And so this is Christmas

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
~ John Lennon   

Calvin: This whole Santa Claus thing just doesn't make sense. Why all the secrecy? Why all the mystery?

If the guy exists why doesn't he ever show himself and prove it?
And if he doesn't exist what's the meaning of all this?

Hobbes: I dunno. Isn't this a religious holiday? 

Calvin: Yeah, but actually, I've got the same questions about God.
~ Bill Watterson

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
~ George Carlin

My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
~ Bob Hope

Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.
~ G.K. Chesterton

If my Valentine you won't be,
I'll hang myself on your Christmas tree.
~ Ernest Hemingway, 88 Poems

“Santa Claus has nothing to do with it," the latke said. "Christmas and Hanukah are completely different things."

"But different things can often blend together," said the pine tree. "Let me tell you a funny story about pagan rituals.”
~ Lemony Snicket, The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story

What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?
~ Salman Rushdie, Fury

Everyone wants a Christmas tree. If you had a Christmas tree Santa would bring you stuff! Like hair curlers and slut shoes.
~ Janet Evanovich, Visions of Sugar Plums

At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
~ Banksy

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!
~ Francis P. Church

If this is your holiday, I hope it’s a good one—no stupid, death dealing COVID, no horrendously stinky bullshit from MAGAt family members, no interminable drives through snow and rain. I hope you’re spending the day doing exactly what you want.