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# actually it was not
not here in Birmingham, that's for sure.

EDIT:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterval
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 17:34, archived)
# that was because
the PM had planned to nuke Brum on christmas day, and to announce that to the country would have been depressing.
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 17:38, archived)
# Wikipedia
the voice of truth.

It absolutely was a myth and there was somebody from the Birmingham council on the TV not too long ago saying so.

edit:/ I'm talking about the fact that people say that BCC tried to change Xmas to winterval as some kind of PC drive. It was donkey's years ago and the term was used to brighten up a few shopping days.
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 17:43, archived)
# *ahem*
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 18:40, archived)
# I feel sorry for the Pagans
there they were celebrating Winter Solstice then the Christianised Romans invaded stole there symbolic tree and imported a Pine Tree which they called a Christmas Tree - The Log the Pagans burned on the Solstice was also taken and substituted for a chocolate cake! and before you know it their whole religion was assimulated and Christianised...

Bloody Romans!
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 17:44, archived)
# then a thousand years later
we ruled the world

mental innit :D
(, Wed 5 Nov 2008, 17:59, archived)