Merry Christmas, of a sort

When they say "Bon Noël", or "Bon Noel", is that somehow taking "Christ" out of Christmas?

Despite my fathers absence, we had a good christmas at my parents house. I flew back home late last night, and spent some time reflecting on how the week went.

My brother bought a santa claus suit, and dressed up at Midnight on Christmas Eve. It was a nice surprise, and he gave everyone a single present to open before the morning. His girlfriend was on the "naughty" list, so she got something special :)

To give an example of just how cool my brother is, he took some photo's of himself doing traditional Santa stuff. Like eating the mince pie, having the drink, and placing presents under the tree. (All with the digital camera)

Then when the neighbours children came by on Christmas Day, he told them that he had left the camera out, along with the traditional plate for Santa. And that Santa took some photo's of himself. Well, the kids were delighted to see real hard core proof of Santa's visit. I think they all wanted to do the same next year. I suspect a lot of Dads are going to have to buy Santa suits next year.

Two particular pictures were taken, which he's going to use next year on Christmas cards. One of santa with the drink in one hand (to go to those on the "nice" list) and one where he's flipping the finger (for those on the "naughty" list).

He's a funny guy, and he put a lot of effort into making things go smoothly, doing a lot of the tasks normally left for my father, such as prepping and cooking the turkey and the carving afterwards. Dad would have been proud.
posted by Manchild at 1:00 PM