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I also agree with the PhD
The PhD's letter was thoughtful and contained insights from another interfaith marriage, and what to do about holidays/kids/etc. It should have gotten the "star of approval" from Salon's occasionally miopic editing team.
Also, to add another perspective to this issue: did you know that there are Christians who don't like Christmas? It is essentially a pagan solstice celebration reworked by the Catholic Church into "Christian holiday." Add generous dashes of European saint-lore, lovely trees, and plenty of American kitsch and consumerism along the way, and you've got the recipe for American Christmas.
On a daily basis, Christians live out and "celebrate" the birth, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Savior. It doesn't require a kitschy pagan holiday.