>Yes, no question that there are non-Christians who use Christmas as an excuse to celebrate, but when I've had this conversation, it wasn't about that. It was about somebody truly not understanding that there are people in America who do not celebrate Christmas. It was simply unfathomable to them.

To the point where our daughter was told (in high school) by some of her classmates that "must be horrible when your parents don't love you". "What do you mean?" - "Well, you said you don't get anything for christmas". "Yeah, I get it when I need it, don't have to wait for any season".