I'm saying this here so as to not say this there. I try and live by a policy of not joining a dogpile on a dead-horse discussion. My ulcers thank me for it.

I'd like to know why Christmas is a holiday, but Thanksgiving and New Year's are not.

Eid, Channukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, and the eleven days that are not Christmas for the Twelve Days I can see someone not wanting to acknowledge on religious grounds. I don't have to agree with your religious objections, you don't have to agree with mine, life goes on.

Thanksgiving and New Year's don't require religion to be practiced. Just a certain cultural background, and a recognition that some businesses will be closed.