While preparing for our yearly Christmas party, my wife was telling me about the ridiculous environment of "fear of religious offense" being haboured at her workplace.

They are a large blue chip company and are changing they’re christmas party name to "The end of year" party.

Ok. I had to say my piece on our party invite:

.First things first – Christmas is NOT Christian.

1."Christmas" trees are a pagan tradition from ancient times, from BEFORE Christ – brought over by Queen Vic’s German hubby.

2. Mistletoe is a Druidic tradition

3. The Valhallan god Odin (white beard and hood) rides through the air on an 8-legged horse at Yuletide and fills stockings and shoes hung out by kids.

4. St. Nic was a Turkish Bishop. Turkish. Somehow he got merged with the pagan Odin and became Santa.

I’m sure Odin was around before Big J.C so let’s drop the "I’m not christian so I’m not celebrating" crap.

Let’s just get together and celebrate it all – both Atheists and Delusionists, Welcome!

(Big sigh). That’s better.