I really enjoy the Christmas season. I love the movies that get played every year. I love the Christmas music radio station. I love the lights. I love the snow. I love the togetherness. I love the Claymation. I love wrapping presents. I love unwrapping presents. I love making cards and presents for my friends and my teachers. I love going to the mall and finding the perfect gift. I love going shopping with my friends. I love the classroom Christmas parties that are against school rules. I love going to Petsmart with my mom to get stocking stuffers for my cats. I love waking up early on Christmas morning and being too excited to go back to sleep because you know how much everyone is going to love their gifts. I love not eating breakfast and going straight to the candy in my stocking. I love reading the book my sister got me right away. I love watching my cats play in the discarded wrapping part.

However, I do not love Jesus. I don't hate Jesus. I am not a Christian and I have never met him so I have no reason to love him. I feel it is disrespectful to Christians for me to celebrate part of the holiday. This is why I have come up with Giftmas. Giftmas is Christmas for non-Christians. Giftmas is Christmas without church, the nativity, or Silent Night. Giftmas stands for Everything Christmas has come to stand for, but minus the religious stuff. There is also no egg nog for Giftmas, because egg nog is gross. Gift activities include Giftmas caroling, knitting Weasly sweaters, decorating a synthetic (aluminum optional) Giftmas tree, watching Giftmas movies, eating Giftmas cookies and pudding, dressing up your dog in a Giftmas sweater, going Giftmas shopping, getting drunk at the office Giftmas party, and spreading Giftmas cheer.

Celebrating Giftmas has opened the doors to celebrating many other religious holiday non-religiously. This year I hope to celebrate Funuhkah, Leaster, and Feed.