Kitschmas.

I read this article in the "Controversy" section of the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times. I was surprised to see such a ruthlessly Orthodox-sounding write-up about Christmas in a widely-read newspaper. Incidentally, it is by an Anglican minister who teaches philosophy at Oxford. Click the title here, "The Unbearable Kitschness of Christmas", to read it en toto. You'll be glad you did. Here's a snippet of it to wet your palate:

For the second century Gnostic, Valentinius, Jesus "ate and drank but did not defecate"....The Jesus of Valentinius is thus the kitsch Jesus. And it's this same kitsch Jesus of sentimental benevolence that features in countless Christmas cards and community carol services. The baby in the manger now presides over a celebration of feel-good bonhomie that makes the true meaning of Christmas almost impossible to articulate. Boozed-up partygoers and proud grandparents demand the unreality of "O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie".