In reality, Christmas should feel the same every year if we truly place our focus on the reason for the season. It is to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Yet, we too often don’t make Christmas about Him, but about ourselves.
The events and circumstances of our personal and societal lives have an impact on us no matter the time of year. As a result, “the holidays” (as stated in this poll) can be difficult, or joyful, or no different than others.
I felt “joyful and optimistic” on November 5, 2025 because God allowed new leadership to guide our nation out of the darkness it has been in for the past four years. Every Christmas (and the days in between) we should feel joyful and optimistic because of the promised eternal life with God that awaits us.
With that said, let’s also celebrate a new year and have 2025 be full of HOPE, FREEDOM, COMMON SENSE, and REPENTANCE.
“Keep yourselves in the love of God. Wait for life that lasts forever through the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude 21
Tim Entrekin
1 hour ago
Christmas and Christians should always approach this particular season as well as Easter with gratitude for Jesus.
John S
1 hour ago
For the first time in 4 years I’m hopeful now that the traitor democrats have been voted out.
JIM WOOD
4 hours ago
It is easy to get wrapped up in the holidays this time of the year, but in reality we should thank our Lord for the gift of life on a daily basis and enjoy our lives to the fullest with,family, friends and people we meet. 2021-2024 was a dark period in our history but November 5th gave us a new outlook on what we can achieve when people come to realize that what has gone on during that period was just wrong. Thank the Lord daily and as Americans thank ourselves for putting common sense back into what made this country great.
Luann
1 hour ago
I was saved since last Christmas. No where to go but up!!
Robert E Drewett
1 hour ago
Christmas was good, especially w/ my grandkids, BUT our Mother passed on Nov 4th, 4 days shy of her 98th B-day and she was most definitely missed. She left a legacy; 10 kids, 35 grandchildren, and 40 something great-grandchildren. She was the baby of 9 kids. WE miss you Mom but we’re certain you earned a special place in Heaven, God Bless ~
Tommy Molnar
1 hour ago
After our recent election, I can feel hope in the air.
Marty M
11 hours ago
God’s wisdom is awesome!!!
Sallo
1 hour ago
I like to think I feel “more content and grateful” each year. This poll seemed nuanced towards the new Presidential tenure, but hopfully our joy and contentment goes way deeper than that, as Mist Carter mentioned in her 1st paragraph.
gary
1 hour ago
The election process wore me out that the energy for Christmas just wasn’t there.
Mary
1 hour ago
I felt more optimistic because Trump was elected but…..even though I celebrate with dinner and focus on religion it seems the holidays aren’t like when I was younger in the 80’s and 90’s.
I live in a liberal town and you rarely hear…”Merry Christmas, or even “Happy Holidays!” Just seems Democrats have made celebrating controversial.
There are no decorations! Businesses don’t even decorate. You don’t hear Christmas music playing in the stores. Christmas merchandise starts coming out before Halloween. Even cities don’t decorate like they used to.
It used to be fun to go to the stores around Christmas when they were packed with people and the hustle and bustle was exciting….now everyone buys online.
Doesn’t seem like it’s Christmas anymore. Actually, it hit me a few weeks ago that you don’t even see any Christmas tree lots.
Al Smith
1 hour ago
The attitude of our entire family has perked up since Trump won the election. Gonna be a different four years ahead than the last four years with lying Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
Al
59 minutes ago
I rejoice in Christ and what the Season represents and celebrates! Otherwise, with leaders like Trump and Milei in Argentina, I have guarded optimism; but even they are not perfect and have a massive job and opposition facing them. America & the world have been ravaged by deranged, criminal leftists. The level of evil and damage are incalculable, and it’s not over. In many ways, sin, evil, secular humanism–whatever you wish to call it–are coming on even stronger now. Despite all that’s happened, many continue to harden their hearts and thumb their nose at the Almighty. Apologies for the “Debbie Downer” picture, but one must live in reality, and the reality is we are living in the last days. Humanity’s only Hope is in Christ, and only He can save us.
Bruce
1 hour ago
Seems many among our extended family are less festive AND we all agree that we find early over-commericialization by retailers to be nauseating.
Lena Herrmann
8 minutes ago
Less family, all spread out now that they are older and have lives of their own.
Joe
13 minutes ago
I strive to focus on Jesus – the Lord of lords and King of kings – in celebrating His birth as part of God’s free gift of salvation.
Brian Carrozza
16 minutes ago
The poll choices are odd. I feel more optimistic because the adults will be in charge of our nation on January 20th, but I feel the same joy.
Brenda G
16 minutes ago
Sadly this Christmas wasn’t a good time.
With all the issues in our country, world it’s all very worrisome.
I have some hopes on the horizon, and haven’t completely lost my positive outlook yet.
I seem to worry about everything, I feel like I have no control over anything.
Christie M
19 minutes ago
I try to be optimistic when it comes to the Holy days Christmas and Easter. Since our kids are no longer kids are youngest is away at college (almost fijished w/ masters) and is not returning home except for visits … our granddaughters are limited to seeing us after we didn’t agree with the outcome cps involvement and still dealing with the trauma of losing my parents.
Jimmy Alan Sanders
19 minutes ago
Jesus is the reason for the Season. He is Lord and my Saviour.
Keith P
23 minutes ago
With Christmas faliing on Wednesday it makes for an awkward feeling of not knowing what day it is and when I am suppose to do things.
Dante
23 minutes ago
Jesus is the reason for the season!!!!
Everything else doesn’t matter.
Eric
59 minutes ago
I have always ioved Christmases. Politics have NO effect on my Christmas.
Joe
4 minutes ago
Amen! John 14:6
ConservaDave
6 minutes ago
I do feel different but I can’t say it’s because Christmas is any different. The celebration of the advent of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is always a joyful, thankful, reflective and worshipful time. I feel happy and appreciative because there is not the prospects of 4 more years of an oppressive, hateful, vengeful, destructive, un-American regime hanging over my head. Pray for President Trump for this will be difficult and the forces of evil are already plotting and planning to obstruct his mission. It is so much easier to tear something down like Biden has than to build something. January 20 can’t get here soon enough.
Mike Poirier
8 minutes ago
No, it should but commercialism has ruined what should be a most sacred holiday.
Gene Clark
11 minutes ago
I think we’ve been ‘delivered from evil’.
Cautiously optimistic – like trying out a new roller coaster!!
Truth Manhattan
26 minutes ago
With Trump yanking the libtards’ chains at every opportunity, this is the Christmas that just keeps on giving.
#TrumpTroll
Bill Sittig
33 minutes ago
Trying to remember true meaning of Christmas. My blessed Saviors birthday! But lost my wife of over 50 years this past Easter morning at 4am. She had Parkinson’s disease, dementia and anxiety for 13 years. Took care of her at home until she met her Savior. She played piano for the Lord since she was 13. Trying to focus on the 50+ years we had together. Entire family here last week she was alive.
Kay Grubb
36 minutes ago
It’s a mixture, I recently lost my husband so it’s hard without him, but I’m also relieved and optimistic of the future since the elections.
Kevin M.
38 minutes ago
While I always try to remain grateful and content I must admit, entering 2025 I do feel more optimistic that the tide has begun to turn and we can make strikes to Make America Great Again.
Ol1
39 minutes ago
Let’s just see how this next year goes with a new government.
David Roberts
41 minutes ago
This season is full of uncertainty. The leftists are far too quiet after having had their market share abruptly removed.
This is the calm before the storm. They are greedy and manipulative and haven’t fully begun their treachery. This is only because they were surprised their fix didn’t work and were left unprepared.
SJ Lyons
48 minutes ago
I always feel lonely as I miss those who have passed, especially my husband and parents, but also extended family and friends who provided something ‘special’ at the holiday times with their presence. I am a Christian and when I feel sad, I just draw closer to the Lord and the Comforter relieves me of that burden. This year many of my existing family members were in other locations so my daughter and I went to a very nice lodge where we spent the 6 days before Christmas and Christmas day. We had a wonderful time but it still isn’t quite the same as being surrounded by family.
wm Queen
53 minutes ago
I did not buy gifts only for one grandson..did not shop any.
RonC
1 hour ago
Samo old BS: Noisy kids, mandatory visits, annoying relatives.
Kevin
1 hour ago
Lost my wife of 44 years this year. Holidays will never be truely joyful agin.
Bill Bedell
1 hour ago
This year seemed different than many in the past. The gathering of family just wasn’t there. Our Daughter-in-Law is NOT having Christmas till January 15. Somehow that is not Christmas, but just a get together.
Rick
1 hour ago
I have hated Christmas since I was 16. That was 1980. I got a stereo — a great gift, but it was my sister, who was 12 at the time, who b*tched because she didn’t get some sort of game. I watched my mother cry as she fixed breakfast.
To this day, I do not play Christmas songs. I do not watch the Christmas specials and movies. I do not decorate my home. I do not put up a tree, and if I had my way, and I’ve done it before, I’d stay home and not get involved with anyone.
When I was working, I always worked on Christmas Day.
Three ghosts came to me one night in a dream, and I shot ’em full of sulfur. Last time they’ll wake me up.
In reality, Christmas should feel the same every year if we truly place our focus on the reason for the season. It is to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Yet, we too often don’t make Christmas about Him, but about ourselves.
The events and circumstances of our personal and societal lives have an impact on us no matter the time of year. As a result, “the holidays” (as stated in this poll) can be difficult, or joyful, or no different than others.
I felt “joyful and optimistic” on November 5, 2025 because God allowed new leadership to guide our nation out of the darkness it has been in for the past four years. Every Christmas (and the days in between) we should feel joyful and optimistic because of the promised eternal life with God that awaits us.
With that said, let’s also celebrate a new year and have 2025 be full of HOPE, FREEDOM, COMMON SENSE, and REPENTANCE.
“Keep yourselves in the love of God. Wait for life that lasts forever through
the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude 21
Christmas and Christians should always approach this particular season as well as Easter with gratitude for Jesus.
For the first time in 4 years I’m hopeful now that the traitor democrats have been voted out.
It is easy to get wrapped up in the holidays this time of the year, but in reality we should thank our Lord for the gift of life on a daily basis and enjoy our lives to the fullest with,family, friends and people we meet. 2021-2024 was a dark period in our history but November 5th gave us a new outlook on what we can achieve when people come to realize that what has gone on during that period was just wrong. Thank the Lord daily and as Americans thank ourselves for putting common sense back into what made this country great.
I was saved since last Christmas. No where to go but up!!
Christmas was good, especially w/ my grandkids, BUT our Mother passed on Nov 4th, 4 days shy of her 98th B-day and she was most definitely missed. She left a legacy; 10 kids, 35 grandchildren, and 40 something great-grandchildren. She was the baby of 9 kids. WE miss you Mom but we’re certain you earned a special place in Heaven, God Bless ~
After our recent election, I can feel hope in the air.
God’s wisdom is awesome!!!
I like to think I feel “more content and grateful” each year. This poll seemed nuanced towards the new Presidential tenure, but hopfully our joy and contentment goes way deeper than that, as Mist Carter mentioned in her 1st paragraph.
The election process wore me out that the energy for Christmas just wasn’t there.
I felt more optimistic because Trump was elected but…..even though I celebrate with dinner and focus on religion it seems the holidays aren’t like when I was younger in the 80’s and 90’s.
I live in a liberal town and you rarely hear…”Merry Christmas, or even “Happy Holidays!” Just seems Democrats have made celebrating controversial.
There are no decorations! Businesses don’t even decorate. You don’t hear Christmas music playing in the stores. Christmas merchandise starts coming out before Halloween. Even cities don’t decorate like they used to.
It used to be fun to go to the stores around Christmas when they were packed with people and the hustle and bustle was exciting….now everyone buys online.
Doesn’t seem like it’s Christmas anymore. Actually, it hit me a few weeks ago that you don’t even see any Christmas tree lots.
The attitude of our entire family has perked up since Trump won the election. Gonna be a different four years ahead than the last four years with lying Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
I rejoice in Christ and what the Season represents and celebrates! Otherwise, with leaders like Trump and Milei in Argentina, I have guarded optimism; but even they are not perfect and have a massive job and opposition facing them. America & the world have been ravaged by deranged, criminal leftists. The level of evil and damage are incalculable, and it’s not over. In many ways, sin, evil, secular humanism–whatever you wish to call it–are coming on even stronger now. Despite all that’s happened, many continue to harden their hearts and thumb their nose at the Almighty. Apologies for the “Debbie Downer” picture, but one must live in reality, and the reality is we are living in the last days. Humanity’s only Hope is in Christ, and only He can save us.
Seems many among our extended family are less festive AND we all agree that we find early over-commericialization by retailers to be nauseating.
Less family, all spread out now that they are older and have lives of their own.
I strive to focus on Jesus – the Lord of lords and King of kings – in celebrating His birth as part of God’s free gift of salvation.
The poll choices are odd. I feel more optimistic because the adults will be in charge of our nation on January 20th, but I feel the same joy.
Sadly this Christmas wasn’t a good time.
With all the issues in our country, world it’s all very worrisome.
I have some hopes on the horizon, and haven’t completely lost my positive outlook yet.
I seem to worry about everything, I feel like I have no control over anything.
I try to be optimistic when it comes to the Holy days Christmas and Easter. Since our kids are no longer kids are youngest is away at college (almost fijished w/ masters) and is not returning home except for visits … our granddaughters are limited to seeing us after we didn’t agree with the outcome cps involvement and still dealing with the trauma of losing my parents.
Jesus is the reason for the Season. He is Lord and my Saviour.
With Christmas faliing on Wednesday it makes for an awkward feeling of not knowing what day it is and when I am suppose to do things.
Jesus is the reason for the season!!!!
Everything else doesn’t matter.
I have always ioved Christmases. Politics have NO effect on my Christmas.
Amen! John 14:6
I do feel different but I can’t say it’s because Christmas is any different. The celebration of the advent of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is always a joyful, thankful, reflective and worshipful time. I feel happy and appreciative because there is not the prospects of 4 more years of an oppressive, hateful, vengeful, destructive, un-American regime hanging over my head. Pray for President Trump for this will be difficult and the forces of evil are already plotting and planning to obstruct his mission. It is so much easier to tear something down like Biden has than to build something. January 20 can’t get here soon enough.
No, it should but commercialism has ruined what should be a most sacred holiday.
I think we’ve been ‘delivered from evil’.
Cautiously optimistic – like trying out a new roller coaster!!
With Trump yanking the libtards’ chains at every opportunity, this is the Christmas that just keeps on giving.
#TrumpTroll
Trying to remember true meaning of Christmas. My blessed Saviors birthday! But lost my wife of over 50 years this past Easter morning at 4am. She had Parkinson’s disease, dementia and anxiety for 13 years. Took care of her at home until she met her Savior. She played piano for the Lord since she was 13. Trying to focus on the 50+ years we had together. Entire family here last week she was alive.
It’s a mixture, I recently lost my husband so it’s hard without him, but I’m also relieved and optimistic of the future since the elections.
While I always try to remain grateful and content I must admit, entering 2025 I do feel more optimistic that the tide has begun to turn and we can make strikes to Make America Great Again.
Let’s just see how this next year goes with a new government.
This season is full of uncertainty. The leftists are far too quiet after having had their market share abruptly removed.
This is the calm before the storm. They are greedy and manipulative and haven’t fully begun their treachery. This is only because they were surprised their fix didn’t work and were left unprepared.
I always feel lonely as I miss those who have passed, especially my husband and parents, but also extended family and friends who provided something ‘special’ at the holiday times with their presence. I am a Christian and when I feel sad, I just draw closer to the Lord and the Comforter relieves me of that burden. This year many of my existing family members were in other locations so my daughter and I went to a very nice lodge where we spent the 6 days before Christmas and Christmas day. We had a wonderful time but it still isn’t quite the same as being surrounded by family.
I did not buy gifts only for one grandson..did not shop any.
Samo old BS: Noisy kids, mandatory visits, annoying relatives.
Lost my wife of 44 years this year. Holidays will never be truely joyful agin.
This year seemed different than many in the past. The gathering of family just wasn’t there. Our Daughter-in-Law is NOT having Christmas till January 15. Somehow that is not Christmas, but just a get together.
I have hated Christmas since I was 16. That was 1980. I got a stereo — a great gift, but it was my sister, who was 12 at the time, who b*tched because she didn’t get some sort of game. I watched my mother cry as she fixed breakfast.
To this day, I do not play Christmas songs. I do not watch the Christmas specials and movies. I do not decorate my home. I do not put up a tree, and if I had my way, and I’ve done it before, I’d stay home and not get involved with anyone.
When I was working, I always worked on Christmas Day.
Three ghosts came to me one night in a dream, and I shot ’em full of sulfur. Last time they’ll wake me up.