Thanksgiving vs. Christmas: Which do you prefer?

Postby **dodint** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:24 pm

Source of the post football games.

Christmas is on Sunday this year and the NFL ain't making room for Jesus.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:38 pm

Source of the post football games.
Christmas is on Sunday this year and the NFL ain't making room for Jesus.

I was going to make a joke about the matchup for that day, but just realized that it's a Steelers/Ratbirds home game. Thanksgiving still has my vote, however.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:40 pm

That's just a convenient calendar coincidence this year. Thanksgiving football is a given every year.

Postby **Algernon** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:45 pm

Christmas because its always a big party

Feast of the 7 fishes + cookies + extended family

New years right around the corner... so plans are usually forming around Christmas.

My age, girls are usually on break from school and they're all feelsy around Christmas time

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:46 pm

Also, Thanksgiving is secular. No pagan winter solstice festival BS.

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:56 pm

Also, Thanksgiving is secular. No pagan winter solstice festival BS.

Yup. No religion. Just celebration of mass genocide of an entire continent.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:58 pm

Source of the post Yup. No religion. Just celebration of mass genocide of an entire continent.

I call bull ****.

We hadn't gotten that far by 1621.

Postby **columbia** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:11 pm

I thought Thanksgiving was to celebrate that Jesus is 'Murican.
Not true?

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:21 pm

Christmas because it means its just 2 or 3 days till the PU bowl game.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:35 pm

Also, Thanksgiving is secular. No pagan winter solstice festival BS.
Yup. No religion. Just celebration of mass genocide of an entire continent.

No, that's Columbus Day.

Postby **iamjs** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:47 pm

My wife has banned this tree topper from our house:

Did you tell her they have a song called Jesus Saves?

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:53 pm

Oddly enough, I prefer to go shopping on Thanksgiving. I bought my gun safe last year on Thanksgiving because of a sweet deal.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:30 pm

Did you tell her they have a song called Jesus Saves?

lol, she's not big on religion, just didn't want something that said SLAYER on the Christmas tree.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:38 pm

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:11 pm

I'm going with Thanksgiving. I'm pretty much too old to give or get anything for Christmas (except from myself), and the food is generally better at Thanksgiving.

Postby **Reveutopique** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:24 pm

Growing up Thanksgiving was basically all the food from Christmas, no gifts, no church and maybe decorating before and after dinner (way after).

The entire process for both is ritualized in our family. The food is the same process. The rest of course is different as we don't need to buy gifts for Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving is the gift).

My favorite part about Christmas other than spending time with my family and buying them stuff is the decorations which I don't get on Thanksgiving.
I probably could and will one day but even if I do, the brown, bronze, burnt colors of fall are like a bait and switch compared to the vibrant Christmas colors and lights. It's like an opening band. Christmas is Led Zeppelin. Thanksgiving is ..idk..whoever opened for Led Zeppelin.

But I love both holidays. I can't imagine not having either of them. And ultimately I can't choose one over the other.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:31 pm

Christmas is Led Zeppelin. Thanksgiving is ..idk..whoever opened for Led Zeppelin.

They were called Taurus, and their guitar player wrote Stairway To Heaven.

Postby **Reveutopique** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:06 pm

Christmas is Led Zeppelin. Thanksgiving is ..idk..whoever opened for Led Zeppelin.
They were called Taurus, and their guitar player wrote Stairway To Heaven.

Wow I was super spot on without knowing it.

Also I need to brush up on music history. I'm ashamed of myself.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:08 pm

Postby **columbia** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:08 pm

So does tif....they were called Spirit.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:12 pm

I though Spirit was the song and Taurus was the band? Nope, derps to me.

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 6:56 am

Another vote for Thanksgiving.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:34 am

Yeah, I might change my vote now.

Postby **BigMck** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:13 am

Christmas. Where I grew up, family was immediate family. Gifts given were well received and appreciated before going outside to see what Santa brought to local friends. Childhood was about sharing.

Thanksgiving was about the circle of family. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins ... Other school friends that we met up with on Saturday. That cool turkey paper cut out with different shades of grey and orange .... well, was paper and went away.

Today, the first local FM channel plunged into Christmas music.

Color me Christmas.

Postby **meecrofilm** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:38 am

re: All I Want For Christmas Is You.

You can hate the cheesy lyrics all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that from a music standpoint it's pretty much an immaculately-written pop song.