[Wilfrid1]

"'tis [sic] the season", in any and every context, regardless of whether there is a yuletide connotation.

[omnivorette]

Wilfrid, on Nov 29 2004, 05:27 PM, said:

"'tis [sic] the season", in any and every context, regardless of whether there is a yuletide connotation.

Bah humbug.

[Wilfrid1]

'tis [sic] the season to be jolly



falalalala lalalala



fill your neighbor's yard with holly



falalalala lalalala




'tis [sic] the season to be merry




falalalala lalalala



and get fighting drunk on sherry


falalalala lalalala

[StephanieL]

I do like the lights, holiday displays, etc. aspect of Christmas--it makes the cold a little more cheery. After New Year's there's nothing but 2+ months of dreary winter. And since I have to sing a holiday concert each year, I've learned to accept Christmas music.

I can live without the rampant commercialism though, and having to explain that no, my family does not give presents on Chanukah (other than a small token gift when we were kids and chocolate coins) and no, we didn't have a Chanukah bush.

[Wilfrid1]

Roll on February.

[Lippy]

I can't stand the "holiday" season. Adding to my delight when it is over, immediately after New Year's Day, is my awareness of the lengthening of the day.

[Ron Johnson]

I have mixed feelings about the "Holiday Season". Some aspects I enjoy very much, others not so much. I do really enjoy winter though. I like all cold-weather sports, dressing in warm clothes, and the types of cuisine that go with cold weather.

[Daisy]

I do like getting together with family and friends for good food and drink and although pretty much a heathen I enjoy the music at Christmas Eve church services. I can do without the rampant commercialism, frenzied crowds, false cheer and crap television. And I just hate the forced levity of New Years Eve. One of the best times I ever had on NY Eve was last year-- going to the movies, then six of us sitting in a friends apartment drinking good champagne and eating Chinese takeout while their toddler oohed and aahed over the Christmas tree.

And yes, winter food's the best--cassoulet, choucroute, stews, roasts, gratins.

[Wilfrid1]

Nah. You can get food and drink all year round. Nothing is any longer sufficiently special that I save it for Christmas. Most of the music is lousy, and you can't escape from it. Winter food makes you fat. Everything's closed. And don't get me started on New Year's Eve: the unnerving spectacle of people laughing in the face of the unstoppable passage of time.

[Ron Johnson]

Wilfrid, on Nov 30 2004, 02:09 PM, said:

Nah. You can get food and drink all year round.

I rarely covet a steaming dish of cassoulet in early August when the blinding sun is out until 9 pm, the temperature is hovering in the mid-90's, and the humidity is suffocating.

I like a fire in the fireplace, some hearty food on the table, and a warm glass of armagnac in my hand.

[Rose]

All I can say is: Keep the X in Xmas

[Ron Johnson]

Rose, on Nov 30 2004, 02:32 PM, said:

All I can say is: Keep the X in Xmas

Oh, ok, now I see what is objectionable . . .

[Wilfrid1]

Ron Johnson, on Nov 30 2004, 02:22 PM, said:

Wilfrid, on Nov 30 2004, 02:09 PM, said:

Nah.  You can get food and drink all year round.

I rarely covet a steaming dish of cassoulet in early August when the blinding sun is out until 9 pm, the temperature is hovering in the mid-90's, and the humidity is suffocating.

I like a fire in the fireplace, some hearty food on the table, and a warm glass of armagnac in my hand.

Try Chowhound. Frozen all year round.

[Wilfrid1]

Rose, on Nov 30 2004, 02:32 PM, said:

All I can say is: Keep the X in Xmas

Works only for those who don't realise what the X means (it's the Greek "ch").

[Orik]

Wilfrid, on Nov 30 2004, 02:42 PM, said:

Rose, on Nov 30 2004, 02:32 PM, said:

All I can say is:  Keep the X in Xmas

Works only for those who don't realise what the X means (it's the Greek "ch").

Chaimes sounds like some sort of Jewish food.