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Christmas 1965 The Christmas Song Years This time of year, the mind starts to wander and reflect on Christmases that we have been a party to.  Old friends, family members, in-laws, ex-husbands, co-workers, bosses, they are all brought to mind.  Good times, bad times. Every memory is scanned by the brain, mine.  That can be a blessing and a curse, as I seem to have an overly active recall. That's right, I remember it all except for maybe my first two or three Christmases.  I remember a pair of red and white flannel pajamas that made me look like a  peppermint stick with red hair.  But I loved those pajamas.  That gift was received during my "good" Christmas years.  When we received lots of suitable presents, we had plenty of food to eat and a nice warm place to live.  Our apartment was filled with family and the wonderful smell of pies and cakes.  My favorite person in the whole world was there, my Uncle Jerry.  He always gave me the best stuff, but that wasn't

Today on my Facebook page, a friend of a friend posted a rant about taking the Christ out of Christmas.  It made me see red, not Christmas red, angry red.  The "taking the Christ out of Christmas" concept was pushed and still is to my knowledge by Fox "News."  This began a few years ago, and I see it hasn't died the death it deserves yet.  I did not want to block my friend, and Facebook wouldn't let me delete the post, so I stuck to the original poster.  I posted the following response on my page. FACT: Not all religions celebrate December 25 as Christmas. FACT: The term "Happy Holidays" has been used for years and years and years. (There is even a song Happy Holidays) If you are one of those folks that froth at the mouth because someone says Happy Holidays, your good Christian upbringing and nature should guide you to be tolerant. Nobody is taking Christ out of Christmas for those who celebrate it. YOU might be taking it out a littl