Holiday Without a Christmas

It will take a lot of getting use to. Christmas is no longer a recognized

holiday. 

The decision to ban Christmas was made in the 19th Circus Court of Repeals in the West Coast state of Confusion. The panel of judges heard evidence and claims that basically led to their unanimous decision. 

Christmas had outlived its usefulness. It was argued that this particular day had become way too commercialized. When storeowners began bringing Christmas trimmings out in February, it was the last straw that sealed the deal. 

The new ruling would rename December 25th as The Holiday. Everyone had been conditioned earlier to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, so this had been in the planning stages for some time. 

Families would still be meeting for a festive get together with one important change. No longer would it be a day of giving, but rather one of taking. The way the Circus court spelled it out: each person was to go to any store in his or her neighborhood and pick out a gift to take home for himself or herself. This way there would be ‘no one left behind’ without a gift. 

Too many children were going without on Christmas, while others were drenched in gifts galore. So now there is a one person, one gift rule that will be strictly enforced. Anyone caught taking more than one gift would face fines and imprisonment. 

The churches that represented the voices of the moral majority could not be reached for comment. Christmas would now be called The Holiday. It would be mainly a time for families to get together, and would be still celebrated as a legal holiday on the American calendar. The merriment and drinking would still continue on Holiday Eve. 

The next day on the calendar to be scrutinized for possible changes would be the Easter bunny one – another commercialized fiasco. This will not go down without a fight, what with egg farmers calling in everyday registering their complaints. 

By D.G.Ford