I'm not religious at all though I was raised as a catholic. My husband was of a different religion but it was not important to him either so there have been no conflicts there. For us, Christmas is a family and friends holiday. We make sure to see people that we don't see too frequently during the year due to busy lives. Lots of friends and family come to visit - it's a good thing that I have a big house. My sons are adults now and they have friends that I have known since grade school and they come by to visit also. We are all very musically oriented so there is always lots of music being played (sometimes competing music) and lots of eating and cooking and drinking. People sneak around and whisper and hide presents from others. It's kind of a zoo and sometimes I run away to my office (like now) just to get some quiet time but it's all alot of fun. Basically it's a celebration of friends and family.

Kathleen