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Jews have contributed significantly to what is recognizable today as Christmas time. Many catchy classic Christmas songs were written by Jewish songwriters.
Bob Dylan has Jewish heritage as well, although I don't recall him writing any Christmas songs.
Christmas in the Heart (2009) - 34th Studio album by Bob Dylan
Writing dump1090 in my parent's house :D Waiting for the only plane crossing the center of the Sicily during xmas time haha. In general, hacking here in Campobello di Licata at day, then at night finding all my friends, drinking with them till 4AM, then looping again: code -> gym -> drinking, all this in the background of staying with family.
Feliz Natal
नाताळच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा!
As a kid born on X’mas eve, Christmas has been special to me, even in the dusty provincial non-Christian town of Central India.
After moving to Germany, and having a kid, I appreciate Christmas (Weihnachtsferien) even more nowadays. What a wonderful season of festivity
May this festival season bring happiness and joy to you and your loved ones.
It was at my first job and first time away from home. I was single and so was a colleague from work.
There was no one in the office that night. So we installed unreal tournament, played "mistress of Christmas" out loud, ordered in some food from a nearby restaurant and played a lan game till past midnight. Then we went home.
Merry Christmas! Mutlu Noeller! Frohe Weihnachten! I was born in Istanbul, a sprawling, chaotic city that's a fascinating blend of thousands of cultures. Christmas was always a thing there, even under an Islamist regime. As a non-believer, I never cared much for religious holidays, but I did enjoy the cozy decorations and sipping Glühwein (mulled wine). Beyond that, it didn't mean much to me. Now I live in Germany. M…
As a JW I never celebrated either. It’s strange because my wife is Lutheran and she’s probably the most excited adult about Christmas I’ve ever met. Bakes the Ham, turkey, Christmas PJs, Love Actually, Home Alones and gifts Christmas morning. I love seeing her happy as much as I love food. So it works out. I don’t get involved beyond what I would do on a regular day which is be happy for her, have good conversation a…
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Oh that explains it, I thought it was just when I came of age. I did become suspicious that perhaps it wasn’t just a personal bias when I noticed the same movies on lists made by very different age groups.
I graduated in 1995 in LA. Going to the movies was something most of us did every weekend. Just show up and get a ticket for the next thing you haven’t seen yet. Many consider 1994 the best single year for movies ever. I got really lucky that that was also my peak movie going year.
Listening to David Sedaris' Six to Eight Black Men. It's an amazing bit.
Back at the end of eighties and beginning nineties I used to go to my uncle and aunt (my mom's immediately old sister) home and I would spend time with my cousins, from which three of them were orphans. Fortunately the family could take care of everyone.
I would spend time with one of my orphan cousins (we are just one year apart) and my older sister playing some games like hide and seek around the house, I was hardly 7-8 yo.
My uncle and aunt are not among us anymore but at least I keep nice memories.
This was in Spain. Currently I am in Asia.
Crăciun fericit! I can only hope for more peace in the world for the next year.