Anonymous wrote:I am not asking if they are religious symbols, or if christmas is religious, only if there are certain normal everyday things that are and automatically evoke thoughts of Christmas.
For me:
red/green combo
reindeer
ornaments
jingle bells
egg nog
Can you honestly think of these things and not think Christmas? Any others?
All of these say Christmas to me, except egg nog. Maybe because the only eggnog I've ever had is the kind that comes from the 7-11 and is available all year round, although my family likes to drink it around Thanksgiving.
What else says Christmas? All those holiday songs on the radio ... the "holiday" wreaths and other decorations in my office building ... the Salvation Army guy ringing the bell outside Macy's.