mp@ganehd.UUCP (Scott Barman) (03/19/84)
I would think that the reason for having a national holiday for Christmas is more economics than anything else. Of those who are (or claim to be) of believers in Christmas, who would go to work on 12/25? Being it is their holiest day of the year, I wouldn't expect it - Just like it should not be expected of me go work on Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur! In that light, there is really no other choice than to make it a "national" holiday. Scott A. Barman ..!akgua!ganehd!mp