I know I do. 
I love the songs - I don’t even get tired of them when they’re beaten into me for two months straight. I love the imagery, the memories, the nostalgia. And, perhaps because I’m not Christian, I don’t even bristle at the commercialization of Christmas; losing the “true meaning” of the season is not a concern for me.
Anyone else?
I’ll admit I haven’t been in the Christmas spirit in years but I have been in the past. I’ll say my “Humbug” moods of the past few years/decades are not in any way connected to my atheism- it’s the hypocrisy and commercialism and bad associations. Personally I don’t even consider Christmas a religious holiday any more than I do Halloween or Thanksgiving, so religion’s not an issue.
That said, my favorite things about the season are the carols, and my favorite carols tend to be the religious ones. O Holy Night, when sung correctly [and powerfully], is one of those songs that actually makes me wish I did believe (especially the ‘Fall on your knees/Christ is the Lord’ verses.) 
I’ll say this for it - when I was in high school, I always loved seeing the band camped outside the cafeteria, playing songs that were absolutely secular and positively not Christmas-related at all. Nope.
Heck, I’m grinning now just remembering it. Our school knew how to start the day with style.
I enjoy Christmas with my family. I enjoy the presents, the tree, the food, the lights, and so on. I enjoy classy Christmas carols and hymns, but not the usual crap that you hear in the mall (e.g. Jingle Bell Rock).
What I don’t enjoy is the totally over-hyped nature of the holiday. I hate going to the mall and listening to the worst Christmas music on a 5-song loop, I hate the crowds, I hate the pressure to overbuy, and I am strongly suspicious of business that feels the need to get all aggressive with “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”.
I don’t know that I qualify as an atheist, since I attend and am involved in the local Episcopal church, but I certainly don’t buy into a literal meaning of the Nicean Creed. On the other hand, I think Richard Dawkins is a hateful jerk, so wherever that puts me, that’s where I am.
Having said that: Yes, I love Christmas. I love the story of the humble birth of an innocent baby into a cynical, hateful world, and the spiritual message of hope that attends it. It’s a warm, fuzzy story, and is one of the more romantic (in a Western Civilization sense) myths of human redemption. Singing “Silent Night” in the candle-lit sanctuary of a little country church, as my wife and I do on Christmas Eve every year, still brings tears to my eyes. I enjoy the emotional jolt and euphoria that comes with that – and no drugs are abused!
Beyond that, of course, who doesn’t like getting presents? Except for a few poop-heads who’ve posted on SDMB in recent days, that is. I love the decorations, the music, Santa Claus, the wreaths, the family gatherings, all of the traditions. It’s a huge, festive celebration, and people who bitch about the stress need to just not do the things that cause all the stress.
Merry Christmas, everybody!
But of course!
I have a tree, lights, a wreath on my door, and am flying to Ireland to see my wife’s family for Christmas Day. We’ve got a Christmas CD in the stereo, and we even go to Midnight Mass if we’re at my parents’ house, to keep 'em happy.
From experience, Christmas over here is a way bigger deal than it is in the US. It’s a gathering time, like Thanksgiving is for you guys. I and most of my colleagues are taking 10 days off over the holidays.
Love the carols too, and sometimes go to carol services just to sing. Though I do distinguish between carols (religious) and Christmas songs (secular).
Yep, I love it. Love to decorate for it, love the lights and an excuse to give my spouse presents. For me, Solstice matters emotionally more, but I’ll celebrate with everybody else on Dec 25!
I guess I’m an atheist by default, since I’m affiliated with NO religion, not even Buddhism, but I’ve always enjoyed the Christmas season.
I’m an atheist, and maybe “love” is too strong word, but I like it a lot. Seeing family, taking some time off work, presents, all good stuff.
Count me in.
I put up lights on my apartment building. I have nothing but xmas music on my ipod. I have a tree up. I even put up a nativity set. It is the set that my family always put up and it’s quite nice.
Now I did add The Headless Horseman to the scene.
I like it. Of course it’s not a religious or spiritual event for me, but it’s still the main gift-giving family-get-together event of the year.
Those who don’t celebrate Christmas are heathens!
I consider myself agnostic, but love everything about Christmas except for the songs. They get old the day before Thanksgiving. I dig the decorations, the gathering, the time off to see family, etc.
Whoah, where the heck did you get the idea that we don’t? Every place I’ve worked that wasn’t a fast food place basically required us to take off from Christmas Eve to New Years Day. I get every other Friday off, so it’ll be 12 days off this year. Most people only get 4 days off for Thanksgiving. Granted, all of my jobs besides fast food have been either through a university or the federal or state government, but most offices that don’t sell stuff close down between the holidays.
Atheist, and just check my user name. Of course, my B-day is December 25th.
Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Me!
Trees, presents, candy canes, hot cocoa, carols, I luurve Christmas. God, Christianity, all that stuff can go hang. The real “true meaning” of Christmas is: it’s cold out there, we’ve got nothing much to do until the spring plowing, we need to kill off some of the cows before we run out of hay, let’s have a party! Everyone can get with that
JRB
Yep. I love… LOVE… Christmas carols. ‘‘The Little Drummer Boy’’ reduces me to tears every time. It’s a very nostalgic holiday.
As far as this atheist is concerned, Christmas is a midwinter celebration of the spirit of giving. Love it.
I’m 99.9% athiest, and I enjoy Christmas, especially because I have children.
Christmas is just a co-opted pagan holiday (several, actually), anyway.
Yes, even the churchy parts. It was just too big a part of my childhood to shake, even if I wanted to.
Yeah, I think that’s it. It’s beautiful too.
There are a series of family get togethers and great food. I love Xmas and am an atheist. I can do without the 8 week preamble. It gets a bit much.