Could the Grinch really have stolen Christmas, or was Dr. Suess on a particularly bad trip that day?
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of course not what do you think?  How long have you believed this?
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"Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest lawyer and an old drunk are walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it? The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological creatures." \n      \n      So they don't exist is what I am trying to say!!
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Yes. Santa is real, if you believe in him! I think the world would be a much better place if people quit trying to destroy other peoples' happy illusions.
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This varies on the kid. I, personally, stopped believing in all holiday characters in first grade, but you might just want to look at this website.
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In Anglo-Saxon countries, Santa Claus is said to leave a lump of coal instead of Christmas presents in the stockings of naughty children.\n\nUnless you've been naughty, you've nothing to worry about, but if you get an aluminum foil wrapped, irregularly shaped and fairly small stocking stuffer... you should probably try to behave better next year!
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I had never thought of this, but now that you bring it up I think there's a good possibilty. Superman goes arounf saving "good" guys and fighting "bad" guys, just like Santa judges if people are "naughty" or "nice." Since they both have this superhuman powers, they think they have the right to judge people and go on power trips. Like you say they both fly, although Santa uses reindeer and a sleigh, but they both also have a fondness of the red suit and how else could Santa vistit all those houses in one night, if he were not in fact "faster than a speeding bullet?" They are both apparently fireproof and like the cold. Santa lives a t North Pole and Superman's Fortress of Solitude is in Antartica.
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I think people should stop over buying gifts. Some take the holiday to the extreme!
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Maybe from the Christmas cartoons?
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Oh oh......I have a good one. After coming off of the holiday season a good way to wrap it up would be to analyze Christmas Carols. For example.....\n\nHave you ever really wondered about santa after listening to "Santa Claus is coming to Town?" He sees you when you're sleeping? He knows when you're awake? Almost makes him sound like a stalker!\n\nJack frost nipping at your nose? Sounds like a social issue to me.\n\nFolks dressed up like eskimos? Is that honestly politcally correct? \n\nDon't even get me started on "Rudolph." there are a million fun things you could do with that one. \n\nJust think of some funny or questionable lines from christmas carols and have fun playing with them. It could honestly be hilarious! Good luck!
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One year on Christmas eve when I was about 6 or 7, I woke up in the middle of the night and looked outside and saw a red light flying in the sky, and i was so excited because i thought it was Rudolph's nose. my dad played along when i woke him up, even though he knew it was just an airplane.\n\nmy sister usually left the cookies and milk for santa out, then one Christmas me and my brothers wondered why people always left food for santa, but nothing for his reindeer, so we put some carrots beside the cookies and wrote a note to Santa telling him the carrots were for the reindeer. we woke up the next morning and the cookies and carrots were eaten, and "santa" left us a thank you note.\n\ngreat times. I miss christmas as a little kid. It really gets different as you get older. It's still my favorite time of the year, but it changes. I've learned to appreciate the meaning of it even more as i've grown. I think that's probably true with most people\n\nMerry Christmas, everyone
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My mom was raised by a Presbyterian minister and she was always taught the true meaning of each holiday. We decorate our house with advent calanders and manger scenes, stars and books about the true meaning of Christmas. Despite that, my sister and I always recieved gifts and we understood that those gifts were because it was Jesus' birthday and we were celebrating. We had Santa Claus every year and we had a tree but we knew that we would go to church on Christmas Eve and we would hear the story of the baby born in a manger on that night in Bethlehem. We were even in the Christmas plays every year. Easter was never very commercialized for us because we went to church and, yes, while we still had Easter egg hunts and got Easter baskets, it was more in the fun of Spring than offensive to our beliefs. I think that these holidays are overly commericalized but all we can do is remember the real reasons we have these holidays in the first place. We can teach others about Jesus and why we truly celebrate on these days. As I'm writing this answer I can't help but thinking that maybe the holidays, which are very grown up in a theological sense, were given those little fun things that we all enjoy for the children and to bring out the children in us. As long as we never forget the true meaning to the season, we can celebrate in any way we see fit.
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Is it "The Mouse Before Christmas"?
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No I think that is just being a hypocirte. Can't be a christian and tell your kids there is a Santa claus, tooth fairy, easter bunny etc at the same time.
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Christmas Vacation. No doubt about it. But don't watch Christmas with the Kranks. I was completely disappointed.
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I did, but i kinda didn't pay close attention......i think maybe they are having that entire 'Flight 29 Down' on DVD this Christmas
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Wow..someone is really missing the whole point of christmas. Thats really sad Cynthia K if you dont know that the whole idea of santa claus was based on a man who really existed. Christmas is about the birth of jesus, and is about others being kind and warm to each other and showing how much they love each other. It was based on Saint Nicholas (dutch), who gave presents to poor children. The custom of giving gifts on a special day in winter was around before christianity came to be.  The first Dutch settlers who came to America had a figure of Saint Nicholas on the front of their ship. After christianity was well established, Saint Nicholas became a customary symbol among christians for christmas. The Dutch celebrated the feast day on December 6th and said Saint Nicholas visited their homes the night before leaving gifts. In time, English settlers adopted the legends and festivities associated with Saint Nicholas. English-speaking children spoke the Dutch name for the saint, Sinterklaas, quickly and excitedly so that it sounded like Santy Claus or Santa Claus.
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I am betting they made a mistake on the paper... a typo perhaps or just human error in recording it.  Contact the school to verify.  Is it legal?  I do not know, but I know you can have them excused for religious reasons in America.  Any good lawyer can push that issue.  Just as some religions do not do Christmas and are excused the day of the party, etc.\n\nMy guess is that it was a mistake, but contact them to find out.\n\nSue