# The war on The War On the war on Christmas

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**Created:** [November 30, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-the-war-on-the-war-on-christmas/475093 "2008-11-30T21:06:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-the-war-on-the-war-on-christmas/475093/81 "2008-12-05T16:05:02Z")

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Whether one is holding a secular celebration of Christmas, or is holding a pagan-holdover mid-winter holiday, is actually a distinction without a difference.

Whatever you’re celebrating, I wish it may be merry.

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