In The Myths That Stole Christmas, Johnson argues That Christmas has been hijacked by seven different myths-seven Myths That control how people conceive of and celebrate the holiday.
Christmas belongs to us all and we can each simply make it what we need it to be..
Christmas is not a Christians-only holiday That can only be properly celebrated a certain way.
But, Johnson argues, taking a close look at the history of the holiday, and the social, political and economic issues That surround it, can turn the tables and allow us to own Christmas once again.
Christmas owns us; we do what it wants, when it wants.
Modern Christmas celebrations, however, serve as a source of conflict-and can make us anxious, stressed, fat, poor and stupid.
Myth #1: Jesus Is the Reason for the Season Myth #2: There Is a War on Christmas Myth #3: Our Christmas Traditions Are Old-Fashioned Myth #4: Christmas Spending Is Good for the Economy Myth #5: Santa Claus Is Saint Nicholas Myth #6: The Santa Claus Lie Is Harmless Myth #7: Christmas Can\'t Change Historically, holiday celebrations served useful social functions; they smoothed tension between social classes; they helped us prepare for the long hard winter; they turned the literal darkest days into the hap-happiest season of all.
In The Myths That Stole Christmas, Johnson argues That Christmas has been hijacked by seven different myths-seven Myths That control how people conceive of and celebrate the holiday
