A link to good reasons not to keep Christmas

I just came across this link today. Ten reasons I don't keep Christmas. It is well-written, easy to scan for highlights, and short enough to read the details for those who want deeper explanations. There are some who don't want to hear about the pagan roots of Christmas, but the majority of the reason in this short list do not refer to the pagan history of the holiday.

I remember my young children dreading Christmas as time went on. They didn't say why, but one of them, about ten years old at the time, once wished out loud that we could stop doing Christmas. At that time I was deep into the celebration of Christmas, mainly for family get-together reasons, and I wasn't interested in pursuing their desires. I wish I had!

The music and decorations of Christmas is what makes it seem magical, I suppose, or at least draws the mind back to a time when Christmas seemed magical to a young child. I think I was about twelve when Christmas started to feel empty. I didn't analyze why I felt that way at the time, but looking back, it was probably because it was so much me-me-me. When all the expectations of Christmas were fulfilled to perfection, the gifts given and received were exactly what was desired, something was missing. It just never seemed right, all the expense and it's-the-thought-that-counts gifts purchased and made, just so that no one would feel left out, even if they needed nothing at all and would likely let the gift gather dust somewhere until they had the courage to sell them at a garage sale or donate to a good cause.

In the link above, the author tells about his fear of sharing with his family why he had decided to stop keeping Christmas. He thought they would resist, but when they were shown from the Scripture and history why Christmas was not only not biblical, that it had nothing to do with Jesus, they came on board without a problem: "...children, until they are taught differently, have an inspiring respect for the plain truth!"
  
Though I never pretended Santa was a real person to my children, they must have sensed, or learned from someone, that even the rest of Christmas was not true. Again, I regret not following through on their thoughts about Christmas.