The Ghost of Christmas Past

How will this Christmas compare to those you experienced during your childhood? That question is at the core of the latest research from Pew which tells us a lot about the holiday season, and a lot about American religious trends. Younger adults tend to see Christmas as a mostly cultural holiday, while older Americans still see the day as mostly religious. Really young Americans see it as a time to get and use new gadgets.

+ Nick Confalone won’t have any trouble remembering how he spent his childhood Christmas mornings. His dad videotaped his kids coming downstairs for Christmas for the last 25 years. Now I wish I had videotaped me and my other Jewish friends at the same Chinese restaurant every Christmas day for about a decade.