From a netfriend:

Christmas, we want it back

A letter-writer (Nov 29, 2004) suggests that the mid-winter celebration of the Northern hemisphere has been ‘hijacked’ by the Christian church. How about a deal? We’ll take back Christmas (with Christ and all that God-stuff) and you can have New Year. Feel free to fill up the shops with shoddy plastic New Years’ merchandise and New Years’ musack. So long as I don’t have to bump into another 40 degree Santa with red nose and sweat dripping, I’ll be happy.