Christopher Hitchens vs. Christmas Cheer

Christopher Hitchens was a weird grinch about Christmas--but there's no reason atheists have to be. There's a straightforward Godless case for enjoying Christmas (or Hannukah) (or both) (or whatever).

It’s a long-standing contention of a certain kind of conservative Christian goofball that atheists hate Christmas. Polling data tells a different story. A whopping 85% of Americans who list their religion as “none” celebrate the holiday. Of course, “nones” range all the way from “spiritual but not religious” to “I’ve worn out the spines on all of my Ric…