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I wonder: if someone completely alien to our society came and visited us in June, would he be unfamiliar with our society if he visited six months later in December? All the things about our culture that make it what it is seem to change for the last month of the year. For Christmas, our music changes from our normal junk on the radio to carols that have a long tradition and other junk that sucks only because Barbara Streisand sings it. For Christmas, our food changes from the normal daily dishes to sweeter things loaded with sugar like gingerbread, cookies and eggnog. For many of us, our religion changes as it might be the only time that many people actually practice their religion. However, even the traditions in the church change around Christmas time as the theme of the events point to the Christ Child.

I happen to like the Christmas season, but I wonder: do I like Christmas because I like the things that happen during Christmas or do I like Christmas because those things only happen once a year?