Holiday Observances<\/a>. Any disrespect against man-made holidays disrespects the people who follow them, but it cannot be seen as a disrespect of God because God did not create the holiday.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Is it sinful to listen to a song against Christmas? The song does not speak against the\u00a0true meaning of Christmas (the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ) and rather speaks against Christmas traditions, such as eggnog, Christmas trees, gift-giving, etc. The song also uses some bad language. 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