Rudolf the red nose Dachshund

[HansP]

Cheers , and " MERRY CHRISTMAS " to all , not some stinking Happy Holiday crap were having crammed down our throats , this is Christmas dang it .

You could always argue that we're actually celebrating winter solstice, which was hijacked by the First Council of Nicaea in 325 as the Birthday of Christ (which some historians now says was actually 14 May in 6 BC). In the good old days the vikings used to throw a party at winter solstice, a "blot", paying tribute to the old Gods of Valhalla and drinking themselves senseless on Mjod (honey-based beer). Pretty much the same thing as we do today, only most Westerners are now paying homage to a single deity and drinking themselves senseless on whatever happens to be the sensible thing to drink yourself sensless on at your place.

So for the sense of inclusion of all I'd say Happy Holidays! ;-)