Quote Originally Posted by ramanth
I don't take days off. The school is closed in observation of the holiday.

You know, I've often wondered how long that will last. With Christmas getting tossed out of everything, it's only a question of time when all business start staying open.

Ok, everyone, I found out whose fault the entire Christmas tree mess is!
It was Queen Victoria of England. In the 1840s she and her husband, who was from Germany, put a tree up in their Palace for Christmas. The tree was a common practace in his country for holidays. She liked that and put one up in the Palace for Christmas. Everyone started copying it and it became a regular tradition in England and the US since.

So blame it all on Queen Vickie!!!
this was on the history channel this morning - so no arguing with me, ok?