The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: Merry Christmas -not Weep and Repent. And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form-by giving presents to one's friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance....

The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z (ed. Penguin, 1988) - ISBN: 9781101137246