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Poll: Who comes to mind the most when you think of Christmas?
- Thread starter Eddi
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Jesus. I don't care about Santa and never believed in him, even as a kid. The stories can be fun but it's a children's thing.
I stopped believing in God before I stopped believing in Santa
I had more reason to believe in Santa as the presents he left counted as evidence for me
For me, a birthday is just an arbitrary number on a calendar, so I'm not much for celebrating them.
Though I understand the religious aspect of the holiday, I went with Santa for my response, because this will be the third year I've dressed as Santa for my granddaughter, and those closest to me that I celebrate with are not Christian, so the celebration is the traditional exchanging of gifts and Santa leaving gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve.
Though I understand the religious aspect of the holiday, I went with Santa for my response, because this will be the third year I've dressed as Santa for my granddaughter, and those closest to me that I celebrate with are not Christian, so the celebration is the traditional exchanging of gifts and Santa leaving gifts under the tree on Christmas Eve.
I love that film
I always knew it was my mom.
Did she know that you knew?
Neither, but since I'm not Christian my vote should surprise no one.
The first thing I think of is actually consumerism. Excessive, unbridled, wanton materialistic consumerism.
The first thing I think of is actually consumerism. Excessive, unbridled, wanton materialistic consumerism.
Yeah, I actually replied "my bank account" earlier in the thread but deleted it when I realized I misread "who" as "what."The first thing I think of is actually consumerism. Excessive, unbridled, wanton materialistic consumerism.
Me too although I have found that it is possible to have a less consumerist Christmas
I try and make it be more about family and friends
I think that is the third way, in-between consumerism and religion
Not at first, I don't think.
Neither, but I picked Santa because its closer.
Trees. I think of Christmas trees.
Trees. I think of Christmas trees.
Neither, I stopped believing in Santa before i stopped believing in Jesus (as depicted in rhe bible) but both had gone from my mind by mid teens.
Arnaud1221
Red-hood
Santa Claus and his reindeer.
IndigoChild5559
Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
Hanukkah Harry!
Can't vote, because neither of them do. Basically, I don't like Christmas. Foster homes, orphanages and living on the streets (when everything closes down and Christmas and there's truly nowhere to go) made it pretty hateful to me. I tried, for quite a few years after I found my own way, to host a "waif's Christmas" every year for people who, like me, had nowhere else to go. Now, I just try to find any bar that stays open and will serve me beer. There aren't many...
These two, and I'm not kidding:
When I was a kid, watching Home Alone on Christmas was a tradition for my family, even though we didn't celebrate the holiday.
But if I had to pick one of the two choices in the poll, I would pick Santa.