A New Holiday for Atheists: Hitchmas

I don't know how I missed The Onion's interview with Christopher Hitchens last week, but I did. Hitchens is in his usual epigram-spewing form, beating tar out of organized religion, but he did have something nice to say about Christmas cards:

It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends. They send at least a picture of their families, with something like "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays." And with some who live far away or I've otherwise lost touch with, it's nice, because I can see their children growing up. I've never got around to it. I think my daughter might like it if we did that. Maybe we should do it at another time of year, like on my birthday. Celebrate the birthday of the redemptive Christopher Hitchens.

Oh, please, would you? I think a lot of people would be on board for that. It would be like Festivus for people who are over Seinfeld.

Hitchens also replied to Daniel Radosh's attack on Hitchens's recent article decrying Chanukah. "That was a foolish piece by a very clever guy," he said. "Daniel's quite a good humor writer, he's just got this all wrapped around the axle.... Radosh doesn't know his ass from his elbow. And it showed."