Is Atheism a hard requirement? - sorry - new guy - didn't search... but they are not exclusive in my humble opinion.

https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...

Thank you so much. I celebrate it as a sort of
Winter Solstice festival. I went home and had a
visit with my family in the western part of the state.

An unhealthy assumption since you didn't spell out what or who you lived to serve.

Feliz Naviidad y Prospero Ano Nueve ? (or something like that)

“On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642.” -- Neil deGrasse Tyson

That's why The Good Lord gave you me, to pass on exotic esoterica.
I used to sign some messages "I live but to serve," but unfortunately the recipients often thought I meant it.

Or if you want the original, celebrate Mithra: http://freethoughtpedia.com/wiki/Jesu...

I accept any (almost) reason for a party :-D

Personally, I'll have a Merry Christmas as an Objectivist, rather than as the limiting label of atheist.

Merry Christmas to all, and a happy and prosperous New Year!

To you as well, and thanks for letting me know there is an actually documented birthday of someone clearly worth celebrating on the 25th! I didn't know that.

When asked if she thought it was appropriate for atheists to celebrate Christmas, Ayn Rand said (in part):

"Yes, of course. A national holiday, in this country, cannot have an exclusively religious meaning. ... The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: “Merry Christmas”—not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form—by giving presents to one’s friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance ... The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized."

And of course I wish you and anyone else a Very Merry Christmas, a Very Happy Hanukkah, and a Very Happy New Year, as well as A Very Happy Holiday Season, to be sure I get everything and everyone.
Also, many thanks for the two links I didn't know about. I have loved Atlas Society for a long time.

Thanks for the greetings. If you visit other Objectiv-ish sites such as Rebirth of Reason and Objectivism Online, as well as the Atlas Society, of course, you will find easily that we do celebrate traditional holidays from a rational perspective. (On the Atlas Society website, enter "Christmas" in the search box.) Like Thanksgiving, Christmas is a time of opulence, celebrating our productivity.

On my blog (http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/ ), I have several Newtwonas messages.