Jews and Christmas

A local acquaintance just announced her annual Christmas party. I wasn't invited, but that's fine, I wouldn't have gone anyway. I went last year and I thought it was awkward as hell - a room full of Jews celebrating Christmas. I grew up having a Christmas tree every year, and it didn't ultimately impact my Jewish identity. But it was my non- Jewish parent who instigated the festivities and my Jewish father just tolerated it. It is a bit odd that this woman, who is Jewish and is raising her kids Jewish, still insists on overtly celebrating Christmas. I suppose she can say that it's all for her husband and his family, but it's still her that's doing the decorating and such. And most of the guests, at least last year, were Jewish - it's not just a party for her non-Jewish friends and family. Whatever. Everyone makes their own choices, but I'm happy not to be involved. I'm so glad that my real friends don't do that, so I don't have to pretend that I'm fine with it.