many people insist on including that song on their collections?

Kathryn, i did the same thing for years. My Chrismas CD collection is pretty ridiculous and it's hard finding CDs that don't have all the same songs as the rest of them.

The problem is, i can no longer listen to Christmas music! I got tired of it a couple of years ago. Go figure! I'd be happy to send some to you if i have any CDs that you don't have. PM me!

**edit...just PM'd you

 

[auntiehill]

Christmas and Giftmas. My family celebrates Christmas in a BIG way. Huge, elaborate Christmas trees, a big family dinner, tons of presents, lots of Christmas music, the works.

But, we're all atheists. But we love Christmas just the same. My mom got that passion from her Mom, a first generation German-American. I picked it up from my Mom.

So, I guess you could say it's Giftmas, but I love all the trappings that Christmas involves. Life is too short to not find at least one time of year to add some color to an otherwise bleak time, to be silly, to a little more generous, to partake in comforting traditions and be happy to still be alive.

 

[Holdfast]

Just wondering what holidays those of us here are celebrating.

I had a couple of random girls wish me a "Happy Fake Christmas" yesterday as we passed each other while shopping. I returned the favour, picked up the dried spices I was looking for, and pondered on the peculiar joys of the season...

 

[Mark de Vries]

I agree with you on the carols, Mark - my solution is to amass a collection of Christmas CDs that's getting to be almost embarassingly big and will continue to get bigger.

I really don't need any more versions of "The 12 Days of Christmas," though. Nuthin' wrong with it, per se, but why do so many people insist on including that song on their collections?

I prefer to hear them live, actually. For years, the univeristy I attended would get some people together for Christmas carols. It was great.

I also hope that the choir at the cathedral will be singing Silent Night at Christmas Eve. For some reason I have a weakness for that.

 

[trekkiedane]

^"12 Days of christmas"???
Is that some special version of this one:

12 Pains Of Christmas

The first thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Is finding a Christmas tree

The second thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The third thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The fourth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me

Sending Christmas cards
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The fifth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Five months of bills!
Sending Christmas cards
Hangovers
Rigging up the lights
And finding a Christmas tree

The sixth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
Facing my in-laws
Five months of bills!
Oh, I hate those Christmas cards!
Hangovers
Rigging up these lights!
And finding a Christmas tree

The seventh thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
The Salvation Army
Facing my in-laws
Five months of bills!
Sending Christmas cards
Oh, geez!
I'm tryin' to rig up these lights!
And finding a Christmas tree

The eighth thing at Christmas that such a pain to me:
I WANNA TRANSFORMER FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!
Charities,
And whataya mean "YOUR in-laws"?!?
Five months of bills!
Ach, making out these cards
Honey, get me a beer, huh?
What, we have no extension cords?!?
And finding a Christmas tree

The ninth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me
Finding parking spaces
DADDY, I WANT SOME CANDY!!!!
Donations!
Facing my in-laws Five months of bills!
Writing out those Christmas cards
Hangovers!
Now why the hell are they blinking?!?!?
And finding a Christmas tree

The tenth thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me:
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking spaces
BUY ME SOMETHIN'!!!
Get a job, ya bum!
Facing my in-laws!
Five months of bills!
Yo-ho, sending Christmas cards
Oh, geez, look at this!
One light goes out, they ALL go out!!!
And finding a Christmas tree

The eleventh thing of Christmas that's such a pain to me:
Stale TV specials
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking spaces
DAD, I GOTTA GO TA BATHROOM!!
Charities!
She's a witch...I hate her!
Five months of bills!
Oh, I don't even KNOW half these people!
Oh, who's got the toilet paper, huh?
Get a flashlight...I blew a fuse!!
And finding a Christmas tree

The twelfth thing of Christmas that's such a pain to me:
Singing Christmas carols
Stale TV specials
"Batteries Not Included"
No parking?!?
WAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAH!
Charities!
Gotta make 'em dinner!
Five months of bills!
I'm not sendin' them this year, that's it!
Shut up, you!
FINE! YOU'RE SO SMART, YOU RIG UP THE LIGHTS!!!
And finding a Christmas tree
​

 

[RoJoHen]

^"12 Days of christmas"???

Is this a serious question?

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree...

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Two turtledoves
and a partridge in a pear tree...

Etc...

 

[trekkiedane]

^"12 Days of christmas"???

Is this a serious question?

Nah, not really, I just needed an excuse to post the lyrics of the parody

 

[RoJoHen]

Okay, I was hoping that was the case.

 

[trekkiedane]

But I didn't know the song before I was like 10 or something and read the Carl Barks story where Uncle Scrooge is hypnotized into giving the things in it as gifts to a dog...

 

[Kira Nerys]

christmas only

 

[PKTrekGirl]

I am so glad that Festivus made it onto this list.

I think it is totally awesome that we have turned a totally absurd fictional 'holiday' made up on Seinfeld (of all TV shows!), into a real holiday. Jerry must be so proud!

Must be the whole 'Airing of Grievances' thing - it's so.....liberating!

Now where did I put that pole????

 

[Mallory]

It'll be Christmas in my household.

 

[archeryguy1701]

Festivus... I've got a lot of problems with you people!!!!

Oh, and Christmas. But it's not so much celebrating a religious Christmas as it is celebrating "archeryguy got kicked out of the dorms, and let's buy each other stuff" Christmas.

 

[kimc]

I celebrate Christmas but will attend parties for other holidays. I'm an equal-opportunity partier.

 

[An Officer]

I'll be thankful if I can get through the year without having to celebrate anything.