I think it is interesting to see how twisted the upcoming holiday season can truly be. Countless people spend a great deal of time decorating their houses, putting up trees, planning parties, and buying presents all in the name of Christmas. It is entertaining to see facts blurred to the point where the truth is candy coated to satisfy the tastes of those who want to keep smiling. Regardless of whether you believe that many of our Christmas traditions are direct celebrations of the birth of Jesus or assimilated pagan customs is up to you. I just want to showcase our continuing obfuscation of the truth.
Take for instance a few items found at Target:
200-Light Kneeling Santa - 48"
The description reads, "A jolly Santa strikes a reverent pose, perfect for balancing the spirit of the holidays."
The best bit however is a comment left by a customer, "What does santa have to do with the birth of our lord? It is even more suprising that this item is sold out! Really people how "holy" is santa??? My rating for this item is a zero."
So how could they top that?
The True Story of Santa Claus 
They have left out a description for this item. I guess they were left as speechless as I was.
There was one shameless abuse of our cultural ability to mix what we know and what we want to be at the web site T-ShirtHell.com.
They have several holiday themed wrapping papers available but the one that stood out to me was the paper featured here:
Christ Mas Tree Wrapping Paper
Sorry to be so obvious but with holiday shopping trends, politically correct terminology for either a "holiday tree" or "Christmas tree", and the perplexing question of "What really makes up fruitcake?" on my mind, I couldn't help but wonder a bit.
Happy Festivus
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