No, to me that's the difference. It's either a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, Son of God, or it's not. That IS Christmas.

Would I EXCLUDE a non-Christian from my Christmas table? That would sort of kill the whole meaning of it, wouldn't it?? My daughter is dating a Jewish boy. She's going to his house for Chanukah and he's coming with us to my brother's for Christmas Eve. I hope that they both learn something from being exposed to other faiths.

I plan on buying him a gift; however, although he will be celebrating WITH us, he's not going to be celebrating Christmas. And that's as it should be.

To me, you have to fully embrace the significance of the holiday in order of the holiday in order to celebrate it, but that's MY interpretation.