Once upon a time, the 25th of December was known by a word that starts with the letter “C” and ends with “mas.” Sometimes the day was abbreviated with the letter “X.” For Spanish-speakers, the name of the day started with “N” and ended with “dad.” For the French, the name started with “N” and ended with “oel.” Alas, these days, the alphabet soup can be boiled down to THFKAC, which stands for “The Holiday Formerly Known as Christmas.”
As an example, for ten students in Haymarket, Virginia, a day which started with carols and candy canes ended with detention. Apparently school administrators took exception to students spreading yuletide cheer. According to the report from WUSA, one mother received a phone call from a living incarnation of the Grinch who told her that, “not everyone wants Christmas cheer. That suicide rates are up over Christmas, and that [the students] should keep their cheer to themselves, perhaps.”
