Tagged: urban legends

Offbeat
2:48 pm
Wed November 30, 2011

Dear News Director, why do you hate Christmas?

Vincent Duffy /

I always enjoy the holiday related updates I get from friends and relatives at this time of year. Some send old fashioned Christmas cards, others send elaborate newsletters highlighting the successes (usually) of each family member from the previous year, and still others just send a quick email or Facebook post to say they’re thinking about me.

It’s also the time of year when I’m frequently accused by listeners of being a soldier in the war against Christmas.

This accusation might have been true the year nobody in the newsroom was thinking clearly and we mentioned in a news story (without a warning beforehand) that Santa Claus was not real. The hate mail I received for that mistake was deserved.

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