Welp, since according to
@TamarYaelBatYah, I'm supposed to be instructing all you non heathens on what Xmas is really about, and we all know that I exist simply to do her bidding, here goes.
Many cultures have existed in the northern hemisphere throughout history and they all noticed that around this time of year that the sunlight seemed begin to reemerge after a time of lessening. Many made this phenomena part of their spiritual traditions. For reasons unknown, lots of practices grew up around this.
These practices celebrated kindness, charity, generosity, love, basically all the things that Melinda Leigh Scott has never experienced or understood, and indeed holds in contempt.
So it comes as no surprise that she would assume that anyone here needs to be told that mistletoe and baby Jesus are indeed connected, it's just in a very round about way.
As for me and my actually matriarchal (not pretend like Melinda here) family which includes several religious traditions, we happily graft in as many new holiday things as we can. More gifts to give! More togetherness! More ways to show love! More fun!
More celebration of the return of light!
Dear everyone, merry whatever, love and light to you and all of yours.
Watch, wait, and hope.