> I despise Christmas<
And greet Americans with Merry Christmas? I love to quote Dickens--"Bah, humbug"

I don't quite hate christmas, but its not one of favorite times of the year.
I hope you get what you desire for christmas--
Shona's idea of good food/good company/ good booze sound about right-- (only i think i fall into the category of bad company--you know what they say
Good girls get to go to heaven,
and bad girls get to go everywhere else!
)
but a happy new year to all!