I don't celebrate Christmas because I don't believe that Christ was 
ever in Christmas.  Christmas got added to Christ.

earlier, Reeva Parry, wrote:

>KEEPING THE CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS
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>  The Christmas season is here and I already hear some of the Christian
>community beginning the annual discussions. Who took the Christ out of
>Christmas? Or, "Jesus: the reason for the season". So maybe it is time
>for a few reflections about this time of year. I do not think that most
>people view Christmas as a religious holiday. After all, most people
>are not really Christian. I know that most of the world sing the 
>religious songs (Silent Night, Away in a Manger, O Holy Night), and
>many people go to church the Sunday before Christmas (second in 
>attendance only to Easter). We even see lots of manger scenes and hear
>talk about baby Jesus and His birthday.
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>I am afraid that it becomes very easy and convenient to focus on the
>Christ in Christmas and then live like everyone else the rest of the 
>year. Christianity is not the celebration of a season, but a 
>commitment to a lifestyle. We are about peace on earth, giving and 
>family every day of the year. Maybe Christians are the ones that do 
>not need to celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. Jesus is the 
>reason for December 25, and July 12, and March 5, and September 22, 
>and every day of my life as a Christian. Celebrating a birthday does 
>not make a family. The other 364 days together make a family. The 
>real good news for our world is not that we should celebrate this 
>special time of
>thinking about Jesus, but to hear that Christmas is just one of a 
>lifetime of days to celebrate. And if the world is thinking about 
>Jesus during this time, then we have even more opportunities to 
>testify to the real good news.
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>Maybe Christians are the ones that do not need to celebrate Christmas
>as a religious holiday.
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>So will I think about Jesus this Christmas? Yes I will; just like I 
>will think about Him and celebrate His life, death, and resurrection 
>every day till He comes back to take me home. If you want to make 
>Christmas a religious holiday, be sure it is not the only time you 
>celebrate Jesus.
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