I loved the line, "Those who celebrate [Christmas] should stop pretending that it's not named after Christ". I wanna make a t-shirt! It expresses what I've felt for years whenever I hear Jews go out of their way to say how they miss Christmas.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I revel in December 25th and January 1st being just another day. While Christmas and New Years have followed me here (to Israel), they have about as much influence as Chanuka in Kansas City.

It's high time we admitted that knowing all the words to "Silent Night" is not cute, it's a shame.

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