Is anyone else not celebrating Christmas as a result

[saracat]

of the election? I am not as I finally woke up and realized there is no God and there is nothing to celebrate. I will continue to celebrate the good in life where I find it, and to express love to those I care about. But this is it for a phoney Holiday that makes Fundie Repugs rich!

[Maat]

1. Got to celebrate ...

at least for the Kid's sake.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. get your gifts AWAY from the wally martrs et al

buy local and kepe it local

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I am jewish

still I USED to buy giftis for excahges et al

NO MORE

I suspect this is going to be a very sad holiday for the major chains

[cheezus]

3. looks like you need to find the true spirit of xmas!

it's about all the fun pagan traditions!
and the food!

besides, gift giving is fun -- just give used or hand made gifts.

[CottonBear]

10. I love the Pagan traditions, especially the tree.

Celebrate the winter solstice on Dec. 21. Our local Unitarian Universalist Church has a lovely ceremony with lots of music.

[Maat]

11. I'm thinking of it as a pagan tradition.

n/t

[City Lights]

4. We're not sending holiday cards this year.

Screw spreading holiday cheer. :-(

[jzodda]

6. Well thats taking it too far! at least for me

Christmas is more then just a religious holiday these days. In fact I am looking forward to the Christmas season to cheer me up! All the decorations, the presents, the good food. Its fun...

[saracat]

16. Umm, that won't help me as I don't care for

what it represents. I want a recount for Christmas, how's that?

[BayStateBoy]

7. My Mother Died Last Dec 22nd...And Now This for 2004...n/t

[aquart]

18. Gonna take you a while.

One year is way too soon not to feel the sorrow and dread as the date nears.

What did your mom want you to do when things felt too hard?

My mom's advice about grief is to find whatever does feel good and do it. This is the time to do what YOU need to feel better.

[BayStateBoy]

23. Kerry in the WH is the only thing that would feel "good" except for

a long, juicy voting fraud investigation in FL and perhaps OH too

[saracat]

25. At last! Someone who understands how I feel!

[aquart]

33. I'm asking Santa for the same thing.

I'll probably get another set of tiddly-winks.

[saracat]

22. My Mom died around the holidays too, and on her birthday!

Do what you think she would want you to do if it doesn't violate your convictions. Paying honor to her will comfort you!

[Piperay]

26. My mother did too, died two days after Christmas

my boyfriend's father died two days before Christmas. I still celebrate Christmas because it was my mother's favorite and so to honor and remember her I put up decorations etc.O8) My boyfriend doesn't, his father didn't make to Christmas so it is too painful for him. :cry:

[saracat]

27. This is the first year I will not do anything. I think my mother would

not only understand, but would support me!

[Piperay]

28. I think she would understand too

I have to admit it gets harder and harder every year to work up any enthusiasm or energy. At this moment I don't feel any spirit and I will just have to see if I can do anything at all. Right now just getting up every day is an effort and takes every ounce of strength I have. :-(

[sherilocks]

30. My sister died on the same day last year

It's going to be a sad holiday season for me. Sorry about your mother.

[Goathead]

8. Can't, too poor.

Thanks to Bush

[theboss]

9. Goodness. Life goes on, my friend.

The sun’ll come out, tomorrow,
Bet your bottom dollar, that tomorrow,
There’ll be sun,

Just thinkin’ about, tomorrow,
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow, till’ there’s none,

When I’m stuck with a day, that’s grey and lonely,
I just stick out my chin, and grin, and say,

Oh, the sun’ll come out tomorrow,
So you gotta’ hang on till’ tomorrow,
Come what may.

Tomorrow tomorrow, I love you tomorrow,
Your’e only a day away!

[saracat]

17. Someone needs to slap you silly!

If anything could make people feel worse, it is that song. Why didn't you use "Don't Worry, Be Happy"?

[theboss]

20. You don't love Annie?

But it has that amusing stereotypical Hindu fellow?

[ever_green]

44. the clouds will come out tomorrow....

:P

[funky_bug]

12. Yeah I am, but I'm not going to fall for the 9/11 politics

I remember right after 9/11 I went to Atlanta on a shopping spree. We were on the forefront of the consumer warfare!

Not this year... I have to keep it normal for the kids, but all grown-ups will be receiving gift certificates to Land's End. If you remember, they took out the full page ad against Bush right before the election.

Re-direct your support for those who support us... or buy a bunch of "Live Strong" bracelets to help cancer research... do good, but please don't "do nothing." You shouldn't let George take all the joy out of your life.

[htuttle]

13. I'm going to find a Yule log the size of a bus...

...and light the biggest Yule fire ever. I hope you'll be able to see it from space.

This year more than ever, I feel the need to drive away the midwinter darkness.

[aquart]

14. And they think I'm bitter.

I have a better idea.

Local and small businesspeople, and craftspeople, depend on Christmas for their survival. You're wrong to say this holiday only supports Republicans.

Don't buy imports or mallwear or foreign-made electronics.

Find your local crafts fair, or store, or someplace that isn't an identical mall shop, and help a struggling American to survive.

Or adopt an animal fated to die soon, and save one small life.

Celebrate not the religion, but the faith in tomorrow. Before Christians, this was the solstice festival, the insane confidence, in the middle of winter, that spring would come. The essence of this holiday, is that the darkest moment, the shortest daylight of the year, IS the moment to celebrate, to light up the darkness.

Our government has turned its back on us (except to spy and intrude), and we now have to support each other.

[saracat]

19. Sorry. I already have animals, and I won't support the reason

of Christmas. I will celebrate my life and that of those I love. Just not on Christmas> I am selling all Christmas decor. I want all of it gone. Too bad I can't do the same with Bush and the fundies!

[sandnsea]

35. Light up the Darkness

Okay, I can get behind a celebration like that. Please remember to post that periodically throughout the holiday season. I know I'll forget and need reminding. Light up the Darkness, let that be our "moral values".

[hatrack]

15. Celebrating, sure - just not buying anything

We always make some charitable donations, but other than cooking dinner & brewing some special Christmas beer, nada for us.

[aquart]

21. Special beer? Special Christmas beer??????

[Carni]

24. I've been an agnostic for years and still celebrate Christmas

Why? I have no idea! It just seems like a nice time to get together with friends and family (and I like the decorations)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

29. My dog's front lawn turd looks just like Bush

so I've thought about making a little manger for it and designing a nativity scene for the front of my house this year. I've shown some photos to my dog of Poppy and Barbara and asked him to get busy working on the full cast of characters.

[wicket]

31. Christmas is my favorite holiday, I won't let Bush ruin that

The time I get to spend with my family at Christmas is precious.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. Don't have a choice

I'm in a major choir, and we will be doing Advent Lessons and Carols, Christmas Lessons and Carols (twice), Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

Besides, for me, it's a religious holiday, with or without the other stuff.

[noiretextatique]

34. not spending a dime on xmas this year

except for my exploratory trek to vancouver, b.c.

[Hello_Kitty]

36. I'm single

All holidays exist to remind me that I am considered a loser on the margins of society. Not that I think of myself that way, but that's the implicit message I get. On the upside, I never have a big list of people to buy for.

[Flammable Materials]

37. I'm of Dutch ancestry, my family will be celebrating Sinterklaas instead.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas#Celebration_in_the_Netherlands

[Carolab]

38. Hey, remember it's about family

and just enjoy the time you have with yours. Make gifts if you are used to giving them.

[saracat]

39. Hubby and the cats. We don't have anyone else.

we are only children and have no children. The family that is left are cuckoo and not in a good way!

[Swamp Rat]

40. At least you have each other and the kitty cats.

That's something to treasure. :)

[Sliverofhope]

41. We have to starve it. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

42. Of course I'm celebrating Christmas!

Oh - did you mean the religious holy day, or the capitalistic greed-fest?

A subdued Christmas would be welcomed by me (and many others) to focus on the meaning rather than the presents.

And economically, I am sure that by NEXT year, many people won't be able to afford anything, without plunging further into debt. Oh, yeah, there's that "faith-based economics," eh?

At Christmas, we light candles and proclaim that hope has come into the world. I cannot imagine this world without hope.

[ever_green]

43. I'm not buying a thing. Joy to the world (yeah right)

I'm not participating. I'm getting out of debt and trying to make myself independent of the system.

http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/