tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post116471992240285267..comments2023-06-08T11:21:10.878-04:00Comments on EPISTLES FROM THE SCRIPTORIUM: "HOLIDAY" OVERKILL REVISITEDBrian Michael Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-1165198867976022102006-12-03T21:21:00.000-05:002006-12-03T21:21:00.000-05:00Up here we do have a store called "Christmas Tree ...Up here we do have a store called "Christmas Tree Shops", which is open year-round.<BR/><BR/>At one time, "Happy Holidays" pretty much covered a whole season. What gets me is when people go out of the way just to avoid the word "Christmas" (like in many cases today). You gotsta know it's about as blatant as they come.<BR/><BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-1164847222197711882006-11-29T19:40:00.000-05:002006-11-29T19:40:00.000-05:00Up here in Toronto, Ontario I did see the Hudson's...Up here in Toronto, Ontario I did see the Hudson's Bay (ESt. 17??)have posted at the entrance of the store, "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays"Puff the Magic Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933610369789734303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-1164739761302375462006-11-28T13:49:00.000-05:002006-11-28T13:49:00.000-05:00Well, I will at least agree with you that it is ri...Well, I will at least agree with you that it is ridiculous when they sell "Holiday trees". Because NO ONE knows what holiday you're going to use that for... I do see it two ways: on the one hand, this is a season during which people celebrate many holidays, not necessarily or exclusively Christmas. ESPECIALLY Catholics! (Sts. Nicholas, Lucy, Stephen, to name a few) On the other hand, when they sell things CLEARLY for Christmas as "holiday" items, that's just going out of your way to be stupid. Actually, I will say there's a year-round Christmas store in Frankenmuth, MI (my state) which is very Christian-centered. Actually, it is reasonably hard to draw the line between "culture Christmas" and "Christian Christmas", since the idea of Christmas being a civil celebration is rather ancient. Case in point, my choir's singing "The Holly and the Ivy". Is this really appropriate? People could argue forever perhaps, but it's certainly traditional for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>In that vein, you should run a betting pool and see which bishops will dress as Santa Claus for Mass.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876735704508443889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-1164728369065022452006-11-28T10:39:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:39:00.000-05:00Find me a store with a sign that says "Have a bles...<I>Find me a store with a sign that says "Have a blessed Nativity" or involves Jesus at all in Christmas, and that'll impress me.</I><BR/><BR/>That will still take quite some time, I fear. But with enough prayer and push, we could get our CHRISTMAS back (in full). Linus got his great pumpkin, didn't he? (albeit Snoopy LOL).<BR/>BMPBrian Michael Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836644567939527991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002745.post-1164727872559008772006-11-28T10:31:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:31:00.000-05:00Eventually I'll put something on my own blog about...Eventually I'll put something on my own blog about this, but the more I think about it the more I like "happy holidays" better than "Merry Christmas". I think I'm just going to stop saying "Christmas" altogether, and stick to "The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ" this year. It's not that I don't celebrate the cultural Christmas of trees, gifts, Santa, and particularly strong beer; it's just that I make a distinction between those two and the holy celebration of God Himself becoming Man. I'd never expect Target or Walmart to join me in THAT celebration. Find me a store with a sign that says "Have a blessed Nativity" or involves Jesus at all in Christmas, and that'll impress me.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876735704508443889noreply@blogger.com