Happy Holidays
“May love and light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah.” –Unknown “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” –Helen Steiner Rice
As the holiday Season fast approaches - I want to take a minute and wish all my friends, my frenemies, those that hate me and those that simply don't give a damn Happy Holidays!
Best wishes to all and hopefully a joyous and prosperous New Year for all of us!
God Bless
Red Box Rules
Have at it
Except follow NT rules of course
I haven't spent much time contributing on NT in the last few months - too much hate and vitriol
But I do drop in and read what is being exchanged, what is presented as fact when it is fiction and fiction when it is fact and just don't have the will to argue, especially at this time of year.
Whichever side of the aisle you are on and even if you choose neither, I wish ou Happy Holidays and best wishes for a healthy and happy New Year.
Happy Holidays to you, also and may you have a happy and prosperous New Year
Morning... hope you have a ripper Christmas Robert..🎄
Humbug who needs snow when you can have this..not a snow flake in sight...🎄
I wonder if the recording of Bing Crosby singing "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" was popular in Australia.
Never did understand why they sing that here..🤣
Hi Shona! The rationale to sing the song is right there in the title: " I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" These people likely have no clue for what they are wishing for. . .Brrrrrrrr!
Australia Apps or Bust!!!
That is really why they are dreaming of one and not experiencing one....
Morning...Merry Christmas Thomas..🎄🎄
Actually we are having a white Christmas.. it's snowing in Tasmania...first white Christmas in decades...
Snow on top of Mt Wellington near Hobart this morning..
It's cold where I am in Victoria 16c at the moment...
Well now, . . . just look at you in your 'winter' wonderland! "Boogie On" with your snowman. . . or is that a snow. . lady?!
Evening..ahh no not a photo of me.. that's in another state called Tasmania.. or affectionately known as Tassie..
I live in Victoria never have snow where I am doesn't get cold enough..but down Melbourne way they get snow on the mountains..but you would probably call them hills..
Just finished Christmas tea here and my SIL made a pavlova.. meringue, cream and fresh fruit... Australia's national dessert..
YUMMIES! What a 'stellar' table-setting. What a photo-finish!
Thank you Robert. Although I now enjoy a year 'round holiday, I appreciate your good wishes and in return wish you a wonderful holiday and a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous new year.
TY Robert
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!
Yes, we're saying it again: "Merry Christmas!"
Merry Christmas! And I CAN always say it, because I am not tripping off of NOT saying it! And, the culture war NONSENSE really PISSES me off that certain people invoke to keep us divided and striving with one another! There is not 'VICTORY' achieved by attempting to make people cower into saying something they either do not believe in or do believe in but 'care not' for stating!
That is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with saying, "Happy HOLIDAYS" if one wishes. The otherwise, 'reason for the season' is for Christians: Christ! Other religions should not have to 'confess' to another's belief system. . . not in this country. . . not even to be otherwise conforming or 'nice.'
Anybody who is a NON-BELIEVER who cares what CHRISTIANS do and say in their heart and hearth. . . in a country where we are ALL FREE to do what is ACCORDING TO LAW can be found GUILTY of passing JUDGEMENT about what FREE people can say between or for themselves. Vice-versa, any CHRISTIAN that goes out of his or her way to INSIST or DEMAND that people give 'sway' to saying something in public that he or she does not have a proper spirit to say is TIRESOME AND TROLLING, in my strong opinion!
To you as well, CB.
Agree 100%. Well said.
Christians do not 'run up on' Sikh passerbys exclaiming festively: 'Happy Diwali!" or "Happy Vaisakhi!," or "Happy Gurpurab!" Nor have I even heard of Christians offering commonly offering 'happy' wishes to Muslims during Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha!
Thus, when you look at it from such a perspective as that above, we can see why it is sufficient to simply understand whom you are addressing in order to render a proper holiday salutation and where appropriate (or overall) a general one!
P.S. Also, people of the Jewish faith do not generally deliver: "Merry Christmas" - since they are not Christians (even though "People of the Book.")
Merry Christmas, Jack_Tx!
That's an interesting observation.
Personally, I don't really 'run up' on anybody... in this day and time approaching someone in a manner that might be misconstrued as aggressive just seems ill-advised. I'm also a large person (6'4", 225lbs) and that sometimes intimidates people before I've even said anything, so I find it's generally best to just smile and nod.
Nor do I generally wish Muslims or Hindus or people of several other faiths "happy *insert your holiday here*". I very much hope they enjoy their holiday, but I'm never quite sure when those are or how to say that appropriately, so "happy holidays" seems an appropriate sort of benign catch-all.
BTW, my Jewish friends are usually very quick to offer "I hope you have a Merry Christmas", acknowledging that I celebrate it even if they don't.
I've said "Happy Hanukkah" in the past, often to learn I've missed it. I'm never really sure when it is.
Fortunately, most people are very understanding and appreciate the thought.
No, I am not critical of your comment or your heart on this matter, Jack.
My exasperation (if any) is with Evangelical Right that continues to wage "holy' cultural war which ignores the values of others in their FREEDOM to "be" as they are as citizens in a free society like ours.
Christians have a right to their "Merry Christmas" and so do other believers in our pluralistic society.
That bothers me as well.
It is definitely not how Jesus would have wanted us to behave.
Would he? Jesus seemed to have no problem telling people how to live.
When was it banned?
In what manner of living did Jesus instruct us to 'let' others (people) live?
Never. Right wing propagandists pretend it was as one of their phony culture war wedge issues. It's all B.S.
When do you say it?
Really?
Then what became of the Kwanzaa holiday greeting?
Yes, really.
Nothing is stopping you from saying a Kwanzaa holiday greeting. I would imagine that's what you put on your holiday greeting cards.
I don't see that in Jesus' message.
Paul had no problem whatsoever telling people how to live. Jesus' primary message was "God loves these people, so don't be such a bunch of judgmental pricks."
(I may have paraphrased that last part.)
I want to know what stopped those who were encouraged to say it?
I tend to hold my cards to my chest, but, I work in public service, if someone tells me Merry Christmas, I reply the same way, "Happy Holidays", that's how I reply.I am waiting for you to tell me when saying, "Merry Christmas", was banned.
Encouraged? Explain, please.
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!
And some holiday / winter words of wisdom...
Don't have that problem here..😁
True. You just have to worry about everything on that continent wanting to kill you. Not everything can, but they sure want to...
Ahh but we love a bit of excitement..
Take our huntsman spiders for instance.. perfectly harmless and great fly catches.. besides they look cute and land on you during the night..
Some people just don't appreciate it for some reason...this one is just a little tacker..😊
" Creepy crawler crawling " —can cause one to itch! And to look at those legs and that torso should frighten any 'newbie'! We have this:
Wood spider.
And when it gets into the house, I get a 'call' or a 'scream' that I can't stand (bear up under). It has got to go! Usually with a *Smash*—literally.
That 'animal' is humongous (and scales big in a house setting). Scares the women and children—Okay, me too! It is not poisonous to humans, nevertheless!
Let It Snow.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
“Let It Snow!” written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn.
And never eat the yellow snow !
Thats right up there with dont make snow angels in the dog park....
LOL
Happy holidays to you as well Robert, and a very prosperous new year!
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year
Enjoy the season and
It's the most wonderful time to drink beer
Merry Christmas everyone...🎄🎄
Christmas day here already and I hope you all enjoy the day when it arrives there...🎄🎄
A bit hard not to compare this Christmas to last year's and Kavika was still with us..🎄🎄
I miss his presence and words...🥀
So do I, shona. A whole lot.
We all do..
Hoping everyone enjoys the holiday they celebrate!
May the New Year bring you all Peace, love, health and happiness!
Happy Christmas Jane...🎄🎄🎄
They would fit right in down here..
The crocs would have something to play with..
"Rascal. . . " the red-nosed alligator leads a team on a highly 'suspicious' Christmas DAY (emphasis on "day") without a snow flurry or snow drift to be had!
Thank you, Robert.
Happy holidays and wishes for a calm, peaceful and productive future.
Happy Christmas everyone...🎄🎄
The day has just started here and I hope you enjoy it all with family and friends...
Happy Christmas, Shona! Go ahead: Make Christmas "Great Again." We dare you to!
Just joshing with you!
Well Christmas is pretty well-done and dusted here now..
Quite a nice evening and was around 20c today which isn't to bad but a bit more heat would have been nice..
68 degrees Fahrenheit is a lovely day, lovely day, . . .lovely day. . . almost 'beachy' - my dear Shona!
Bill Withers Lovely Day (Remastered) 1978
Morning...beachy!!!
You have got to be kidding!!...
Where do you live?? Antarctica???
I live in California. And we had 63 degrees (with sun) and we were commenting about how happy as Felix we were! So excuse me, if you were cold. I was sleeveless at 68 degrees without any coat of any kind! It's. . .cool (literally) weather!
That said, what do I know about it? You are right about how you felt in it! 
Gotta be at least 25c before I even contemplate sticking a toe in the water here...
Otherwise forget it and jaws can have it..
That is funny, because you are discussing "Water" - this silly 'goose' (Me) was/is talking about air temperature! : ) Shona! You're fine!
What the hate and Hellmark card author in chief didn't..?
Merry Christmas to all!