History Main / SantaClausmas

Contrast with DoTheyKnowItsChristmasTime. Also compare and contrast EveryoneIsChristianAtChristmas, in which characters who haven't shown Christian tendencies any other time of year suddenly celebrate a Christian holiday. Compare YouMeanXmas, where this is done by addressing a holiday indirectly by having it play out as adapted for a setting that wouldn't celebrate it rather than by portraying it without its religious elements.

A depiction of a religious holiday that centers solely around its secular trappings, with the actual religion in question not even cropping up casually. In Western media this is primarily applied to the Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter, as well as Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah (as is seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet'').

A depiction of a religious holiday that centers solely around its secular trappings, with the actual religion in question not even cropping up casually. In Western media this is mostly applied to the Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter, as well as Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah (as is seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet'').

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as nowadays there are plenty of people from Christian cultural backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas and Easter with parties and dinners and gifts and chocolate and decorations, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. As you might expect, this secularized version of holiday observance can come in for a certain amount of backlash on the part of critics, Christian or otherwise, who view it as undermining the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, or perpetuating Christian cultural hegemony, or both.

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as nowadays there are plenty of people from Christian cultural backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas (and Easter) with parties and dinners and gifts and chocolate and decorations, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. As you might expect, this secularized version of holiday observance can come in for a certain amount of backlash on the part of critics, Christian or otherwise, who view it as undermining the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, or perpetuating Christian cultural hegemony, or both.

A depiction of a religious holiday that centers solely around its secular trappings, with the actual religion in question not even cropping up casually. In western media this is mostly applied to the Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter, as well as Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah (as is seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet'').

A depiction of a religious holiday that centers solely around its secular trappings, with the actual religion in question not even cropping up casually. This can apply to any of the big Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter, as well as Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah (as is seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet'').

A religious holiday episode which only mentions the not-overtly-religious trappings of the holiday, with the actual religion not even cropping up casually. This can apply to any of the big Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter, as well as Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah (as is seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet'').

-->'''Alan:''' Christmas, I imagine, a very busy time for bellringers?

* Played with in ''[[Series/KnowingMeKnowingYouWithAlanPartridge Knowing Me, Knowing Yule]]'', when Alan attempts to interview the bellringers of Norwich Cathedral.

-->'''Woman:''' It is, it's very busy, but it's lovely for us to be able to celebrate, through bellringing, the birth of Jesus Christ, our Saviour.

** It should be noted that God is mentioned by Calvin quite often throughout the strip - but Jesus never.

Contrast with DoTheyKnowItsChristmasTime. Also contrast EveryoneIsChristianAtChristmas, in which characters who haven't shown religious leanings any other time of year suddenly turn pious around Christmas. Compare YouMeanXmas, where this is done by addressing a holiday indirectly by having it play out as adapted for a setting that wouldn't celebrate it rather than by portraying it without its religious elements.

In Japan, Christmas was imported as an excuse for local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises to sell their product as an "authentic" American-style seasonal tradition. It worked spectacularly, and now a country that is 2% Christian has a robust Christmas economy, which inevitably means a bevy of Christmas-themed works in Japanese media that have nothing whatsoever to do with the religious aspects of the holiday. Even if the characters are Christian-style devils, or the setting involves explicitly non-Christian spirituality.

Contrast with DoTheyKnowItsChristmasTime. Also contrast EveryoneIsChristianAtChristmas, when characters who haven't shown religious leanings any other time of year suddenly turn pious around Christmas. Compare YouMeanXmas, where this is done by addressing a holiday indirectly by having it play out as adapted for a setting that wouldn't celebrate it rather than by portraying it without its religious elements.

A religious holiday episode which only mentions the not-overtly-religious trappings of the holiday, without the religion. Religion doesn't even crop up casually. This applies to all of the big Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter, and also Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah, as seen in ''Shalom Sesame'', the Jewish American version of ''Series/SesameStreet''.

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as these days there are plenty of people from Christian backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas and Easter with parties and gifts and chocolate and decorations, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. As you might expect, this version of the holiday tends to come in for a certain amount of backlash on the part of critics (Christian or otherwise) who view it as either undermining the TrueMeaningOfChristmas, or perpetuating Christian cultural hegemony, or both.

* ''Manga/{{GabrielDropOut}}'': Vignette, a demon, celebrates Christmas with her friend Raphael, an angel. Raphi reassures her it's okay to celebrate Christ's birth because in Japan it's just a commercial holiday. Satania, another demon, rushes over to Vigne's place for aid in carrying out one of her asinine schemes on the holy day, but they manage to brainwash her into forgetting about it by tempting her with melon bread.

->''What does UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} have to do with you?\\

You have as much to do with him as you do your mother's penis''

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as these days there are plenty of people from Christian backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas and Easter with parties and gifts and chocolate and decorations, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. As you might expect, this version of the holiday tends to come in for a certain amount of backlash on the part of critics (Christian or otherwise) who see it as undermining the TrueMeaningOfChristmas.

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as these days there are plenty of people from Christian backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas and Easter with parties and gifts and chocolate, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. After all, few say no to free presents. As you might expect, this version of the holiday tends to come in for a certain amount of backlash on the part of critics (Christian or otherwise) who see it as undermining the TrueMeaningOfChristmas.

This does reflect TruthInTelevision, as these days there are plenty of people from Christian backgrounds who are not particularly religious but still celebrate Christmas and Easter with parties and gifts and chocolate, as well as some who aren't Christian at all but do the same. After all, few say no to free presents.

* Despite the association with fundamentalists complaining about Christ being omitted from Christmas, a variety of strict Biblicist churches reject the religious observance of holidays. Some (such as the Jehovah's Witnesses) don't celebrate them at all, but others celebrate Christmas (and Easter, and a few others) as secular holidays.

In Japan, Christmas was imported as an excuse for local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises to sell their product as an "authentic" American-style seasonal tradition. It worked spectacularly, and now a country that is 2% Christian has a robust Christmas economy, which inevitably means a bevy of Christmas episodes in Japanese media that have nothing whatsoever to do with the religious aspects of the holiday. Even if the characters are Christian-style devils, or the setting involves explicitly non-Christian spirituality.

In Japan, Christmas was imported as an excuse for local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises to sell their product as an "authentic" American-style Christmas tradition. It worked spectacularly, and now a country that is 2% Christian has a robust Christmas economy, which inevitably means a bevy of Christmas episodes in Japanese media that have nothing whatsoever to do with the religious aspects of the holiday. Even if the characters are Christian-style devils, or the setting involves explicitly non-Christian spirituality.

In Japan, Christmas was imported as an excuse for local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises to sell their product as an "authentic" American-style Christmas tradition. It worked spectacularly, and now a country that is 2% Christian has a robust Christmas economy, which inevitably means a bevy of Christmas episodes in Japanese media that have nothing whatever to do with the religious aspects of the holiday. Even if the characters are Christian-style devils, or the setting involves explicitly non-Christian spirituality.

In Japan, Christmas was imported as an excuse for local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises to sell their product as an "authentic" American-style Christmas tradition. It worked spectacularly, and now a country that is 2% Christian has a robust Christmas economy, which inevitably means a bevy of Christmas episodes in Japanese media that have nothing to do with the religious aspects of the holiday. Even if the characters are Christian-style devils, or the setting involves explicitly non-Christian spirituality.

** While ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' very famously averts this trope, it's played straight in ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheEasterBeagleCharlieBrown''.

** The special ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheEasterBeagleCharlieBrown'' is an actual Easter example.