All good answers; personal religious, country, whatever difference, but at one time CHRISTMAS MEANT A TIME OF CHEER AND GOOD WILL TOWARD ALL!
Because we Christians are being persecuted the world over now and with all the "anti-god" rhetoric, we've been made to feel as if expressing our deepest desire to respect the notion of the season being the time of Our Lord's birth, we're made to feel ashamed, but we knew it wasn't really, rather a time of gathering with loved ones for the spirit it instilled in us and comraderie we briefly shared.
It was merry, it was Christmas Time for whatever reason, however politcally incorrect, it was a time to enjoy and to get to show those who you may have avoided afforded a little neglected kindness. A time to smile at those annoyances we sometimes disliked and even back then, it seemed smiles came quicker for some reason.
Cold seasons were the best! Huddled in some Cafe or Coffee shop, yeah, bet Starbucks gets a lot of trade a Christmas. Probable a better place for pick-ups than the grocery.
Most of all it was a time to remember the birth of Christ, even if it wasn't really, and even if you weren't Christian... Just the idea made us happy... The star... The music. They were all the Joy of it, EVERYONE used to revel in.
It all became commercialized in the 70's and from the time some idiot said everyone had to be politically correct instead of ideally upright, we've taken the joy out of Christmas.
I feel sad for the foreigner above who came here for just the things we've so blithely discarded and thrown away. The tradition of Christmas and its Spirit used to make everyone smile and Merry Christmas meant a cheerful Happy Holiday in its own right, nothing more but a warm cheering greeting!
If you were Christian, a knowing glance would suffice, if you weren't so what, it was Christmas!
I too am sad too that now you have to watch who you say it to!
By the way-
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Because we Christians are being persecuted the world over now and with all the "anti-god" rhetoric, we've been made to feel as if expressing our deepest desire to respect the notion of the season being the time of Our Lord's birth, we're made to feel ashamed, but we knew it wasn't really, rather a time of gathering with loved ones for the spirit it instilled in us and comraderie we briefly shared.
It was merry, it was Christmas Time for whatever reason, however politcally incorrect, it was a time to enjoy and to get to show those who you may have avoided afforded a little neglected kindness. A time to smile at those annoyances we sometimes disliked and even back then, it seemed smiles came quicker for some reason.
Cold seasons were the best! Huddled in some Cafe or Coffee shop, yeah, bet Starbucks gets a lot of trade a Christmas. Probable a better place for pick-ups than the grocery.
Most of all it was a time to remember the birth of Christ, even if it wasn't really, and even if you weren't Christian... Just the idea made us happy... The star... The music. They were all the Joy of it, EVERYONE used to revel in.
It all became commercialized in the 70's and from the time some idiot said everyone had to be politically correct instead of ideally upright, we've taken the joy out of Christmas.
I feel sad for the foreigner above who came here for just the things we've so blithely discarded and thrown away. The tradition of Christmas and its Spirit used to make everyone smile and Merry Christmas meant a cheerful Happy Holiday in its own right, nothing more but a warm cheering greeting!
If you were Christian, a knowing glance would suffice, if you weren't so what, it was Christmas!
I too am sad too that now you have to watch who you say it to!
By the way-
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
