# Merry Christmas! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122 "2013-12-25T03:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/1 "2013-12-25T03:29:14Z")
It’s Christmas already here in Taiwan. My kids are five and three and this is most magical time for them. Merry Christmas to all! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/2 "2013-12-25T03:33:21Z")
… And to all a good night. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/3 "2013-12-25T03:39:04Z")
[Happy Christmas](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/llaaksonen/TonkaChristmas_small_edited-1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/4 "2013-12-25T03:43:38Z")
Peace on Earth, Good Will towards Man! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/5 "2013-12-25T04:03:22Z")
Merry Christmas Everyone. I hope you all get lots of goodies! ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/6 "2013-12-25T04:21:08Z")
I just posted this to Facebook: > [@](#): > > This afternoon I comforted an 88 year old man, his body raveged by German bullets and advanced dementia, as he quietly passed away. The subsequent several hours comforting a woman just a few minutes into widowhood were some of the most difficult I’ve experienced in several years. > > Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, giving, and family. Tonight a person I consider a friend will spend her first night in several decades alone. In the space of a few short minutes Christmas went from being a time of happiness to a time of immense pain and sorrow. > > However, I realised before I left how meaningful Christmas really is. As two devout believers in Christ, his widow reminded me just where her husband is right now, and why the Lord chose to take him on Christmas eve: > > “8: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9: And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10: And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. 12: And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,14: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men.” > > Tonight is a night filled with tears and pain. May the Lord bless all of you tonight, tomorrow and for the entire upcoming year. Give an extra big hug to those that you love, because in the end, that’s what Christmas is about: love. Have a Merry Christmas my fellow Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/7 "2013-12-25T04:35:31Z")
Merry Christmas from Atlantic Canada ! Santa just stopped by, ate some cookies, dropped some gifts and took off again. I think I have time for four hours of sleep before the little one wakes the house. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/8 "2013-12-25T04:46:50Z")
Thank you for that, **Lancia**. I lost an old and good friend exactly a year ago - a bittersweet occasion to be sure. Spent this afternoon wrapping presents and then enjoying a Christmas Eve feast with my wife and sons. At the 9pm service at our church, served as a lector (lay reader) and usher. _For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace_. Isaiah 9:6. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/9 "2013-12-25T05:59:27Z")
Merry Christmas, Christians and Christian fellow travellers! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/10 "2013-12-25T06:16:19Z")
Merry Chistmas! Happy Holidays! God Jul! Bonnes Fêtes! Felicxan Kristnaskfeston! Joyeux Noël! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/11 "2013-12-25T06:21:19Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Merry Chistmas! Happy Holidays! God Jul! Bonnes Fêtes! Felicxan Kristnaskfeston! Joyeux Noël! 🙂 Don’t forget Feliz Navidad! Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/12 "2013-12-25T06:37:24Z")
Merry Christmas folks. If I may quote Bill and Ted: “Be excellent to each other.” ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/13 "2013-12-25T09:41:32Z")
Merry Christmas to you and your family **TokyoBayer**. I wish you all that’s bright and merry! ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/14 "2013-12-25T10:54:39Z")
Merry Christmas, fellow dopers. Be well, do good, and have a wonderful day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/15 "2013-12-25T11:02:00Z")
Mele Kalikimaka, as they say in Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/16 "2013-12-25T11:05:53Z")
To quote a song I seriously only heard for the first time today; And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men." ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/17 "2013-12-25T12:25:08Z")
Merry Christmas to all, peace to people of goodwill! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/18 "2013-12-25T13:32:05Z")
Merry Christmas from Arkansas. 😃 We just got and started the coffeepot and preheating the oven for fresh biscuits and gravy. We’ll open presents after breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/19 "2013-12-25T13:57:46Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > I just posted this to Facebook: > > Have a Merry Christmas my fellow Dopers. Lancia, your Facebook post reminds me of the near death of my father from a heart attack. It started late on the Saturday before Easter. I didn’t know how serious it was because his pain was not dramtic, as it would be on film or TV. The next day, on Easter Sunday, he had another episode, and a code blue was called for him. He must have nearly died. But as he told the rest of the family later “If I had died, what better day for it?” TokyoBayer, I hope your kids have a great time! Take lots of pictures so that you can embarrass them later in life!😃 It is a happy time, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122/20 "2013-12-25T14:05:16Z")
When the Firebug, age 6, came into the living room this morning, he said, “Presents!” (Pause.) “Not a lot of them, but presents!” Cracked me up. Merry Christmas, everyone! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merry-christmas/677122.md?page=2)