Who has stopped believing, feeling or practicing Christmas?
Do you?
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La magia de la Navidad es la mirada en los ojos de los niños. Nunca se puede dejar de creer en eso.
The magic of Christmas is the look in the eyes of the children. One can never stop believing in that.
Christmas in the US has come to embody the very worst of Christianity. This year, I think I'll just spend a quiet day on the beach with my wife.
My family stopped buying gifts during the Christmas season because it just became too expensive and did not reflect what the holiday should be about--- spending time with family and friends.
Now we have a big dinner will all of our family and friends and just enjoy the delicious food and the good company.
On a slightly different note, I've always been impressed by the willingness of armies of Christian nations (in observance of Christmas) or Islamic troops (in observance of Ramadan) to briefly suspend hostilities so that they may (after resting up) pursue the real business of killing those whose beliefs are different.
From what I've seen "peace on earth and goodwill towards men" means "If, and only if, they agree with you.
No celebro la Navidad porque soy judía. Sin embargo, me gusta mucho las luzes y el senimiento de alegría en el aire. Solo necesito unos regalos y todo será perfecto!
I don't celebrate Christmas because I'm Jewish. Still, I love the lights and the festive feeling in the air. I just need some presents and everything would be perfect!
There is much to enjoy and celebrate about Christmas: it can be a time for giving and forgiving (lol) enjoying food and the company of loved ones and GIVING.
At Christmas Christians worldwide remember and celebrate that God sent his son Jesus in human form to be born into the world as a baby and experience humanity and die for our sins so that if we put our trust in him we would have eternal life
"For God so loved the world that he 'gave' his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life." John C 3 v 16
As a practising Christian I see in Christmas the spirit of giving. Many years ago I started enjoying gaining much more enjoyment in seeing people open the presents that I had given them than receiving presents from others even when the presents were things that I had even secretly hoped for.
Yet, I am becoming increasingly sick and tired of the rampant materialism, commercialism and advertising that places Christmas on the agenda in shops from September onwards Am I only the only one who is tired of this? I doubt it ! (I am not ready to think about it until at least 1st December! lol ) - and tries to sell the message that you have to spend vast sums of money to buy people what they want.!!!
Christmas can be a wonderful time for many but for some we must remember it brings unhappy memories.
Christmas is not just for children contrary to how one song puts it... we as adults can enjoy the many good things it offers eg family, good food and presents once we have rejected the lies of the advertising world that our value or happiness comes from the things we have/own
I very much believe in Christmas, in the message of it and in the story behind it.
But I don't believe in what it has become in the US and probably elsewhere. I'm greived when Christmas decorations (which have nothing to do with the story) are put up in the stores in October.
I gave some gifts today, to a little boy who doesn't have a dad in his life. It didn't cost a lot, and the meal afterwards at McDonald's didn't cost much either. But it meant the world to him.
Who wouldn't believe in that?
And that is the message of Christmas, really. That someone (God) gave us a gift (Christ) that we needed so badly and that couldn't come from anyone else.
Yes, I believe in and practice Christmas. Just maybe not like everyone else that puts all the lights on their homes and a big Santa Claus on their house.
At Christmas I experience a wide range of emotions! At the moment I am going "bonkers" trying to get everything ready. I will be having 11 dinner guests on Christmas day. I have filled 10 stockings and I have wrapped most of the presents. I will be cooking a turkey,stuffing,cabbage rolls, sweet and sour meatballs, sweet potatoes, squash, beets, corn, and peas. Dessert is apple, cherry, and raspberry cream pie. I still have to make a cheese ball tray,a fruit tray and the salad etc. etc, and get the linens, china and crystal ready
I have to admit it is tempting to chuck it all and fly off somewhere for an all-inclusive vacation but for me the true joy of Christmas can only be felt at home with my family and friends.
I just would not want to miss the party. "Happy birthday, Jesus"
Amigos créanme que hay que tener valor para despojarse del peso de la cultura y de la religión inculcadas por tus padres y heredadas por unos señores llamados "españoles". Cuando se comienza a inquirir a buscar la verdad ciertamente habrá choques dolorosos con las creencias personales y he aquí muchos tienen miedo a enfrentarlo, prefieren cerrar los ojos y hacer películas de personajes verdes y gruñones 
Yo no quiero discutir las creencias de nadie, sólo tuve curiosidad de saber si aquí había otras personas como yo que han dejado de creer en las cosas de la Navidad, ya que ir contra el sistema de creencias no es nada fácil, porque se es con frecuencia objeto del ridículo, sarcasmo y burla. A través de mis preguntas sólo he querido descubrir a otros "libre-pensadores" que no tengan temor de decir "yo no creo en las cosas que todo el mundo cree".
Well, I don't believe in religion anymore, but I do still like celebrating the winter season and I guess that includes Christmas. Things are a bit eh right now because I live in a dorm and haven't decorated, but when I get my own place, I would love to decorate and have xmas parties and potlucks with my friends, etc. Money is a bit tight with school and all, but I still love that feeling that comes around this time of year. Not even just Christmas per se, it's the fall/winter holiday season in general. I love Halloween, Thanksgiving (not the origins behind it though. lol), New Years, etc. I love/hate the freezing cold weather that eventually brings around snow. There were flurries here last week I think and I was waiting on the bus stop, staring at the sky. It was so pretty. It made me think of when I was a kid, and I used to ice skate and snow tube. It makes me want to do those things again. You want to stay inside and listen to Christmas music, bake cookies, sit by a fireplace (if you have one), and watch old Christmas movies, etc. It's very cozy, and lovely.
Christmas, in my opinion, is about the spirit of youth. It's believing in things you know aren't true anymore, but you desperately wish you still did. It's seeing children's eye light up when you talk to them about Santa and the North Pole, etc. and them trying to sneak out of bed or swear up and down that they'll stay up all night. Of course, they fall asleep. It's sharing gifts, spending time with family, which I'm usually not in favor of. It makes me painfully nostalgic though.
Not to mention it boosts the economy. xD
I love this time of year and always look forward to it! There's just something about the time between Halloween and New Year's Day...that time carries with it a feeling of warmth and connection to others, at least for me. I like spending time with family at the end of the year and carrying those positive feelings into the new year!
I'm sure that the festive season holds different meaning for different people. Christmas to me means the same as that which is always has - a time of year when people take time off work, holiday, spend time with those close to them, decorate their homes, buy gifts for each other, eat specific foods and generally over indulge... Saying that I'm considering spending Christmas alone this year, exercising, reading, taking a break from what is normal life to me - that would certainly be a deviation from the norm...
Who is willing to say such things at this time of year amongst a large group of people with whom you wish to share time and language traditions?
Well. I have. I'm thirtish, live on my own and am way too lazy to decorate a Christmas tree... 
Anyway, in my country, Christmas is celebrated, believe it or not, on 7th January, so I still have some time to change my mind!
